It was the second and final day of Confurgence so we were up and ready to take Jess there. The Confurgence was being held at Riverwalk Amore Hotel, the same location it was held when Jess previously attended in 2016. After dropping Jess off, Mr Roo, Ryan and I then went to Greensborough Shopping Centre before joining my Dad (Grandpa Roo) and my two brothers and another couple with their 'Senior' from the same Aged Care for a fun outing at a local Café for lunch. Both of the Seniors seemed to enjoy the outing, and it was great to have been a part of it! We then followed my eldest brother home to say hello to other family members and also to see the new modifications they had recently done to their outdoor area which looked awesome! |
They were very lucky to have struck a cool, overcast day for this activity, as most were wearing their furry costumes, with many in full body costumes which do heat up very quickly despite most of them having inbuilt fans in their head parts.
It was pretty interesting seeing the increase in OHS (Occupational, Health and Safety) this year compared to 2 years ago. There were many officials making the rounds continually offering water, even as they were walking, and also monitoring participants temperature with these fancy digital thermometers and advising those who had high temperatures to remove their head pieces / costumes, drink water and rest. We saw no evidence of that last time apart from water being available at the end of the walk and I remember really feeling for the Furries as the temperature would have been at least 8C higher and it was sunny.
Overall Jess had a blast! We also enjoyed seeing the parade and gleaning a little more of the world of a Furry fan.
We then went back to visit Grandpa Roo at the Aged Care and Jess was a hit wearing and showing both of her costumes to him and other residents as well as the staff who really enjoyed it too! A great day!