Another nice day in Sydney! I'd even go so far as to say it was the best one yet! But that may be because our backpacks finally arrived! They didn't come until this evening, but at least we got them!
This morning we took it pretty easy since we were up late last night so we went out to Darling Harbor for lunch. It was a little cooler today but we still ate outside. After lunch Liam, Eoin, & Giovanna met up with us and we went to tour the National Maritime Museum. We started with a tour of the Endeavour, a replica of Captain Cook's ship that was reconstructed to be as similar to his original ship that was used in 1768-1771. We also went on the submarine Onslow which served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1969-1999. The sub could stay under water for 6 weeks at a time. The spaces were so tight that you better have liked the people you were with. They gave us these bright yellow clips so they could regulate the number of people going in, which I lost in the Harbor as I peered over the edge to look at all of the jellyfish. After that we toured the destroyer ship called the Vampire. It was the last big-gun ship built in Australia before the introduction of guided missiles. It was used in the Navy from 1959-1986. I've decided that all sailors have to be short because their sleeping spaces are so small.
We had a nice break after the museum and then Eoin, Giovanna, and Liam left so Liam could catch his flight. After that Eoin, Mesa & I went to The Rocks for dinner at a little Italian place. We had some delicious pizza and went for a nice walk afterwards. We went around the Circular Quay and had some nice views of the bridge and Opera House.
We also had our first encounter with the massive fruit bats. I'm telling you, these things are larger than a crow and would swoop down by us as we walked under the trees. So gross.
It's crazy that the weekend is over and tomorrow we'll be leaving Eoin.
Time flies when you're having fun.
Until tomorrow...
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