... and NO, "Two Big Queens" does NOT refer to our wonderful new friends Brian and Rob... but the two British cruise ships, the Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Queen Mary 2, silly! Both ships were docked in Sydney simultaneously last week, causing a massive traffic jam downtown as thousands of people rushed towards the harbour to catch a glimpse... Thankfully, we were able to walk from our flat to get an up close view of these truly enormous cruise liners... They are both on their way to Hong Kong, also traveling around the world... I realise that a few people are getting pretty damn sick of this tired comparison, but once again, I am reminded of life in California: I loved watching the enormous boats from my kitchen window in Hillcrest as they docked in San Diego bay...
Also very reminiscent of Southern Cali, is legendary Bondi Beach, which is just as famous for it's fantastic surfing as it is the breathtaking lifeguards! We took a city bus to Bondi from our flat downtown, an although it didn't seem to be very far on the map, it took over an hour to finally arrive... The long haul was worth it however, largely for the views but also for the extra-large glass of carrot and ginger juice that was my reward... Yum!
We've been spending more and more time with friends, which has been fantastic and filled a bit of the seemingly endless amount of time I have on my hands... We actually met our new friends Brian and Rob during our resort holiday in Queensland: they were both on our snorkeling tour of the Great Barrier Reef! We exchanged phone numbers at the time, as they live in Sydney, and we've stayed in touch since arriving here... We met once last month for drinks on Oxford Street, and just last week, they invited us over for a barbeque and a swim in their fabulous backyard pool; we ended up staying up late laughing our heads off over the Kath and Kim movie (YES, the Kath and Kim MOVIE... I didn't even know it existed!) and ended up crashing out in their guest room for the night... We made plans to hang out again for the Mardi Gras parade on Saturday... Brian is originally from Seattle and moved to Australia over 10 years ago... They are a great source of information about the immigration process for gay couples, having been through it all here!
Just this morning, we met Paul's amazing buddy Bruce for a late breakfast, as he is in town for the weekend from Melbourne... Bruce is the coolest guy and such a good friend to Paul: in an indirect way, he is a large part of the reason we decided to come to Australia in the first place!
I am getting SO EXCITED about the Asian portion of our travels to begin... leaving for Hong Kong in just over 2 weeks! I can't believe that our Australia holiday is almost over, but I am also ready to get on with the trip... so much more to see! x More soon! Jason
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