In December I took another trip down the Great Ocean Road with a couple girls from work. Adam started working for a children's fitness program and also as a women's running coach. We flew to NYC on December 17 and spent the holidays visiting friends and family. It was a great trip and we were so happy to have seen so many people during our two week visit! We flew back on New Year's Eve, which turned out to be a pretty good night to fly since the airports were empty and the planes had quite a few empty seats. We even got a free upgrade from NYC to LA!
Since we've been back in Melbourne we have been enjoying the summer. We've been to the outdoor cinema twice, headed to Sydney for a weekend and attended the Australian Open yesterday.
We had fun in Sydney despite torrential rains at times. We took the ferry to Manly Beach and on the way got a nice tour of the harbor, including the famed Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. In Manly we indulged on a delicious fresh fish lunch. Sydney is home to the largest fish market in the southern hemisphere. We walked a ton to get the lay of the land, saw a show at the Sydney Theatre Company (it was a history of the world in reverse, from the current day to the big bang) and enjoyed the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibit at the Australian Museum.
We've got a lot of fun things planned for the next couple of months: kite surfing lessons, dog sitting, St Kilda festival BBQ at our apt, weekend running camp in Queenscliff, long weekend trip to Tasmania, potential visit to Ayer's Rock, and a trip to Adelaide/McLaren Vale/Kangaroo Island for Easter/Passover. And then in May we have our first visitors!!!
"The Tennis"
