Sydney

We made it to Australia!
In Hawaii we were able to walk on some muddy beaches and left before the sunrise.
We sat beside a musician who talked about 4 out of the 10 hour flight. We did learn how to climb a palm tree with only a sarong, which coconuts to eat, and how fasting can cure stomach bugs. We did think there was a law that you must feed someone on such a long flight, but in fact it is only polite.
Once in Sydney we had a delicious dinner (complete with chocolate milkshakes) cooked by the family, and answered such vital questions as “If in America they drive on the other side of the road, does that mean they also write with their left hand?”.
The next day (Sunday) we skipped breakfast and snuck out early to avoid waking anyone up, later learning they had all been up for around an hour. We wandered through the powerhouse museum which was fascinating, although one of us went through the steam section four times while the other slept on a bench. We watched the sun set over the Opera house and the Sydney Harbour bridge before retiring to another fantastic dinner. I learned Dad really was not lying when an Emu stole his Birthday cake when he was 12.
The next Day we made it to the Canberra botanic gardens to an excellent tour by an ex-employee. We learned all about each different type of small brown bird and witnessed a few bird fights. After a hamburger lunch with “American Cheese” that really was just Cheez wiz, we headed back to my Dads hometown.