Tourist-ing

My good friend Jamie came to see us! We all had great time being tourists with her and she was a good sport, putting up with the kids and all.  It was great to get out and do things that we should be doing more often. Thanks for motiviating us James!

Monday and Tuesday were spent in the city, checking out the sites of Brisbane. We did have a bit of rain, but luckily it didn’t last all day, either day. 

 

Wednesday we took off for Sydney. (Jackson got to stay with Grandma and Charlotte, which he loved…almost too much.) We stopped at Byron Bay to see the light house on the most eastern point of Australia and then drove on to Coffs Harbour where we saw the Big Banana and spent the night.

  

Thursday we woke up really early and walked down to the beach to watch the sunrise. Beautiful. Then we had a delish breakfast at a little cafe before driving the rest of the way to Sydney. We stayed with Sam’s Nan there, which was really nice. It was great to see her again and really nice to have a comfortable place to stay. We love you Nan!

 

Friday we spent all day in Sydney. We met up with some friends from Utah that moved to Australia as well, so that was fun. We saw the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge, and the Rocks. Then we took the ferry out to Manly, and on to Darling Harbour, where we went to the Sydney Aquarium. It was all awesome. And of course we had to take Jamie to a Rugby league game, so we finished the night off with the Roosters/Broncos game, which was, unfortunately, a good night for Roosters fans. But still a good game.

     

Saturday needs little mention. We drove from Sydney to Brisbane. All day long. Sunday was a welcome day of rest with church, naps and yummy food.

If you made it through this whole post, congrats! However, there’s one more week to come!