So There I Was...

The Domain, view from the Bay

The Woolloomooloo Wharf shops,  view from Cowper Wharf St.

The Wharf and the many slips, view from the Botanical Gardens

So there I was.

Laying on a wall on the east side of Domain Park, adjacent to the Botanical Gardens.
Daydreaming, almost asleep, but not quite.
Relaxed and enjoying the beautiful Sydney day near the charming, small, and peaceful Woolloomooloo Wharf.

I had my iPod on and listening to some TOFOG tunes.
Several people came and went up and down the old rock-like stairs built into the side of the hill, that led from the park to the wharf, and I paid them no mind and likewise.

In an instant,  for some unknown reason I arose and awoke to someone coming down the steps.
I had dozed off but had to quickly adjust my eyesight to figure out who this was.
Same stature, same build, dresses the same…and I wondered.
Then suddenly, he turned his head and I realized it WAS Russell Crowe.

By the time I realized it, he was already about thirty feet away, walking quickly, perhaps cooling down from a run .
I was sitting on the wall, and I sure wasn’t going to run after him or yell his name out.
I mean, this is his community, and he’s enjoying his day.

So there I was, and my dream of my daydream on October 26, 2010 was as close I got to seeing Russell while I was in Australia.  And so is life. ♥