Started badly. Wanted to go to the Australian Centre of Contemporary Art so hopped on a tram and
it was closed. The material is the same sort of steel used for the Angel of the North that just rusts a little.
So tram back and a gentle walk along the river bank. Now I am used to grease bands around the trunks of fruit trees to stop insects climbing and I know Australia has some mghty big insects but this was absurd.
However it turns out these are anti possum bands for native trees as possums can do a great deal of damage to them - you see you learn something from this blog!
Over the river there was a lovely 1924 built boat mooring so after a trip around the mall (tried 2 malls today and both disorganised and with multiple food and drink outlets often sharing the same shop) and a coffee I paid for a trip up river for 30 minutes as I had been down river Monday.
We started off and 5 minutes later found upriver was closed so the trip became a 1 hour one down river - not what I wanted. Mind you the boat below was long overdue to berth
When we got back though we found that the river was open again so we stayed on board and did the original route. Along one bank in the gardens are barbecues that anyone can use. on the other there is an area of sports buildings including the Rod Laver tennis centre and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Although many of these are new, this area is a legacy of the 1956 olympics.
Boy was it hot and I had to beware because there were some shares roaming about
The sea life centre - wonderful and of course you can walk under the tanks. I started by taking still photos but then went video - will add Youtube addresses when loaded. they even have penguins in an icy area with swimming tank and had raised 2 chicks grey and fluffy.
On the way back to the hotel I saw a real ale pub where you can get a meal accompaned by 4 different beers (small glasses). Guess where I'm eating tonght!
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