Born to Be Wild

Sunday - Walking through Hyde Park on our way to St Mary's Cathedral  on a warm &  beautiful morning , we crossed tracks with  Sydney Marathon  runners doing their part to reduce Australia's 70% obesity rate. Australia must use a different standard of measure than the US because folks look pretty good here -- especially the girls in their leggings and short skirts! 

After fish and chips at the Fish Market, we experienced Scott's South Pole expedition at the
Australian National Maritime Museum.  We were also surprised by the very large United States Exhibition there.  Apparently President George Bush Sr. donated quite a bit of his money to establish this to highlight the collaborations between our 2 countries throughout the years.  We read about the Japanese threats to their coastlines during WWII and viewed pictures of the U.S. Navy Ships coming into Sydney Harbor to defend them.  The Australians are still very grateful to our nation and have supported us in most of our conflicts - and very recently in Afganistan.  

Sydney boasts the largest IMAX screen in the world; upon it we watched Born to Be Wild in 3D.  It was an inspiring story about scientists who are saving baby elephants in Africa and orangatangs in Borneo.