Tuesday, February 21, 2012

A Ride Down the River

I had a coupon for a boat rental, so we continued my birthday celebration weekend by using it on Saturday, January 28, which was luckily a hot and sunny day. We picked up our little motorboat in the Docklands, and we spent a couple of hours driving it up and down the Yarra River. It's not exactly known for being the cleanest of water (they say it's brown because of the dirt-I'm not sure that's all!), so we stayed dry and didn't attempt going for a swim.
It was cool to gain a different perspective of Melbourne by going under the bridges and seeing things from the river. I had no idea how ornately some of the bridges were decorated or how much of a tourist attraction the Yarra River was. There were several riverboat cruises on the water that day.


My favorite part was probably going through the Federation Square area and near the Flinders Street Station. I couldn't believe that we were allowed to just motorboat down this river, passing famous sites, with no boating license or permit of any type.

I like this shot because it shows a cool bridge, palm trees, and the Eureka Tower (highest building in the CBD).

Back in the Docklands, we circled around some of the big shipping boats before heading back to turn in our boat. If we had shipped over our household goods, they would have come in a container on a boat like this. These things are huge!

We probably wouldn't have done this without a coupon, but I'm glad we had the chance to enjoy a day viewing beautiful Melbourne from the water on a gorgeous day.
Zack relaxes while I drive for awhile.

5 comments:

  1. That looks like fun! You cruised right by my 'hood (Southbank).

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    1. We should have picked you up-there was room in the boat!

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  2. What a fun, unique experience!

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  3. I love reading about your adventures and your new blog format looks great. I'm also enjoying daydreaming while looking at pictures of the magnificent weather while I sit in freezing, snowy Colorado enduring a flu.

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    1. Boo for the flu! While it's awesome to finally have summer, I do see those pictures of all the Colorado snow and miss it. Feel better soon!

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