This weekend the International Fleet Review 2013 is being staged to commemorate the centenary of the arrival of the first Royal Australian Navy fleet of seven vessels) into Sydney Harbour on 4 October 1913.
Yesterday 16 tall ships entered Sydney Harbour and today 37 warships from 17 countries enter the harbour in five groups between 6am and 7pm. Tomorrow the Fleet will be reviewed in the presence of (by?) a certain read headed foreign Prince;
followed by a fireworks and light display over the harbour in the evening.
Yesterday I lunched with friends at Ripples Milsons Point (by the harbour)
and unfortunately it was a rather wet day - our first in weeks - for the arrival of most of the tall ships. We kept an eye on proceedings through rain drenched plastic covers whilst we lunched. Here are pics of several ships passing under the Harbour Bridge on their way to berths at darling Harbour.
Squint and you can make out the ships between the raindrops.
The rain had cleared as we made our way after lunch from the restaurant (right) to the wharf (left) for our trip home. The Luna Park fun park is in the distance.
Oh, I almost forgot. 8,000 sailors are in town for the Review. Whooppee!
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