Cruisin' with the Chaplain

Sydneysiders love to shop. Here in a major department store, David Jones, all is ready for Spring (see hats) and Christmas (see tree)!
Who knew Sydney has a monorail? We took it to do some bargain shopping (of course) at Paddy’s Market (that’s the big brick building in the background).
The QVB, the Queen Victoria Building, full of high end stores, wealthy shoppers and gawking tourists.
We splurged on High Tea atop the QVB – Hästa ate it all!

We spent Friday on a great tour to the Blue Mountains outside of the city. These Eastern Gray Kangaroos are in the wild, not in a zoo. One even had a “Joey” in her pouch!
That rock we are on is called King’s Table. The Blue Mountains are full of Eucalyptus trees and the oil they emit in the sunlight gives the mountains their blue color.
This cable car took us down to a rainforest at the Three Sisters rock formation and after a short walk we rode back up on the world’s steepest incline railway.
We are thinking of everyone back home and all of the Church Fair preparations. Have fun! We miss you!

We are in Sydney, Australia! I can’t believe it. We’re staying a short walk from the famous Sydney Opera House…
….and Circular Quay, the heart of the Harbor City.

Wonder of wonders – the next morning the weather cleared and here is Mt. Cook, the tallest in NZ at 12,300 feet.
And, as we prepare to leave this amazing country…one final sheep shot.

I’ve seen so many sheep I’m sprouting horns! Plus, I’ve pick up a Kiwi man! Our final stay in NZ is on a farm B & B – with sheep grazing right up to our door! I Love it!
This is Lake Pukaki – the bright turquoise color is from glacial melt. The highest mountain in NZ, Mt. Cook, is in clouds and can’t be seen today. Too bad, because we were told our room has a great view of it! Maybe in the morning.
We fly to Sydney tomorrow (Thursday). It may be a few days before we can post again.