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Bondi Beach....major surfing in Sydney

Sydney, finally!

This is our first day in Sydney! Finally made it to the big city. It was weird after being in such a small beach town going to the big city. I think we forgot what they were like. The picture to the left is of the Harbor Bridge. You can actually walk up the bridge along the very top of the arch but we decided we spent most of our money on skydiving and that was good enough. Then the Opera House is the opposite direction of the bridge. It looks like a giant golf ball that someone cut up into a bunch of different pieces and fanned out. It was a nice day and we ended up taking a harbor cruise around the bay. We also walked through the Botanical Gardens and there is a lovely section full of bats, see picture above. There were thousands of them just wizing by us and hanging from the trees. I tried to get Connor to walk faster but he enjoyed seeing me squirm while we walked through all of them.

We didn't have our camera for a whole day and it just so happens it was when we went to the Zoo. But the Aussie's are always the nicest people and a guy made us pose for a picture while we were petting the koala and he emailed it to us. So nice of him. We also saw some kangaroos mating and also some donkey's. It was a happening day at the zoo. We also got to pet the dingo's who were out for a walk with a trainer.

Sky Diving

Here we are sky diving today. The first three are from my footage and the other three are from Connor's so that is why it is a little out of order. We have video too but it wasn't letting me add it so I'll have to work on it. It was a lot of fun and went way too fast. It really wasn't that scary. I was the last to go so I had to watch Connor jump first, so that was weird but he made it so that's good. :)

Austinmer

So the past week has been Connor's dream come true. He surfs during lunch and they feed him all day from breakfast, snacks, coffees, lunch, more coffee, and beers. They are even having a going away dinner for us on Thursday before we head off to Sydney. He is really excited and happy about his new company. He in trying to make me move here before we even get to London! It was nice the first couple days we were here but it seems that we have brought the cold with us as usual. It is a bit to chilly to try and read on the beach or take leisurely strolls. The beach is about 50 yards from where we are staying and where Connor works. We love the wine and the Tim Tams!! MMM. Our yard is filled with about 10 of these birds (below) from about 2-4pm. I think I have become "the bird lady". We went for a hike, went to a Zoo, a buddist temple, an authentic BBQ (yum), out for beers with the locals, and eaten A LOT!

The Past Week in Austinmer

And We're Off

This is where we will be staying just south of Syndey. It is in a town called Austinmer. We will be here through the 24th and moving on to Sydney on the 25th-30th. The picture of the beach is what you are looking at when you are turned away from the house.
It looks like we are not going to make it out of the south of Australia. We will have to make The Great Barrier Reef a trip for the next time we are down there. We hope to have some more exciting posts for you to enjoy in the next week! We leave Sunday July 13th and do not arrive until Tuesday because of the time difference. Stay tuned....

Small Change

So Connor's company is jerking him around and we are not leaving for Sydney until July 13th now. So that only puts us there for two weeks but two weeks is better than nothing. We can't wait to get the journey started. We've lived the last few months as if we are a yo-yo. One day we're told one thing, the next day it changes. We are trying to keep our spirits up in hopes it will all be worth it soon.