Category Archives: Australia

Another friend has come to visit us! We’re exhausting our supply of people who can visit rather early, but that means that they get to spend a fair amount of time with both of us without having to sacrifice any … Continue reading →

Ah, the Huntsman. They’re big, creepy, and fast! It turns out that most of the critters here, even the dangerous ones, are quite skittish. Huntsman are no exception. It would be much easier to catch them if they stood their … Continue reading →

We’ve been in Australia for two months now; we’ve explored beaches and forests, eaten delicious food, and experienced some of the culture. It’s been a blast! But there are a lot of little things that make living here enjoyable that … Continue reading →

About a month ago, Viive and Ian decided to go to their favorite beach, and invited us along. Avoca is around two hours north of Sydney, so they picked us up around 10:30 to drive up. On the drive, Viive told us … Continue reading →

It wasn’t particularly nice out last Friday (Sept. 21), so we decided to go to the Australian Museum. It isn’t that big, but we still didn’t have enough time to see everything. The exhibits we saw were interesting and well … Continue reading →

Last Tuesday we took a train to the Blue Mountains, a national park on a very old mountain range a couple hours outside of Sydney. The park is very large; it spans at least three stops on the train. We … Continue reading →

Well, we’ve been here for just over two weeks and it has been a whirlwind of getting settled. Adrienne has been putting up great with my desire to get settled in somewhere quickly. In the last two weeks we’ve gotten … Continue reading →

Last Saturday (the 8th) was our last day staying with Viive and Ian before moving into our own place. To celebrate, they took us out to dinner and to see some of their favorite spots around Sydney. We went to … Continue reading →

Our route to Sydney went from Detroit to Los Angles, and then on to Sydney. One of the great things about flying to the south west is that many of the planes go over the Grand Canyon. Adrienne took some … Continue reading →

I always forget just how much is involved in moving to a new place. Adrienne and I have been dealing with finding housing over the last few days. Sydney’s public transit system is still in its adolescence, and we’re still … Continue reading →