Day Two: Friday

Woke up at what we thought was 6am, turns out the clock in our flat was not reset after daylight savings and it was actually 5am. Getting up that early on my own was something new. We soon figured out the time and Harper and I went back to bed. It is funny, but what Jeremy was feeling yesterday, the dizziness and “off kilter-ness” I now understood. I felt like I had just gotten off a rollercoaster or a long boat ride. It is as if my center of gravity is completely off track. It must be the gravitational pull of being on the other side of the planet, but who knows. At least we are not jetlagged and Harper has adjusted beautifully. We almost have her back on her old schedule!

I hate that I don’t have Internet access yet, but very happy that the adapters that I purchased before our trip our working on our laptops as I would have gone a little more bonkers not being able to access photos and write. I feel almost naked without my Iphone. I feel like my connection to the outside world has been amputated. Kind of like when we go on vacation and purposefully leave our phones at home. Only, it’s a permanent vacation! Hopefully the phone and Internet issues will be solved soon.

A few photos of our flat....

Hallway looking from the lounge to the front door, aka Harpers runway

kitchen

kitchen

Harper's room, we moved one of the beds to the study to make room for her crib

Around 10am, Jeremy’s dear friend Tommy came over and picked up the Grace family for a little adventure. We loaded up Harper in her car seat and I went to the wrong side of the car to get into the passenger front seat! I have a feeling that is going to be happening for a while. When Tommy started driving I got a little carsick from the “off” felling of being on the left side of the car with no wheel in front of me. I can’t even begin to tell you how weird it was driving on the other side of the road! They have the oddest street lines here. That is going to have to be an entry on its own.

Tommy drove us around Bondi, Bronte, Coogee, Clovelly and then drove through Centennial Park and caught a glimpse of the Harbor Bridge. Jeremy saw the Sydney Opera House but I missed it. We stopped at Bronte Beach and had a lovely brunch at a café right across the street from the ocean and watched surfers on the huge waves due to the inclement weather we experienced today. I had a wonderful Eggs Benedict served with organic eggs so the center yolks were orange, a little shock for me as I have never seen that before, and it was served with a small salad. Jeremy had an ABC omelet (avocado, bacon and cheese) and it came with “brown” bread (wheat) and the omelet was served on top of the toast. When the set it down Jeremy asked where his toast was, yep we are defiantly not from here. The lattes were wonderful and my tea just great. Side note; the lattes are served in glasses like water would be served in.

We really wish Tommy didn’t work away from Sydney so much so we could see him more. His diary for the next few months is so booked we probably won’t be able to make it out to his home for a barbeque until June. Tommy is a stand-up comedian if I haven’t mentioned that before. We are waiting to hear him on a weekly radio show he does. He said that is going to give us a little “shout out.” Will update on that later.

Well it’s 4:30pm and we are still waiting for our 7 bags that American Airlines lost…..

5pm Sydney time, our bags are finally here! Never been so happy to see so much luggage. Jeremy is unpacking as I type. Tommy’s show just started so off to listen!

Tommy just mentioned us “On Air!” Pretty cool since we have only been here 24 hours and we are being announced by a celebrity J