Saturday, 29 September 2012
As we are unable to attend the AFL Grand Final, we decided to have a look at the Grand Final Parade on Friday, instead. With thunder rolling in the distance and very black skies closing in fast, we donned our warm coats, found the umbrellas and set out for the Melbourne CBD. We decided to park at the Victoria Market (we knew we could find our way their easily), unfortunately a large proportion of the Melbourne population had the same idea. With time running out, we decided to leave and find another car park, told the parking attendant we didn’t want to play as we couldn’t find a parking spot, so he parked us in an “unofficial” spot. We then had a mad dash through the puddles and pouring rain to get down to Collins Street and find somewhere to stand where we would be able to see the parade. It absolutely poured the whole time, we became wet through but enjoyed the whole atmosphere of the crowd. A band near us played the teams’ theme songs, the Hawthorn song received a lukewarm reception, the predominantly Swans crowd sang and cheered their song, and everyone booed the Collingwood theme song! The parade was much bigger than we expected (not just the teams’ players), with the Carlton draught horses, the AFL Cup, the umpires (Chelsey received a huge cheer), the Brownlow Medallist, the Auskick teams, three marching bands and, of course, the players and coaches.
Following the parade, it was a quick dash to Laurent Patisserie to dry out, get warm and have lunch. We parted company for a couple of hours to browse a few shops in peace, and surprise, surprise, some bought himself another shirt!
We had a lovely dinner with my aunty, catching up on news from a different branch of the family, before returning to the caravan. The wind picked up during the day and blew a gale all night, with much rocking and buffeting of the caravan – probably good practise for the sailing tonight on the Spirit of Tasmania.
This, of course, means that this year’s trip is now at an end, but will continue in April next year.
Go Swans!!!
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