Holidays Down Under

Hello again!

Quick time traveling post to wrap up the holiday season in Australia!

We typically spend the holidays shuttling between our home in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Lake Tahoe mountains. This year we swapped skiing for surfing and rain for…. well… it still rained, but it was much warmer!

A few highlights from our Holidays in Australia:

Found Santa on the beach

Xmas Jammies appropriate for the weather!

We are suuuuper lucky to have friends living in Sydney who “adopted” us for the Holidays!  Our friends from London invited us to an Christmas Eve-Eve party hosted by one of their friends, to their family Christmas Eve dinner, and Christmas Day celebration. Traveling during the holidays can be tough for the kids but its such a great experience to see another country and cultures’ holiday traditions.  

Surprise festive bus ride back to our house on Christmas Eve

Boxing day for the Sydney to Hobart sailing race, view from North Head

New Years Eve we were back at the Bland’s House to welcome 2024 with a fantastic view of the Harbor over Rose Bay.

Traveling in style to NYE on the Ferry

New Years Eve in Sydney Harbor is absolutely the best fireworks show we have ever seen!

Now back to a whole lot more beach time before the Sydneysiders return to work and life on January 8th! We are excited for the many adventures we have planned for the School Holidays (aka “Summer Break” as we know it back in the states…).