A'Hoy Matey!

[2009_08_30]
Today I went on a ride on a Tall Ship through Sydney Harbour. On my way to the ship I passed this huge tall ship at had just come in from South America. Can you imagine sailing from South America to Australia in this day and age?

I made it to the ship I was to sail on. It was a 1920s era ship that had been a cargo ship, then retrofitted to be a passenger ship, then retrofitted again to be sailed to Sydney as a bi-centennial re-enactment, now a tourist ship. The ship was very nice, it was in good condition. We used the onboard engine to go against the wind, then turn around, and set sail. On our way up they grilled out for us, I had (ready for this?) Shrimp on the Barbie... on a tall-ship sailing in Sydney Harbour. It was very exciting to actually be sailing on a tall ship (not just touring one docked at a museum) and to be doing it through Sydney Harbour of all places. I'll let the pictures below speak for themselves ;) Also check out the video.


Afterward I hung out around the Rocks (went to the Rocks history museum, learned a lot about the area) then took some nighttime photos of the bridge and the opera house. As it turns out a tripod would be quite useful. I made do, check out the shots below.