Melbourne Cup 2021

(A bit belated, I know, but that seems to be the way of my busy life at the moment.)

We once again made our way to Port Douglas for the Zinc Restaurant Melbourne Cup Luncheon that is a huge fund raiser for the not for profit organisation, KIND - Kids in Need Donations.  This is a terrific organisation that we thoroughly support each year.  This year it was a little closer to home for us with our friends from Julatten, Sam and Crystal, having their little boy Sebastian diagnosed with brain cancer at the beginning of 2020.  It was a huge financial and emotional strain for the family as Sam and Crystal had to move to Brisbane, leaving behind their three little girls, to have the treatment that Sebastian desperately needed. KIND was able to help them out and if you get a chance to pick up this book, it will help the family financially to face the ongoing costs that will be incurred well into the future. Here is the link to the website https://www.crystalleonardi.com

Back to the Melbourne Cup.  This is a lovely way to celebrate the "race that stops a nation".  The three course meal with matching wines is perfection and sitting with a group of friends from Philips cycling group made the day very enjoyable.  

We bought many sweep tickets and raffle tickets and placed bids on the auction items.  It was quite hilarious that Philip bid $450 for a $300 Tommy Bahama voucher, but it's our one time to donate each year and KIND is our organisation of choice.  We managed to pick up the "Trifecta" in sweep tickets and also picked up two of the raffle prizes so it was a good day.