NOWLIN: Australia day 4

Today Wednesday, woke up to yet another rainy day but that didn't stop any of us from seeing this beautiful place. We started off the morning with heading to Blacktown where the team had a quick practice.. just batting and the pitchers pitched since the fields had many puddles of water in them. While the team practiced the 4 ladies on the trip went with Brad (our Aussie tour guide) to get some groceries. We had a quick lunch, then headed to the Blue Mountains. Unfortunately we couldn't see anything.. the fog was so bad we could barely see each other. Good news is we will go back another day so we will get to still do this tour.
We headed back to our apartments to get changed and then drove down to Darling Harbour for some dinner. Brad order a plate of kangaroo for everyone to try and one of the girls got a crocodile burger which everyone sampled as well. I really didn't care for either, I am sure it was all in my head. Today seemed like a long day on the bus back and forth since we didn't get to see anything. The girls didn't seem to mind much they kept singing and dancing in the rows of the bus. The also kept trying to talk Australian while they would tell Brad to talk American. Its a big laugh for all of us!!!

Blue Mountains are below the map of what we should see

The fog was so thick

Taylor * Molly * Alicia

These big black birds are everywhere and they make the silliest sounds

Inside one of the little shops

Our bus with equipment in trailer

They drive on the right side

Skylar * Molly * Taylor * Jenna

The fields were a muddy mess

Taylor, Molly and Tori in the locker room

Tori

Harbour at night before dinner

Thursday we headed over to the Darling Harbour where we took a ferry over to Circular Quay to go sight seeing and view the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It rained off and on all day but the sun did peak through the clouds occasionally. We walked all over Circular Quay and even crossed the bridge which started pouring down rain midway over. Most of us were prepared with umbrellas but that didn't matter, we all got pretty wet with the sideways rains coming down. It was a great walk anyway and so beautiful since were so high up we could see for miles. We headed to lunch and most of us tried their Meat Pies. I had an Australian Beef Pie. It tasted like roast and gravy in a pot pie. It was really good. After our 8 mile walk for the day we headed for the bus and to Blacktown for some practice. The team was suppose to have a practice game but the fields still had standing water. They did some fielding in the grass and went over plays. We then headed back to our apartments and the girls got together in a room as the 8 adults went for some dinner and beverages.

View from the ferry