28 February 2011 Absent again from our blog. More excuses … Christchurch earthquake, transiting back to Sydney, and now couch-surfing around town while we plan next steps. More detail to come but for now, our main news is that we are safe, satiated, and living out of our storage unit. Special thanks to Neighbor Cynthia …
Neighbors Cynthia and Kim treated us to a Sydney Thanksgiving. There were families that weren’t relatives, more food than could be eaten by those present, and a multitude of thanks for treating us to such a wonderful evening, as well as the past 8 months of friendship and support.
I’ve decided that one of us needs to become an Australian dentist. I went to one today for a regular checkup and not only did she clean my teeth, she cleaned out my wallet too at the rather heady rate of $17.60 a MINUTE. From outside her practice doors, one would think they were in …
Barbara and Iden have arrived in Sydney. We were hoping for better weather, but at least as Seattleites they are accustomed to the rain. Besides, Gina’s walking cards are waterproof. Welcome to Sydney!
It’s official: we have completed the 50 Sydney City Walks. Thank you, Cousin Cynthia, for the inspirational and exhausting guide that spanned the entire Sydney scene, from the inner city to the harbour shoreline to the ocean cliffs. We walked every kilometer and have the blown-out sneakers and drained camera batteries to prove it. Below …
There is a pedestrian tunnel that runs between Railway Square and Central Station in downtown Sydney. I walk this tunnel as part of my daily commute, along with hundreds of other people. All at once. This has called for me to develop a new commuting skill. I call it Slipstreaming. Slipstreaming is where you look …
Today was the Festival of the Winds at Bondi Beach.
My name is Franklin. I live in Brisbane with my mums, Tammy and Anna. This is me on my favorite Gators blanket. If my mums would let me have a Facebook account, I would use this as my profile picture. We had visitors the other weekend from Sydney. Their names were Gina and Dena. They …
Gina and Limpin’ Leigh went to the gym the other day and spotted this sign: Some questions are better not asked.
Cockroaches in Australia can fly. We know this for two reasons: (1) Neighbor Cynthia educated us to this fact after receiving our initial 911 (or in Australia, 000) text regarding Cory’s presence in our home and (2) we think Cory must have used those wings as he was being flung off the deck, as his …