Happy Australia Day
Happy Australia Day!!!
Australian's aren't working today. Why not? Well it is Australia day mate. This day is our equivalent to the fourth of July. What is happening today you may ask. Well, there is the passing of a torch for the Olympics that has been going on for a few weeks now, passing it by the Opera house and onto the harbour. At the Opera house there was a crowd of 200 surfers wh0 all jumped in the water and paddled underneath the harbour bridge. This is quite an honor since no one can go under the harbour bridge in such a capacity.
By the way, all of the above was viewed from the comforts of Liz's company appointed apartment, via television.
Onto our blog. Yesterday was quite a day. First let me mention that a good friend of Taits is here visiting Sydney and staying with us, adding a new flair to our stint. Stephanie is travelling around this part of the world, coming from Tanzania where she was a Peace Corps volunteer. We heard quite a lot of great stories from her, as well as photos of her hike up Mt. Kilimanjara (Liz and I are going to do that next year with Tait). Whilst Stephanie took a walk around the city, I went for a ride with Chris around the city and up to Manly (60K). It was wet. Raining the entire way. My feet were blue after the ride because the water that was coming in my shoes was mixing with the liner of the boot (blue). I looked like a blue footed boobie when I got done (for those who don't know what one is, they are like ducks with blue feet--seen in the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador).
They day weather lessened a bit and when it did it was time to go pick up Elizabeth from work. We headed out to Manly where the girls did a nice walk along the beach. I went to rent a surf board but they were closed (as we arrived around 6 PM). So it was body surfing for me. Great fun but with the sun glistening on great waves I was wishing I had a surf board. After a few thrashings, and a few ducks under the waves to avoid oncoming surfers, I went in. We took a small tour of the town and headed to the Wharf where there were two great restaurants facing the harbour (Manly not Sydney). We watched the sunset over the water as we sipped on our own wine (you can bring your own bottle of wine to most places for a small corkage fee). From Cajun Red Snapper with a Cucumber Pineapple Chutney to an Atlantic Salmon over baby bok choy with a soy vinagarette to my Fish Cakes with a sweet and tangy Thai sauce we, the meal was tasty. Top it all off with ice cream and a topping buffet. Believe it or not, you can add what you want in any amount you want. Elizabeth and Stephanie (our visitor) stood next to the buffet, ate, & refilled quite a number of times.
Alas, home to catch the Federer vs. Davydenko match and catch some rest. Today we are off to the Hunter Valley to tour some of Australia's best wineries. Chris, Stephanie, Elizabeth, and I are all hopping into the Holden Astra for a 2 hour trip north. We opted not to eat too much this morning because they day will be filled with eating cheese and sipping fine wines (not to mention the Vegemite I packed and some crackers--learning to love one of the world's best source of Vitamin B). We are off on our first road trip in Australia. We will send you an update after our trip.
Love to y'all,
Elizabeth and Logan
Here is our Mini Glossary of Terms
Mini Glossary of Terms
Take Away=Take Out
Boardies=Board Shorts
Cheers=Anything relating to 'Thanks,' & 'Bye.'
Good on Ya=Good for you
Hotel=Bar
Bloke=Person
Australian's aren't working today. Why not? Well it is Australia day mate. This day is our equivalent to the fourth of July. What is happening today you may ask. Well, there is the passing of a torch for the Olympics that has been going on for a few weeks now, passing it by the Opera house and onto the harbour. At the Opera house there was a crowd of 200 surfers wh0 all jumped in the water and paddled underneath the harbour bridge. This is quite an honor since no one can go under the harbour bridge in such a capacity.
By the way, all of the above was viewed from the comforts of Liz's company appointed apartment, via television.
Onto our blog. Yesterday was quite a day. First let me mention that a good friend of Taits is here visiting Sydney and staying with us, adding a new flair to our stint. Stephanie is travelling around this part of the world, coming from Tanzania where she was a Peace Corps volunteer. We heard quite a lot of great stories from her, as well as photos of her hike up Mt. Kilimanjara (Liz and I are going to do that next year with Tait). Whilst Stephanie took a walk around the city, I went for a ride with Chris around the city and up to Manly (60K). It was wet. Raining the entire way. My feet were blue after the ride because the water that was coming in my shoes was mixing with the liner of the boot (blue). I looked like a blue footed boobie when I got done (for those who don't know what one is, they are like ducks with blue feet--seen in the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador).
They day weather lessened a bit and when it did it was time to go pick up Elizabeth from work. We headed out to Manly where the girls did a nice walk along the beach. I went to rent a surf board but they were closed (as we arrived around 6 PM). So it was body surfing for me. Great fun but with the sun glistening on great waves I was wishing I had a surf board. After a few thrashings, and a few ducks under the waves to avoid oncoming surfers, I went in. We took a small tour of the town and headed to the Wharf where there were two great restaurants facing the harbour (Manly not Sydney). We watched the sunset over the water as we sipped on our own wine (you can bring your own bottle of wine to most places for a small corkage fee). From Cajun Red Snapper with a Cucumber Pineapple Chutney to an Atlantic Salmon over baby bok choy with a soy vinagarette to my Fish Cakes with a sweet and tangy Thai sauce we, the meal was tasty. Top it all off with ice cream and a topping buffet. Believe it or not, you can add what you want in any amount you want. Elizabeth and Stephanie (our visitor) stood next to the buffet, ate, & refilled quite a number of times.
Alas, home to catch the Federer vs. Davydenko match and catch some rest. Today we are off to the Hunter Valley to tour some of Australia's best wineries. Chris, Stephanie, Elizabeth, and I are all hopping into the Holden Astra for a 2 hour trip north. We opted not to eat too much this morning because they day will be filled with eating cheese and sipping fine wines (not to mention the Vegemite I packed and some crackers--learning to love one of the world's best source of Vitamin B). We are off on our first road trip in Australia. We will send you an update after our trip.
Love to y'all,
Elizabeth and Logan
Here is our Mini Glossary of Terms
Mini Glossary of Terms
Take Away=Take Out
Boardies=Board Shorts
Cheers=Anything relating to 'Thanks,' & 'Bye.'
Good on Ya=Good for you
Hotel=Bar
Bloke=Person
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