City to Surf

Good Morning Sydney! City to Surf runs from Sydney city (Hyde Park) to Bondi Beach (Home!) and is 14km long, or as you know it at home 8.7 miles. It is longer than Bay to Breakers, but much calmer! I only saw 6 racers drinking! It is far more serious, but still good fun! From rock and roll bands playing on the rooftops to a brass band playing in the bus shed, it was a a great way to see and hear Sydney. And don't worry the drinking comes after, and lasts late into the night!

I walked with my new flatmate Viola (from Germany) and our old flatmate (who is traveling to South America for a few months) Karen. We had a great time watching the people and getting to see Sydney from the streets. And as you can tell from the video above, there were quite a few people walking and running with us, about 100,000 to be exact!

After 3 hours and 8.7 miles of walking, we treated ourselves to sausages outside the North Bondi Surf Club. Although it was a delicious "snag" the best part was that there were two young gentlemen (one wihtout a shirt) whos sole job it was to put sauces on your sausage. HA! So I played the, "oh I am here from California can I take my picture with you?!" And they obliged. I am thinking that this would do very well in the states!

The rest of the afternoon involved beer, and lots of Aussie pub fun! Great day in Sydney.

Although there weren't very many costumes, the winners were hands down the "City to Smurfs!"