Carpe Dium

Hey Gang,
I am just back from my Easter break. I needed to come back to Adelaide so I could have a rest. I have a full photo card so you will have to be patient, the photos will come but I thought I would tell you about my latest adventures in the land down under. I had the pleasure of the company of my dear friend Shelly Pye, her mom Shirley and her son Brian for the last little while. We flew off to Sydney together. We did the town. Sydney is a beautiful vibrant City. We stayed right downtown in Wooloomooloo. We were within walking distance of the Opera House, the Botanic Gardens, the Art Gallery, the Gallery of Contemporary Art and the Cirrcular Quay. We went sight seeing and shopping-I had a hard time keeping up with Shirley. We spent a day at the Toranga Zoo which is an incredible zoo but I wanted to set the aninimals free. We also made the trek to Darlington Harbour and went to the Aquarium-that was facinating. I saw Dugongs and Sharks of all kinds. We even managed a day trip to the Blue Mountains where I was scared to death looking out over some ledge-you may not be able to see the fear in my face in the pictures but then again maybe you will.LOL. I did go in the sky car to see the Three Sisters and went up a train on the worlds steepest incline. Yes I was having some fun. Heck you only live once. We also discovered Harry's Peas and Pie stand near the harbour. This is THE place to go after a night on the town. There were long line ups of very happy Aussi's waiting for pies and peas. We decided we had to try them too. I had a Tiger Pie-pastry with curried beef, topped with a layer of mashed potatoes, then a layer of mashed peas with an indent filled with gravy. Yummy. Shelley had the chicken pie, topped with chili-well she had hers on the side but I understand it was yummy. I said fare thee well to my friends very early Friday morning as they headed off to the airport for the long journey home. Thanks so much guys, I was great to see you. I then went off to Bondi beach with my new friend Katie and 2 year old Jessica. We watched the beach patrol rescue some silly man who was swimming outside of the flags and got into trouble. The surf there is amazing- I guess that is why it is so popular. We had lunch at a great club-I think it was like a legion. Everyone had to sign in at the desk. Then we went into the eating area-what a beautiful view of the ocean. I was introduced to another popular Aussie dish-wedge fries and sour cream and sweet chili sauce. MMMmm. I also tried a midi of beer-Blue Toungue Beer. Mild, cold and refreshing on a hot day. I may learn to like beer afterall. Katie gave me a driving tour of Sydney and then dropped me off at the airport where I headed off for the next part of my adventure-Tassie. That's right I was going to Hobart Tasmania! Stay tuned for the next part of my adventure. Term 2 has started at school and my little possums were happy to see me and tell me of their holiday adventures. I found a copy of the Three Kangaroo's Gruff on my trip-I could not resist. Might be time for a drama unit.
Time for this teacher to hit the books so until next time take care,
G'Day eh!
hugs,
Bern