Jessica Watson, the youngest person to have ever sailed around the world nonstop and unassisted
The crowd in front of the Sydney Opera House for Jessica WatsonThe crowd at the Sydney Opera House, some thousands strong, waited from 11 am, when Jessica was supposed to arrive. We got there at around 1:30, because we stumbled upon it while walking through to the Royal Botanic Gardens.
The flotilla arrivesJessica was only half an hour from shore. At this point hundreds of boats were alongside her to welcome her home. This slowed down the arrival of Jessica's bright pink boat a bit, but it was an impressive fleet.
Jessica's boatOnce on dry land, Jessica wobbled a bit, as it had been 7 months for her at sea. She walked down a pink carpet, as a new Australian hero. Kevin Rudd, the prime minister of Australia, was there to greet her. He called her a national hero. Issues of the amount of training she did (only 6000 nautical miles) aside, Jessica is an inspiration for girls everywhere. She showed, by her journey, that it is worthwhile to pursue your dreams.
After witnessing history (no big deal), we went to see a show at the Opera house (no big deal). The show was stand up with Janeane Garofalo, and Greg Behrendt. Janeane was briefly on Saturday Night Live, and Greg is most famous as the co-writer of the book He's Just Not That Into You. Both comedians were really funny, but it was obvious they were just off the boat. They both pronounced Melbourne like it looked instead of Mel-ben, and Greg had just discovered Tim Tams, the best biscuits ever.
The best quote from the show was "Young people with their faces and their hope". I also liked a very true comment made by Jane that went something like: "I'm glad no one realises Australia is here, because there is literally almost nothing wrong with this country. Better make sure no one finds out about you guys or they'll come and mess things up."
After witnessing history (no big deal), we went to see a show at the Opera house (no big deal). The show was stand up with Janeane Garofalo, and Greg Behrendt. Janeane was briefly on Saturday Night Live, and Greg is most famous as the co-writer of the book He's Just Not That Into You. Both comedians were really funny, but it was obvious they were just off the boat. They both pronounced Melbourne like it looked instead of Mel-ben, and Greg had just discovered Tim Tams, the best biscuits ever.
The best quote from the show was "Young people with their faces and their hope". I also liked a very true comment made by Jane that went something like: "I'm glad no one realises Australia is here, because there is literally almost nothing wrong with this country. Better make sure no one finds out about you guys or they'll come and mess things up."
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