We've swum in the sea, albeit behind shark-proof-netting! The only fish we saw were puffer-fish so all our limbs are still firmly attached! We've continued training since arriving in order to get used to the heat - fortunately we're both enjoying the relative cool for this time of year!
We cant wait to finish the races as we haven't drunk in 6 weeks... not that we're counting! We will be devouring a few drinks on Sunday night at the event after-party, a big Aussie BBQ event at the festival village!
In preparation for the event we have been absorbing some of the speediest animals in the country - the might kangaroo...
Yes! At the supermarket we found 100% Kanga Bangas! We ate these for lunch today, and have 2 prime kangaroo steaks sat in the fridge for this evening!! Hopefully, we'll be hopping over the opposition on race day!
If you go to the triathlon website http://www.triathlon.org/multimedia/livecoverage/ you'll see how you can watch live coverage of our race online. It doesn't mention payment so hopefully you guys will be able to watch it for free. Bernie starts at about 8:20pm Friday night and me 8:20pm Saturday night UK time. Below is a picture of the event area before it was developed:
Last night we had the Parade of Nations which was good fun. We marched to the festival event area and us Kiwi males performed and impromptu Haka! This was hard for me as I missed the practice! I positioned myself at the back and copied everybody else - it was really well received and the only other performance was by a bunch of Aborigines who did old tribal songs which were really interesting to watch. I cant find it on youtube yet... hopefully I'll get some pictures together soon.Love to you all!
Miles of Smiles,
C&B! x x
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