So the story begins...

Sydney, Australia

We set off with 5 suitcases, 4 carry-ons, 2 scooters and Frog.  I think I may have to rethink the luggage situation, I keep thinking about those 120 steps in Positano.  The excitement has been brewing for several days, now after 3 years our dreams are a reality.

We have 24 hours in Sydney to see some of the sites, eat, sleep and refresh before the 9 hour flight to Hawaii.  We were blessed to being staying with our gracious hosts Fran and Emma.  Fran and Tony went to school together, so there were a few stories about the boys...we will leave it at that.  Our plan for the next day was to hop on the ferry and see the view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House and a few other sites which are stunning from the water.  Fran squashed that idea, as there was no need to go on the ferry with the plebs, he was more than happy to take the morning off work and take us out on their private boat.  Away we went and after fuelling we were off to see the Bridge, Opera House, the prison, for those convicts that were sent over from the U.K., this is a small island located within the Harbour.  We saw the original site where people were held for quarantine, this was an eerie site as I could somehow visualise those people wandering the vast green lawns whether they were healthy or sick, while some had already met their demise.  I was left to ponder those thoughts as we headed for 'The Heads' to see if we could spot any whales.  We followed the tour boats out to the vast open waters of the Tasmen Sea, but were unlucky to have a siting.  That would have been too much to ask for after our already sensational morning on the water.  After an impromptu stop for a coffee, we hit the water again to be dropped at a nearby marina featuring many launches oozing character, sexiness and wealth. We were informed that this is nothing compared to what we will see in the South of France.

Bondi Beach was the next stop for a bit of sand play and lunch.  We finished off with walking through The Rocks and across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, another extraordinary view of the Opera House.  So after 6 hours we felt we packed enough in and on we continued with our journey. See you in Hawaii!

I have since learnt that I am not able to upload our photos to this site from an iPad, I would have to be on a computer. Plan B will be photos on Facebook.