Suddenly Sydney

We have had 4 productive and fun days in Sydney. We have done some touring and prepping for the big road trip.


We took in some great views of the Opera House.














And Harbour Bridge










We went to the Museum of Contemporary Art.


And have spent quality time with our Sydney friends and amazing hosts, Sarah and Mike (not pictured).



We also relaxed on the beach and hung out with some very tame wildlife.


But perhaps most importantly we have purchased our car for the big road trip.
We met some interesting used car salesman and ended up buying this beaut from Pablo, who gave us some good lines about wanting to help out American travelers. It is a Holden Commodore which is an Australian made station wagon and has room for us to put a mattress in the back for impromptu camping.

We are heading out on Monday, that will be Sunday for those of you back home. Wish us luck!

For Reals

This is it! We are packed and ready. We had to make some tough choices in the packing department, my favorite pants are staying behind and David said good bye to his sports coats to make room for camping gear and t-shirts.

We head to the airport in a few hours, right after a nice home cooked meal of chicken and dumplings (my favorite) to send us off.

Next post will be from the southern hemisphere!

She'll Be Apples

Welcome to our blog. It will track our 3 month adventure in Australia. We named it She'll Be Apples after an Australia phrase meaning, "it'll be all right." Hopefully, that will be our motto as we bushwack our way through Oz.

Our trip is just two weeks away and all the pieces are finally starting to fall into place. Our sublet is set, our cat sitter is ready, and we have secured our first work exchange gig at a kangaroo orphanage! Check back for more updates.

We now have another gig at a small family owned winery in the Hamilton area. This is getting really exciting!