Arriving and Settling

The beautiful Sydney Opera House.

The Whole Group at Bondi Beach

All of us at the top of the bridge!

Lacey, Kurt, Megan, and I infront of the bridge.

(We climbed all the way to the top!)

So we made it. The four words I have been waiting to say for a long time. We are here in Freo and settled in to our new home at Cleo's, it was definitely a long journey. The flight to Sydney was not as bad as I though it was going to be, 15 hours was definitely going to be a long time, but with the right plan of attack it was just fine. You should have seen this plane....it was HUGE!!! I am so use to the little planes that shuttle me between Portland and Burbank so to see this huge plane, I was in shock.

So we got here at 6 o clock on Saturday morning. Let me tell you, this is the most humid place I have ever been. It was gross. The two days we had in Sydney were the longest and most filled days of my life. It was crazy how much we had to do in two days. Some highlights were seeing the Sydney Harbour for the first time, the Opera House and the Bridge, the crazy busy city, Bondi Beach, and of course climbing the bridge was the most memorable! Climbing up the bridge was unreal. 134 meters above sea level, (thats about 1.5 football fields above the water) and 1,337 stairs. This was incredible. But so tiring, but def. worth it. The only downside to Sydney: the weather. Hot, humid, sticky and rainy. Horrible horrible horrible. But in all the two days in Sydney were unforgettable.

But finally we made it to Perth and Fremantle. We landed at around 8 in the morning Monday morning and it was about 22 degrees celsius. I am loving this weather! We got on our shuttle and made our way to our new home in Fremantle, Hotel Cleopatra. This place is beautiful. It it unlike Sydney is so many ways, it is a relaxing town unlike a bustling city, it is beautiful and sunny unlike rainy and humid, and it feels good to be called our home. We unpacked and settled in, we explored a little bit and had our first family dinner and meeting. The first day here was pretty unreal. I think I am going to like it.

More adventures to come soon!! But now its beach time and errands time! Talk to you all soon!

Here are two links to more great pictures!!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=191135&id=1062450116&l=de76e5c9aa

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=191138&id=1062450116&l=143248f60e