Hey friends, It was sure warm today! 90 or so. We had a good day sightseeing at the Central market (think Pike's Place Market) and the South Australia museum which was huge! Our desk clerk, Tyko was from Canada, he spoke North American and totally got the whole wanting real food. He sent us to a great local restaurant, Seven Stars Hotel with families and birthdaycelebrations. The wait staff all knew our desk clerk and treated us great! We learned a hotel i...

Made it in to Oz! Here is a photo from the plane showing the Opera House and the Harbor bridge. Just checked into our hotel in Adelaide and boy is it nice! Jorgen is checking out the mini bar while i'm enjoying the comfortable beds. Long flight here. Premium economy was very nice. Lots of leg room and deluxe dining. Our flight attendent was very nice and we made it to Sydney with minimal problems. We didn't clear customs in time so we had to take a little ...

Hey Friends, We are sitting at the gate waiting for the plane to Oz. LA is such a strange airport. People are sitting in the walkways to charge their ipads! our 15 hr flight starts at 11:45 pm PST. It already seems late. KK is fading fast, she didn't get any sleep on the trip out here. i caught a little nap, so I am good! take Good Care! Kim

Well we are sitting at the days before we leave. Mom and I are really excited. This is going to be a great trip! I'm really glad we have this ability to share with you all our adventures as we go through Oz. For sure we won't be in Kansas anymore. It's a 15 hour flight from LA to Sydney. We are then hopping right over to Adelaide to start with. I just hope I packed enough stuff to do on the plane. Luckily they have movies and we packed lots of books and ...

Napa, the cat, has decided to come along on the journey! He is waiting to be packed. These last few days are chaotic and somewhat disconcerting as we prepare to travel half way around the world. But all things in life worth doing are usually a combination of terror and excitement! We will miss our animals and our family (especially Alyssa) and friends, God bless us all! Damn the torpedos, Full steam ahead! Kim