Pictures of arrival Jessica Watson

Today we decided to drive down to the North Head to see the arrival of Jessica Watson. Expected time of arrival: 11 a.m. We arrived a bit late and had a hard time to find a parking spot. Because of the large number of people who were expected to come, the city had blocked part of the street so we had to walk about two kilometers before we arrived at a viewpoint.

Jessica's is a great sailor but she needs to work on her time management skills. We had to wait for almost three hours before she passed the finish line just past North Head where we were. We were lucky because we came late. Other people got there already at nine in the morning.

There were some television crews and they provided a bit of entertainment. It's funny to see how the media makes up a story. The presenter from Channel 7 told the viewers at home that the spectators didn't mind the long wait and that the children were playing happily. Well, the children were very bored and hungry and not happy at all. 

Around 2 pm the helicopters started making more noise and we could see lot's of boats. One of them - we were told - was the boat of Jessica Watson. But which one? After trying - unsuccesfully - to spot her  we decided to leave and walk back to the car. We will watch television tonight to check if she actually arrived..