Happy Australia Day!

This past Tuesday was Australia Day. Which meant that we had the day off! It also meant that there was lots of fun stuff going on in the city, so we decided that we'd just stay around and see what fun activities we could find.  We started our day off with a little walk down to the harbor with a coffee and banana bread. The harbor was starting to pick up, even that early. 

Looking a bit rainy, but it cleared up!

  One of the best things about Australia Day, for me anyway, is how people go all out to show their patriotism. They get really creative, or just over the top. For example, the people at the bakery had their "Aussie Aussie Aussie" shirts on. 

And the outfits just got better from there. 

 

"Made in 'Staya"

Another approach is to attach a flag any which way you can

 

Or you can just make sure every item of clothing is flag-themed

  We decided to walk across the bridge in time to see the ferry race start. Basically on Australia Day, things happen all day long in the harbor: ferry races, tall ship races, boat parades. It goes on and on!  

The ferry race, surprisingly, is not very fast or tense. But there were plenty of other boats to check out in the harbor.   

 

This is just a floating bar that gets pushed around by a tug

Across the bridge and down by the Rocks, there were plenty of fun things going on! Like croquet on the street and lots of little food stands. 

 

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Plenty of places to stock back up on your Aussie gear

 

 

There were lots of military flyovers through the day. 

 

 

 

We got some food and walked around checking out the different stalls and music stands. There were lots of concerts to sit and listen to.  After a while, T powered down.

  So we headed home and enjoyed the rest of our day at home. It was probably the perfect Australia Day: hot, sunny, and full of happy Aussies! A good day!