Explorers

This morning/afternoon, Raleigh and I went biking around Darling Harbour just to explore some of what Sydney had to offer. There was plenty of restaurants chocked full of business people on lunch break, plus many of the tourists who were taking the ferries about the harbour. Of course, no lunch would be complete without a drink, so Raleigh and I popped into one of the well-established harbourside brew houses - James Squire (I think that was the name)- at the King Street Wharf. Both of us enjoyed their tasty pale ale after lunch.

On our excursion we took some pictures, for many to see and I'll show those off once I get home. But the biking lasted until late afternoon and before we knew it, it was time to go to meeting.

The Annandale congregation really seemed like a fun hall as well as warm and friendly on my first visit there earlier tonight. There are lots of visitors there besides us, so we blended right in. Lots of people we talked with in depth asked about Oregon, so we fancied them with tales of dark, dreary, drizzling days. Well, okay we told them it was a really nice place - very nice weather in the summer, not so nice in the winter. We talked about some other things too, but that just came off the top of my head.

The hall, being close in to cenral Sydney is quite a diverse group. Many different nationalities are represented, many from Asia and Europe especially. It was really nice. They received our love and greetings, sent them back, and did the same with about four other travelling groups.

In fact, there was a couple visiting from Latvia who actually were interviewed on stage about them and their experiences. It was really interesting to hear. I didn't get to talk to them at the meeting, but it didn't matter because a large group from the hall, including us, the couple from Latvia, and sisters visiting from England were invited to gelato afterward. That was nice talking everyone and sharing experiences.

It turned out to be a long day - we didn't get home from the "Cafe Italia" until near midnight. As I'm typing this, it's nearing 1 in the morning here, and I need to get to sleep.

See all you in cold and rainy Oregon later!

Pic of the day:

Standing at the back end of Darling Harbour; Sydney is in the background