Rob has the day off today, so he was able to join us. We hit the road and made a quick stop in Circular Quay and the Coca-Cola offices so we could pick up the pass that Des left for us at the front desk. With pass in hand, we hit the road realizing that we have no idea how to even get to the Zoo. Jen looked up directions quickly on her iPhone and we were at the Zoo before we knew it. The neighborhood we had to drive through to get to the Zoo, Mosman, is apparently one of the nicer suburbs of Sydney. It has some nice, big house to admire. We didn’t want to pay for parking at the Zoo, so we parked in front of one of the nice houses and walked just a few blocks to the Zoo entrance.
We stopped at the info booth once inside the Zoo to get an idea for the best areas to hit, and the best order to hit them in. We were able to see just about all of them. We saw the Australian animals, the primates, and Wild Asia among others. We were also able to catch the Sea Lion Show and the Bird Show. I’m still amazed that the birds in the show were as well trained as they were. They were allowed to fly freely and not a single one of them tried to make a break for the open air outside of the Zoo. In addition to the exhibits and great shows, the Zoo had some amazing views of the Harbour and Sydney. With the view behind them, it sometimes looked as if the animals were in the city itself.
We left the Zoo after a few hours so we could back to Bronte in time for Rob and Jen’s touch rugby game tonight. The activity at the field was pretty standard once we got there. People were warming up, some games were already in progress, and some people were still arriving. Unfortunately for the Playerz, they didn’t play to well today. The other team was playing so well, I was almost hoping that there was a mercy rule in rugby. It was hard to watch sometimes. The highlight of the game was the woman that Leslie and I have dubbed “Red Hat Number 4”. She had to be the most negative masked in positive person I have ever seen. She was calling people off of the field and telling them to sub out, along with trying to send Jen back into the game only a few seconds after Jen had come out. Red Hat had been sitting on the sidelines for quite some time and could have, and should have, gone in herself. After the game she called a team meeting and started to go into all this stuff about teamwork, etc. It was such BS that Leslie and I had to turn around every time she started to talk. I was thinking to myself, “I reject you and your masked negativity! Woo Saa!”. While Red Hat Number 4 was giving her speech, Leslie and I decided that it was too cold to stick around, so we went back to the apartment.
After about thirty minutes in the apartment, Rob and Jen came home with Des and T.O. in tow. T.O. is a teammate of theirs. The five of us had what has become our typical night at home. Good conversation, food, beer, and wine on the patio. Tonight, we had the addition of some yummy dumplings. Shortly after Des and T.O. left, we were all getting ready for bed.
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