We've Come To A Land Down Under

G'day! This blog is written by, Allison. Enjoy🌻 With the majority of our administrative tasks (i.e. finding a place to live, getting tax documents, setting up a bank account) are taken care of, the past few weeks have been filled with ocean-based tasks. These are very important tasks for "Sydneysiders" and include: surfing, swimming, snorkeling, evening beach walks, and watching local surf competitions. Pre-surf smiles To kick-off, Ferg took a surfing lesson at Bondi Beach (Thanks, Michael!) The lesson was successful and he's since gone out surfing independently a few times since then.  Ferg promptly went out and bought two surfboards off Facebook Marketplace. The first board turned out to be a bit too small and not the proper material for a beginner. After realizing this, Ferg found a different board. This board is taller, a 'foamie' board, very buoyant, and way more Ferg's style (reminiscent of a certain pair of shorts our austin friends might be famili

Howdy, This post will contain two parts, holiday stuff, and house stuff.  The post may look lengthy, but most of that space is pictures, you're welcome. Part I, holiday stuff For Christmas, we prepared a meal for the ages; Ham and instant mashed potatoes. We went to the beach to enjoy our picnic, which turned out to be a popular idea. The beach was crawling with Aussies doing the same thing we were! Many folks came with food, booze, and tents, a great way to spend Christmas day. Now, NYE I remember growing up in Michigan and watching the news on New Years Eve day and seeing reports talking about Sydney's NYE celebration. I remember realizing that Sydney was one of the first major cities to celebrate the New Year. How neat. Well, Allison and I got to partake in those celebrations this year. We got tickets to sit in a park with some pretty ok views. Here are a few pictures to give you an idea of what we saw. We sat in a grassy area, so naturally, we brought supplies for a charcut