It's only a few days until Christmas. Given that we don't have the "usual rush" of shopping, baking, etc., plus the fact that its warmer than we are accustomed to, make it harder for us to get fully into "the spirit". However that isn't from lack of trying on the part of Australians. They love Christmas and there are many decorations and wonderful Christmas light displays. We've added a few photos to a Christmas album so have a look. We'll update it with more as ...

Greetings from Down Under! We have recovered well after the long flight from Vancouver to Sydney. The sunshine, the walk along the beach and Denise's hospitality all helped. We wasted no time getting to know the place as we toured Central Sydney yesterday and loved it. Today we enjoyed lunch with Denise's family and then toured the Royal National Park. Both were lovely.