The community markets are on today in the area outside the yacht club, so we met up with Kim and walked around there at 9 am. Mark and Janet were going to ride their bikes around, but they had not been unpacked when we left.
It is very gusty this morning and the market stalls are finding it a fair challenge to keep there tents upright. Nevertheless, there is an interesting collection of all of the normal clothing, handicrafts, home made pickles and jams, food stalls, and nice fresh vegetables, with a strong Thai influence.
Another surprise at the the markets was the "Old Peoples Choir", not sure they would describe it that way, but they enthusiastically sang songs from an era that we identified with.
We bought salad ingredients, and a green papaya salad that had been prepared raw and came with a Thai dressing. We had it for lunch, and it was delicious, if not a little heavy on the chilli.
The standout boat at the marina at the moment is a Wally Yacht which is 30.5m long, and draws 4.9 m, so is located on a berth near the fuel wharf which must be the deepest part of the marina. As impressive as the yacht itself, is it's tender, which is located on our marina arm.
The Wally 30.5 metre yacht "Indio"
Indio's tender, Indi Jones
Next priority was to find a venue to see the Super 15 Semi Finals. Based on recommendations from the marina staff, we head to Mangrove Jacks Restaurant at the Airlie Beach Hotel, which has a sports bar atmosphere with several screens on Foxtel displaying live sports, and a bistro. It took some time and effort to get them to change the channel to the one which showed the rugby, but eventually they got there. The boys arrived just before 5.30pm to see the Hurricanes vs Brumbies game, and the girls arrived at just after 6.30am, at which time it was raining.
The Brumbies lost to the Hurricanes, we ordered our dinner which was good food, and sadly watched the Waratahs beaten by the referee and the Highlanders. At least we no longer need to follow the rugby finals.
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