St. Patty’s back home is a pretty big deal as we all know; a day filled with shamrocks, green beer, Irish pride, corned beef and cabbage, and all day/night celebrations. Us American tourists thought our St.Patricks day might get overlooked here in Australia, there were no leprechaun displays at the mall or shamrock shaped cookies at the grocery store We figured it wasn’t celebrated here like it was at home. We did find a harbour cruise for the Tuesday
evening of March 17th and thought it would be the perfect was to celebrate. When the day came closer we did, however, realize that St.Patrick’s Day was celebrated and all the nearby bars in the area we participating. Good news for us considering the cruise only went until 10, with plenty of time for bar hopping after. The cruise left the harbour at 7pm, with dinner and drinks included for the 3-hour tour. Dressed in our best green outfits, we arrived just in time to find a sea a green waiting outside the boat, and let me make it known that this group of people was made up of mostly American tourists/study abroad students. Apparently, most of us kids from America had the same idea. We all shuffled onto the boat, eager and excited four our dinner and drinks. What we saw next was quite disappointing, endless stacks of warm pizza waiting for us and 2 drink options lining the tables in front. This wasn’t exactly the dinner and drinks we had anticipated for $60, but oh well. With a few slices in one hand and a drink in the other, we went outside to catch some awesome views. It was a really nice night and the sun was about to set on the water in front of us. The boat left the harbour and made its way under the bridge and past the opera house.
The views were beautiful and the atmosphere on the boat was exciting and full of fun. As the boat made countless loops around the harbour, people were drinking down countless numbers of drinks simultaneously. I paced myself and only had a few of the mixed pink concoction they were handing out. By the end of the trip though, there were plenty of people stumbling down the ramp, making their way to the closest bar. A group of us decided to meet up with some people down at The Rocks, a close by strip of bars along the water. Some of them took a cab, while some us decided to walk. With all the chaos and commotion, however, we lost each other and did not end up at the same bar. Luke’s friends from Massachusetts did not have a phone, so this posed a huge problem. We wandered down the streets and into a few bars in hopes to find them, but they were nowhere in sight. Two cab rides later, we were back at Unilodge where we found the two of them waiting for us. It was a whole lot of confusion, but at least everyone made it home safe. It wasn’t your typical St.Patrick’s Day, but nothing seems to be typical here in Australia, which makes things even more interesting!
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