Sydney – Through the Interface

As we’d extended our stay in New Zealand, we knew we only had one day to enjoy the fine city of Sydney. The flight from Queenstown was fairly short (3.5 hours) but really pretty: both the take-off and the landing were spectacular.

On arrival we were happy – given the fact we’re 5 people with quite a few bags – to be able to get an UberXL from the airport to our Airbnb in Glebe. It took some work to find the car – the Uber app does a horrible job of suggesting a workable pick-up spot at Sydney airport, and I’m sure the local airport authority doesn’t help – but after a few misteps with levels and locations we eventually got there.

Arriving in Glebe, it was nice to see our home for two nights ready for Halloween!

Ready for Halloween

Anticipating this night, we’d picked up costumes already in Auckland. My son, Zephyr, thought it would be fun to go as me. I’m still not quite sure how I feel about that.

Kean and mini-Kean

We were sharing a house with the owner and her family, so had the chance to Trick or…

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