Sydney

First let us apologize for the slow blogging, we have had very limited internet access, something we were not expecting when we promised to blog frequently! So let us catch up!
We of course headed to Sydney harbor to see the Opera House, and also discovered the beautiful gardens close by! This was (I believe) the first government house and was quite beautiful! Down on the harbor we were amused to see Burger King under the name of “Hungry Jacks”. Personally, we think “Burger King” sounds better! Like all tourist spots there were street performers, but I am pretty sure Sydney is the only place that has Aboriginal didgeridoo players! This guy was pretty amazing & we dug his body paint! Around the corner from the harbor was a nifty little area called “The Rocks” with a huge street market going on. Lots of cool goodies including the coolest masks I have ever seen! We thought we looked pretty awesome in them  Our host, Annie Reynolds, took us up to the blue mountains while we stayed with her, which are pretty spectacular! Why are they called the “blue” mountains you ask? It’s because all of the eucalyptus trees produce a bluish vapor that hovers over the valley below, rather amazing in our opinion! It was a bit rainy and foggy that day, but I think it added quite a mysterious feel to it! Along the road going up there were tons of kangaroos!! Something that might be common place here, but we couldn’t get over how many there were! They kindly posed for a few pictures before bounding away. On Pashur’s birthday we went back into the city and visited Darling harbor, which is on the other side of the city from the opera house and home of the Sydney aquarium and Chinatown. The aquarium was pretty cool and featured GIANT spider crabs, and dugongs ( which are like our manatees) They also had an amazing shark display showcasing all the lovely creatures of the deep found off the coast here…guess which couple is NOT swimming in the ocean around here??? We also went to the adjoining Wildlife World, home of one of the biggest crocs in captivity…..he doesn’t appear to be the romantic type, having eaten his last 2 girlfriends, …needless to say Rex, is currently single! That evening Annie cooked a delicious dinner and birthday cake, making Sydney a wonderful stay!