We had intended to fly from Adelaide to Sydney but we suddenly had the opportunity to rent a car and drive. As we had plenty of time we opted on the car and hugged the coast from Adelaide to Melbourne. Wow. The Great Ocean Road was indeed great with a coast that rivals Oregon.
We had never seen much of Melbourne before so we had a couple of days seeing the lovely city. It took us by surprise as to just how beautiful and energetic Melbourne was. Accomodation was impossible as it was a Saturday when we got there and we ended up in a once-upon-a-time nunnery. No bathroom and I could stand in our tiny room and touch both walls. A nasty place. But we loved Melbourne and went and found the one-time home of Mike and Patty Reeder. It was fun to visualize their 5 years of life there in that terrific city.
We then drove to Sydney, hugging the coast and stayed with our friends the Daytons who we know from our days in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Old friends are just the best. It’s amazing how you just pick up right where you left off 36 years ago. Wes is now into vintage auto racing and took us out to the amazing Sydney Olympic Venue where he was involved in an auto event. Another great time. But Ouch. It is just so hard at this time of life to essentially say, “goodbye forever”.
Sydney too was just great. We spent a day at Bondi beach swimming with the locals (and presumably sharks)and enjoying the warm water. Another day we took the Manly ferry, went to a performance at the Sydney Opera House and dined at The Rocks.
Overall Australia just stunned us with its life, energy, vibrancy and spinning economy. Commerce is roaring, things are EXPENSIVE and if the country had a bigger population it would eat us for lunch. While we were there they achieved the dubious honor of now building the largest homes on earth, overtaking the US.
We left last week having really enjoyed the country. If it were closer to home I am sure we would return to see some of the places we’ve missed. (Tragic note: We did not see ONE can of Fosters the entire trip).
We had never seen much of Melbourne before so we had a couple of days seeing the lovely city. It took us by surprise as to just how beautiful and energetic Melbourne was. Accomodation was impossible as it was a Saturday when we got there and we ended up in a once-upon-a-time nunnery. No bathroom and I could stand in our tiny room and touch both walls. A nasty place. But we loved Melbourne and went and found the one-time home of Mike and Patty Reeder. It was fun to visualize their 5 years of life there in that terrific city.
We then drove to Sydney, hugging the coast and stayed with our friends the Daytons who we know from our days in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Old friends are just the best. It’s amazing how you just pick up right where you left off 36 years ago. Wes is now into vintage auto racing and took us out to the amazing Sydney Olympic Venue where he was involved in an auto event. Another great time. But Ouch. It is just so hard at this time of life to essentially say, “goodbye forever”.
Sydney too was just great. We spent a day at Bondi beach swimming with the locals (and presumably sharks)and enjoying the warm water. Another day we took the Manly ferry, went to a performance at the Sydney Opera House and dined at The Rocks.
Overall Australia just stunned us with its life, energy, vibrancy and spinning economy. Commerce is roaring, things are EXPENSIVE and if the country had a bigger population it would eat us for lunch. While we were there they achieved the dubious honor of now building the largest homes on earth, overtaking the US.
We left last week having really enjoyed the country. If it were closer to home I am sure we would return to see some of the places we’ve missed. (Tragic note: We did not see ONE can of Fosters the entire trip).
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