A Touch Of Tyrell

This morning started out much like the last...we went to The Rocks again. There was this man that made art work out of spray paint. He was incredible.... Then we made our way over to the Sydney Tower. We passed by an alley with tons of bird cages. It loured us in... and I found a 20 cent coin on the way. There weren't any birds in the cages but there were bird noises being played on speakers. Weird We made our way through some shops and past a really cool building. Up in the tower you could see the most incredible views. Darling Harbor down below Because of the black tent dress incident I was afraid of wearing a dress again. I decided to hold my dress at the bottom (when taking a picture) but then it just looked like I was picking out a wedgie! After the Sydney Tower we went to the bus station to make our way to Bondi Beach. For some reason, even though St Patricks Day was Wednesday, there was a gigantic celebration of green and beer that filled the city. We finally caught the bus...

Just a couple of blocks up from the hotel, under the harbor bridge, there were tons of shops and vendors....called The Rocks. We went to check it out. After we were loaded up on fun and souvenirs, we walked about 15 blocks to Darling Harbor.... in the Hot Hot sun. We spent the day at the Aquarium and zoo. Pretty weird how they look a little human-ish One of the biggest alligators in the world! By the end of the day we were toast. We took a taxi back to the hotel because our flip flops wouldn't flip us one more step Our District Manager took us all out for dinner and there was a wedding dinner at the same restaurant so we got to see some fireworks over the harbor. Sydney is a magical place! *P.S. I just noticed that I was spelling Opera... Oprah.

"All I want to do is go to the beach." "Well then lets go" The 4 or us make it to Circular Quay Wharf and buy tickets to ride the ferry to Manly. On the ride there Jake dipped me in the sunscreen bucket. The view leaving Circular Quay Wharf was awesome. You can see how the Opera House is separate buildings. About 30 minutes later we were there. Everything was Manly. Manly Wharf. Manly Yacht Club. Manly everything. We walked through the cute shops and then...BAM....there was the beach. Amber and I settle on the beach while the boys go hunt down surf boards. It had been 3 1/2 years since the first time we tried surfing... I think he did pretty good. I filled my Ginger Beer bottle full of Manly sand to bring home. We stopped by some of the shops on the way back to the ferry and I got a Manly shirt! This whole trip we had been lugging around a big blue Columbia water bottle. It had saved us a couple of times. We had just refilled it and went into a grocery store to pick...

You can't complain when you wake up to a view like this! . . Being the first day in Sydney, our district had planned some activities for us to do. We were all to board this tiny bus and drive for 3 hours to Port Stevens. No one knew that the bus ride was going to be 3 hours. This bus only allowed 21 passengers.....and we had 21 passengers. We were getting passed by semi trucks going up hill. It was madness. We finally arrived. We were at the sand dunes. . . It was beautiful. It was hot. . We all picked up a board and they taught us how to sand surf. On our bums. After everyone went down the hill, our guys asked if they could go on their feet. There were a lot of other tourists that day and apparently you are supposed to surf sitting down, but our guide took us to a more secluded hill. . Some people crashed so hard! I went down a few times (sitting down) but the hike back up left me sore for 2 days! The guide joked that I was "riding doubles"! . . We weren't able to st...