We left our beautiful beach at Aitutaki on Friday 20th at 16.00 and 8 hours flying time later (+10 hours waiting for planes) arrived in Sydney on Sunday 22nd at 10.00!
We spent Friday evening in the bar - Trader Jacks in Rarotonga. For the first time on this trip there was a live group and they played one rocknroll track which we jived to and no-one else did. But it was a pleasant evening watching the beautiful people. No locals actually and I was a bit worried about the blokes with flowers in their hair, but it didn't seem that out of place on this island.
I don't think I did justice to Aitutaki in the last post. We really liked the place. The feeling of heat and just being able to go and sit in the sea if it got too hot. Everyone being so relaxed and pleasant was really good. I don't think we will stay in a tree house again. We shared it with geckos, and have been well bitten by mossies and don't know what on our legs and feet and even in places we didn't know we had. But worst was lack of water. Washing really meant going for a swim. But we have not had stomach problems and Adi and Michelle, the big hat and T shirt has meant I have not been sun burnt! The hat cost $5 in Wellington and will probably not come back. I've always used your rash vest Adrian for swimming- really good.
The best thing about Sydney is we feel clean again! Having a good time here. Explored the maritime museum, learnt about how Oz was first claimed by Portugese, then Spanish then us and then we shipped convicts here, then thought it was a good place to be so settled here. Went to Bondi beach but was unimpressed. Big waves but short runs - not much fun. And two people were seriously injured by a great white here just last week.
Big day today. Three hour walking tour - very interesting. Climbed one of the towers of the bridge and discovered how it was built. Then toured the opera house and discovered how that was built. Did anyone else think the shape was to limit echos and allow clean sound? Apparently not. There is one theatre in each sail and two underneath making 8 theatres in all. They are seperate buildings inside the sails.
Running out of time. Back soon.
Oh my God! A friend of a friend pulled a surfer out of bondi beach after a shark attack. Don't worry about it, just remember to hit them on the nose like in Jaws.
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