Mark and Freda's Wanderings

Monday, March 22nd I finally had to admit defeat this afternoon.  My feet are killing me.  We have thoroughly walked this city.  I don’t know if there is an area we haven’t seen at least once!  We came back to the hotel and are in the executive lounge – me having a diet coke, and […]

Monday, March 22nd  FREDA:  Sunday was a great day!  We got up early again – to an absolutely gorgeous sunrise.  We rented a “cute” Audi convertible and drove out west of Sydney into the Blue Mountains.  The Blue Mountains are about 75 miles west of Sydney.  It is a combination of canyons and a rainforest that […]

Saturday, March 20, 2010 What can I say but the weather is fantastic!  The sky is as blue as you’ve ever seen it, it’s about 82°, and there is a nice breeze.  We walked and walked and walked and walked today.  Both of us were up very early – showered and dressed, ready to go […]

Friday, March 19th  I can’t believe we’re still awake.  It’s going to take us a couple of days to stop saying “it’s ____ o’clock at home.”  Oh well, one more time – it’s 7:15 pm here on Friday and 3:15 am on Friday Baton Rouge time.    We left LA at midnight Thursday night.  We […]

It’s March 17th – our travel day to Australia!  It’s hard to believe we’re finally going.  It seems like we’ve been planning this trip for years – in our minds and in actuality.  Most of you know that my motto is “I live to leave!”  But right now the hardest part is leaving “the girls,” […]