Visitor to Sydney - USS John S McCain

Interesting visitor to Sydney - the USS John S McCain. Shares a name with the current GOP candidate for the US Presidency, but is in fact named after his father and grandfather - both career US Navy officers.

The visit commemorated the US 'Great White Fleet' Visit 100 years ago;

"...to mark the 100th anniversary of the Great White Fleet - the US Navy's first voyage around the world.

The original fleet lost 300 sailors to the harbour city the first time round, when they jumped ship to stay put in the relatively new nation of Australia.

The armada of 16 US battleships and 14,000 men was sent around the globe by former US president Theodore Roosevelt between December 16, 1907 until February 22, 1909..."

[SMH 20Aug08] [Images from 'Wikipedia']

Holly in Oz (Sydney actually).

Found this blog (or re-found it really) because someone had gone to it after doing a search to an earlier post of mine ('eyes of a newcomer'). Such are the (tangental) travels of an armchair net surfer.

I liked this blog because sometimes some feel-good therapy from a happy soul gives your world a little lift. Holly is an American living in Sydney with her Hubby, and the great thing about her blog is she brings a fresh outsider's view to what is to us the everyday environment we live in. She likes Sydney and surrounds, and I feel, having read her posts that we should appreciate the city and society we live in more than we do.

It's Holly's birthday - so Happy Birthday Holly! :-)

(It's Sydney Royal Easter Show time again real soon! One of the world's largest 'fairs').