Red Deer Royals Down Under

Ellie Neufeld expressed much of what we all felt about our trip. Seeing the Opera House was surreal, as most of us had never seen it in the flesh. It's hard to put into words how one feels when seeing an international icon like this building.

Andrew from Gulliver's Sport Travel was an endless source of information and help for our travel. As you can see, he was willing to lend "hands-on" help and was instrumental in getting us around Sydney and about educating us to Australia in general. His company, Gulliver Sports Travel, does travel for teams, groups, and yes, even marching bands. Check out the website at www.Gulliverssportstravel.com.au

We went to great pains to try and get a picture of the Band with the Opera House in the background. It was no simple accomplishment. Soem of the kids were close to the edge of the pier and some of the others were cheerfully offering to throw them off. You will notice that no Colour Guard were present in this shot, and you'll be pleased to know that they were not thrown off before this shot. (We waited until later)

This is a view of Darling Harbour at night. It had a wonderful selection of restaurants and shooping which we all had the opportunity to take in some of the sights of Sydney at night. I was quite impressed with how clean and safe the area we were in was. As you can see by the pictures, the staff and chaperones were working hard. By the way, some of us were able to eat Kangaroo for the first time, but don't tell Mrs Windrum!

Now that we've returned and had a chance to rest, it's given all of us an opportunity to reflect on the time away. These are entries of some of the sights in Sydney which was our first stop. Although we stayed in one place and walked to the locations (Darling Harbour, Hyde Park, Circular Quay)we saw a lot. We're hoping that people can agin share in some of the experiences through this Blog.
This picture is not what it seems. Australians would never eat this shy little creature. This is the name of a little eatery at the Taronga Zoo. Nice people running it and it was the first food some of us ate off the plane

This performance was in a great covered facility in Brisbane. It was near a busy shopping area and people could stop by and watch. The band is playing very well on their performances.
All the parents back home would be proud!!
See you very soon now.
Marvin

These are the guys that made life easier for the rest of the band by loading and unloading the equipment many times. These guys arrived early and stayed late in order to help unload or load the truck and Glen and Marvin would like to thank them for all their hardwork. Many Thanks Guys!!!!
Marvin and Glen