Today we are in the south of Australia in the town of Melbourne. It's cold and wet here with sprinlkles and occasional showers. Tomorrow a train and bustake us to a rural area called Casterton (which is between Adelaide and Melbourne). We've met the 4 other folks from the Charlotte North Carolina Friendship Force and they are great folks!
Today we saw a parade before the big football final between Collingswood versus Goulang. They call football FOOTY. It was quite a parade with thousands of people complete with bands and the team players. Standing right behind a ABC camera and a gorgeous TV reporter, Richard videoed her reporting with the parade in the background! We had a nice spot to view the parade at St Paul's Cathedral. A very nice lady gave us a tour of the church.
We also went to a neat aboriginal art museum and Fitzroy Gardens that had Captain Cook's childhood cottage that was brought here from England. The cottage dates to the 1570's.
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- Eagle's Wings
- We love boating. So far, we've owned 3 sailboats, two called Eagle's Wings, and a beautiful Mainship Trawler called Indigo Star. Currently, we have a small power boat, a Jeanneau 28 ft, called Lickity Split. We've sailed the Texas and Florida coastlines including the Keys and the Bahamas. Also, we've chartered boats in Polynesia (Tahiti area), Belize, Croatia, Midi Canal in France, Bahamas and Virgin Islands. We also enjoy traveling to other countries, sometimes with the Friendship Force. We retired to Punta Gorda Isles Florida and in 2008 started this blog about our life here. Read all about our great Retirement Adventures. Enjoy!
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1 comment:
I am enjoying reading about your adventures! Giant clams, koala bears, diving (with getting onto the wrong boat!) all sound like lots of fun. I want to hear about the aboriginal museum when I see you! Enjoy.
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