You may remember me posting back in March that I would be heading to Australia in October to take my baby sister-in-law Eileen’s wedding photos. It seemed sooooo far away when we booked our tickets. With my crazy summer schedule the months and weeks flew past and all of a sudden it was time to pack our bags and head to the airport. After almost 24 hours straight in an airplane we arrived in Sydney on Wednesday morning. Eileen & Ian picked us up at the airport and our adventure has begun. It seems almost surreal to realize that we are pretty much as far away from home as you can get and still be on the planet. Right now Sydney is experiencing the longest period of cold weather that it as in 40 years – how lucky are we huh? I packed all my summer clothes and only one pair of jeans and one sweater….. that being said it is around 17 degrees and sunny…. if only the wind wouldn’t be quite so strong. Ian & Eileen have rented a home on Whale Beach for all of us to stay in. Chris’s parents and two aunts are here as well for the wedding on Saturday. The view is amazing, but don’t just take my word for it… check it out. This is the view I have when I lay in bed and look out the window……
And this is the little feathered friend that comes to visit every couple of hours. If only there was a way to ship him home. The kids would love him!!
This morning Chris & decided to go for a run. First we ran all the way up the hill – not an easy jog I assure you - and then we made our way down to check out the beach. The wind is really really strong today so the waves were so awesome. Please excuse my lovely hair do on our self portrait – we were running, not having a photo shoot 
Chris really wanted to venture out on the rocks and check things out….. still a little boy at heart I think…. and this is the shot I took of him as he tried to outrun the ocean.
It was pretty funny! I’ll be posting more again soon. We have a couple more days staying close to the area as we are getting ready for the wedding on the weekend and then next week I think we are going to take a winery tour in Hunter Valley. Cheers! – Sandra
