It's still raining here, but it beats the snow there

To start off our day, we attended mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Wow…it’s beautiful. After church we headed over to The Rocks and had a snack outside during the brief period of time that it wasn’t raining. There were several vendors, but we chose to get a large ear of corn which was delicious. From there we headed towards Darling Harbour and thought we’d get some ice cream along the way. Just then, the best thing that could have happened actually happened….two men with a big Nestle cooler offered us FREE ICE CREAM!! It was like they could read our minds. I didn’t think the day could get any better, but it only went up from there.

Once we arrived at the Harbour, we decided to check out Wildlife World, which holds all the wildlife unique to Australia. It had everything from spiders (which I despise) and snakes, to wombats and cassowaries. I got within reach of a koala bear (or a “koolala beear “as I used to say) and a kangaroo. I also saw a wombat and wallaby (which looks like a kangaroo only smaller) for the first time. The Cassowary that I mentioned above is the world’s deadliest bird according to the Guinness Book of World Records. They have killed a number of humans with a single kick of one of their long legs! But enough lessons about Australian wildlife. Next we headed to the Aquarium since it was still raining. It was a great preview of what we’re going to see at the Great Barrier Reef in a few days.

For dinner, I had Barramundi (another first) while looking over the harbour. We went back to the hotel for a little cat nap and then headed back out to the IMAX for a late showing of AVATAR. I loved it! And I didn’t think I would. The 3D thing was amazing, and I thought the plot was okay too. I renege any negative comments I may have made about the movie in the past.

It’s a little after midnight now and we’re heading to bed. Maybe after the Super Bowl tomorrow morning we’ll be able to go to the beach finally. Enjoy your Sunday. GO COLTS!

P.S. I should mention that we’ve had a few issues with our adapters and are unable to use our hair appliances, which has been interesting to say the least. My hair does alright in the humidity, but it’s been pretty funny to watch my mom’s hair get bigger and frizzier all the time.