On Easter day we flew to Sydney and arrived at our hotel in the Kings Cross area, central Sydney. We then made a mad dash via the Sydney transit to Circular Quay to catch a ferry to Manly.
The rainbow at the end of this mad dash was Easter Dinner prepared by our wonderful hosts the Kinsleys: Michaels, Tracie, and Siena! Four bottles of wine latter we were much caught up on life events and the kids were playing as if they’d never been apart!
Next morning was Surfing Lessons on Bondi Beach. Getting around Sydney wasn’t too hard, and Bondi Beach is beautiful. Surfing lessons at a mature age after and eventful evening is a bit challenging to say the least. Michael was old hat at it by the time we were done, while Danny and I got up on the boards at least once. It was a good 3 hours of fighting to get out in the waves and falling off the boards about as quickly as we stood. Tracie was kind enough to watch the kids who enjoyed playing in the sand and waves of the beach.
Later we explored one of Sydney’s famous Rock Pools found all over Sydney’s beaches. Ethan found a Sea Star, Crabs, Anemones, Fish, and Urchins in the tidal pools around the pool. Then we moved onto Watson’s Bay with stunning views of the sun setting on Sydney and the city lights.
On day 3, we explore Darling Harbor’s Sydney Aquarium and Wild Life Sydney. We were blessed with a great view of the elusive platypus, and tons of time viewing more of Australia’s unique wildlife.
Over the next two days we had a little more exploring time in Sydney, time at the theater with the Kinsley’s to watch Scooby-Doo Live on Stage, and then an afternoon at the Taronga Zoo.
This afternoon we realized we were all running on fumes and it was time to take an evening to just chill with a good dinner and early bed time. All of this made much more enjoyable buy the wonderful view from our friends apartment in Manley.
Our Trip to Australia 