A day of bicycling

Today was the second time Joe and I have rented bikes and done this trip, and just like the last time, I forgot my camera! Olivia took a couple of pictures with her phone and emailed them to me, but her phone's battery was about gone, so I didn't get many. It was a gorgeous day -- finally-- and we were out in it pretty much every bit of it. Tim and Olivia didn't have enough sunblock on and they're burned, but being young and from a North America winter, they're happy to have the color and are hopeful that it will all turn to tan. We tried to warn them about the powerful sun here.
Anyway, about our trip today . . .  we went from Federation Square to Docklands where we finally found the Webb Bridge. The skyline picture includes Etihad stadium where big events are held as well as Australian rules football. Unfortunately the AFL season was just ending when we got here, because we would have enjoyed seeing a match. It's now cricket season, but I just don't see that being a sport I care much about. Apparently, Boxing Day (which I know is the day after Christmas, but other than that, I don't get what that day is all about) there will be a huge, important (to those who care) match between England and Australia.
The other picture is of the sculpture "Cow up a tree" by John Kelly. I just learned (love the internet!) that he was inspired by papier-mache cows that some man named William Dobell was commissioned to make during WWII. He was to move them around airport bases in the hope of fooling Japanese pilots (it's not clear why this would fool pilots!). Anyway, John Kelly liked these cows then imagined them being washed away in a flood; thus the "cow up a tree"
We then continued south along the bay to St. Kilda. Tim ordered an iced coffee at a nice outdoor spot along the beach and it came with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in it. He didn't expect that! Conversely, apparently if you order a milkshake here, it means milk with syrup mixed together -- no ice cream.