G’DAY MATE!
Friday, January 29th, 2010Yes, that is what the flight attendant ended her spiel with when we landed. I currently still have cankles from my, around 22 hour, flight. So swollen even with the compression sock my dear friend Ashley gave me. My poor mother couldn’t get her shoes back on her feet were so swollen. However all that aside we are HERE!!! So cool……Sydney, Australia. Customs took quite a bit but those in line with us said this isn’t always the case. I had a bit of an issue because the airline put Ms. in as part of my name and official wanted to know why my name was cams. As in Rebec Cams. Ugh. However, the customs people could not have been nicer! We made it through eventually and walked out into 85 degree sunshine. So gorgeous!
We found our hotel and a friend of mine who lives here who showed us a bit around town. I now know where Russell Crow lives and the location of a scene filmed for a Heath Ledger movie, although I’m not sure which one. We looked out over the harbor and Keiron, my friend, showed me the bridge on which I am hoping to do a bridge climb….go to bridgeclimb.com to see. Crossing my fingers! Gotta book it today. I also want to check out the observation deck at the Sydney Tower. Both of these adventures for which I will be on my own for my mother hates heights. She has issue with just driving over a bridge let alone climbing one.
I met Keiron’s daughters yesterday and they are a dream! So cute and their mother has a wicked sense of humor. I think I like her a lot. The younger of the two came to dinner with us near the hotel. We then walked around their very enormous outskirts of Chinatown. Chock full of those ridiculous little machines with the claws where it is nearly impossible to capture some frivolous doll. But, of course, with one coin, Hannah, was hooked and the game was on. She ultimately did not win but had a good time playing. In my opinion, the missed victory is instead truly a gift. What DO children and some adults find desirable in these little misfit toys?
I don’t have any pictures as of yet but will be posting them here and on Facebook. So much to do!! We’ve been invited to a genuine Barbi today! And we’re off…….but it IS only 4am here so maybe I should catch a few more winks.
