G'day Mates
G'day mates, our big arrival in Australia (Land of Aussies or Oz) was yesterday, Sunday, Feb 7. Did you know we are a day ahead here compared to the US? We watched the Super Bowl in a cafe by Darling Harbor on Monday, Feb. 8, starting before lunchtime!!
Once again in airport arrival we were pulled out of the long immigration line for 'others' and moved to the very short local line for Australians. (This time part of the line behind us was moved over as well.) Having children with us is a HUGE plus. Love the Kiwis (what New Zealanders call themselves) and Aussies!
Sydney is the start of our trip down under. It's a much bigger city than Auckland. It feels a lot like New York in terms of number and diversity of people.
Today we visited the Sydney Aquarium and Wildlife Center. The highlight of the aquarium for me was seeing a Duck-Billed Platypus. I had no idea they were only about a foot long. While having seen tons of photos I always pictured them the size of beavers but they were tiny in comparison and cute.
We saw kangaroos, wallabies and wombats (the wombats reminded me of the Ewoks from Star Wars). During a Koala encounter we got to pet 'Boo' the Koala. Looking forward to seeing more animals during our stay here.
Tonight, as last night, we are staying in the Pensione Hotel in Sydney. Somehow we got upgraded to a room with sleeping room for 6 people - 5 actual beds in total! Everyone got to pick and choose their bed - a lot different from our campervan. Maybe we'll all switch beds tonight...
Tomorrow and the following night we are staying in a family room in a Youth Hostel by Sydney Opera House. (Note for all you wise-acres out there - the Youth Hostel signs say there is no age limit :o)).
Wishing you all the best,
Jackie (a Yank, as they would call us here in friendly terms - they shorten and nickname everything here) :o)
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