Our last full day in Sydney- and on the trip (except for travelling home). I think we all agree that we had one too many days in Sydney– we’d finished our list of things and people we wanted to see — although it ended up being a good day and a nice way to end. … More One Final Day
Having seen Rebecca’s post on her favourite photos I thought I would go through (quickly) the set of photos we have collected. The ones I chose certainly fall in the ‘best’ category, not necessarily the best 10 photos, but photos that will trigger memories of the places we have been for years to come. So … More Photo Memories ~ T
We’ve culled the album to 2,144 pictures so far. Here are the 28 (29 if you count the skydiving ones as 2 — I couldn’t pick!) that are my favourites, at least today. I tried for 10. Less than 2%, or about 3 per week, isn’t bad I guess:
For the third time in Australia, we’ve spent time with a friend whom we haven’t seen in more than 30 years. All three have been Teen Ranch connections of mine — this time it was a friend who stayed at my place for a few weeks after summer camp in 1985. Where do you start to … More After 32 years…Day 5 in Sydney
As our sabbatical adventure draws to a close, we’ve been having bits and pieces of conversations to help us process what we’ve experienced and prepare for the transition home. (Tim’s grateful to have another couple of weeks off once we get there). Adjusting to all of this is a complex business, even though it’s entirely a … More Reflections on our Second-to-Last Day
Admittedly I have not read as many books on this trip as I thought I might. But Jonah has. And the ones I’ve read, I’ve really enjoyed. There are numerous used/inexpensive book stores around that have really helped, as we all enjoy hard copy books more than their electronic counterparts. And we’ve added to the … More Book Reviews
Sunny days in Sydney have continued. We like it here! We started Day 3 with brunch at Black Toast — quite possibly some of my favourite bites of the trip. Gen is keeping a list of all the yumminess we want to cook when we get home, inspired by some of the delicious food we’ve … More Sydney – Days 3 and 4
We have been in Sydney for 48 hours – it is hard to believe that this will be our last stop on this adventure! We arrived later than planned as we had a delay leaving Melbourne while they fixed a communication issue on the plane – not a big deal in our minds, but glad … More Sydney – 48 Hours ~ T
As I type this, we are in an airport lounge, awaiting a flight from Melbourne to Sydney. (Three cheers for small airports — we were the only ones in line to check in and go through security — arriving really early probably helps). We left Mill Valley Ranch a few hours ago — reluctantly, after … More Mill Valley Ranch
Over the weekend, parking in downtown Melbourne had been about $12 for the day. When we went to Melbourne on a Wednesday, we expected it to cost a bit more. Instead, we were in for a surprise. The first garage said $72 for 3 hours, the next said $69 and slowly lowered until we got parking … More Escaping Melbourne ~J
Sutherns Sabbatical 