After our trip to the Blue Mountain we had a few eventful weekends around Sydney.
First we went to the Spring Carnival at the Races in Randwick. Sydney-siders LOVE to gamble and LOVE to get dressed in their Sunday best, so the Spring Carnival is one big event, kicking off the countdown to the biggest race in Oz (the Melbourne Cup). It was a beautiful sunny day with great company (our friends from Tuesday Night Trivia) and great entertainment. Eric quickly put on the punter role, making friends with the bookies but unfortunately not breaking even -- although we won back our bets a couple times -- I enjoyed the horses of course!
The next weekend we cruised through Sydney Harbour with our new friends from Croatia (Boris, a fellow KPMG secondee, and his wife, Rahela) for a groupon whale-watching adventure. November brings the whales back from their warm northern breeding grounds. We followed a couple mothers with calves during the trip, and then on the way back to the harbour we got a great surprise... a little calf decided to show off and give us a show!
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