Red Deer Royals Down Under

I noticed this warning which appears at a lot of crossings in Sydney.The folks in Sydney thought of lots of things, including warnings on how to cross the street. Apparently, North American Tourists are prone to looking the wrong way before crossing the street. It appears that pedestrians do not have the same right of way that we do back home, so Sydney politely reminds us to look left, then right, then left again, before crossing the street. Another example of how thoughtful our Aussie hosts were.

I know the band is home by now but I have finally found a computer and the time to add these to the blog.
I am in Cairns which is in Northern Australia. It is the tropics here, hot but not muggy. Perfect in fact.

By the way some of us have talked about putting together a CD of some of the best photos taken on the tour.This would be made available to all. If you have some photos to add to the final CD, put them on a CD and let me know you have something. Just email the Webmaster on the Royals webpage.

Here is a shot of the band from across the water at the Ski Stage in Seaworld:

They certainly looked and sounded great:

After they performed they had the day to play around Seaworld.

Some of the rides included the Bermuda Triangle ride. These brave souls gave it a try:

If you want to see them closer up:

Others took a ride on a Viking ship:

It was a sad day when they had to leave Seaworld and head into Logan:

At Logan they stayed with and played for the John Paul College Marching Eagles. Logan is south of Brisbane, north of Seaworld.While in Logan they went into Brisbane to play at the Piazza where Marvin took that wonderful photo you can see on this blog.

Jo Anne

The performance at Garema Square was awesome.

There was a big appreciative audience.

Monday July 10 the Royals said good bye to the Marching Koalas and bussed down to the Capitol City, Canberra. It is a bit colder here. The leaves are off many of the trees.

When they arrived they toured the War Memorial which is an amazing museum of Australians and their wars. Well done!

The Royals are staying in home stays with the Namanji Redback Marching Band in Quenbeyan which is a suburb east of Canberra.
Last night they had a social event and meal altogether. The bands played for each other.

Today they played in the Great Hall at the Government House:
The Hall is rightly named as it is a Great Big Hall with amzing acoustics. The band looked and played wonderfully. You parents back home can be very proud of your young musicians and colorguard. The Canadian Deputy High Commissioner was there and spoke to them after their performance. I noted that during their performance he was really enjoying himself. He was proud of the kids from his country as well!!

The next day they performed at Garema Square which is downtown Canberra. This is an area where cars are not allowed. Lots of shops and cafes etc. It was a great performance.

Jo Anne

I finally have a chance to put on photos from Sydney's Circular Quay where. This is where you can get ferries and other boats. They played where the overseas cruise ships land which is just around the Circular Quay from the Sydney Opera House.

There were lots of tourists taking pictures and talking to all the parents wearing Canada Flag travel jackets. Those jackets attract alot of attention and conversation. Everyone says they love Canada!! So do we.

Jo Anne