In December Bri's family had been feeding and sheltering and entertaining and providing us with competition in Ticket to Ride for a month or so, and so mid-month we hit the road again.
We said tearful goodbyes to Bri's dad and Bryce, then drove down to Albuquerque, New Mexico to rendezvous with Bri's mom, sister Lindsay, bro-in-law Andrew, and nephews Riley and Tanner. Tanner had just been born so it was good to meet him and see how much Riley had grown.
 |
| Bri and Tanner (and Riley minus head) |
The next day we drove to Las Vegas (via Hoover Dam) with Bri's mom and hit the town. The lights shouted at our eyes, everything was bright, bustling, over-the-top, plastic-y and awesome. We had dinner at the Excalibur buffet and saw the fountain at the Bellagio dancing to first "Time to Say Goodbye" (Andrea Bocelli) and then the Messiah Chorus.
 |
| Hoover Dam |
Bellagio
 |
| Bellagio fountain |
The next day we picked up a rental car, had breakfast and conversation about the ratpack, said tearful goodbyes to Bri's mom, and headed across the Mojave desert to LA.
In LA we went for a walk on Venice beach, stayed at a hostel/hotel that felt more hostel than hotel, then the next morning flew to Hawaii, where the sushi is expensive.
Morning after that we flew back to Sydney, Australia, where the temperature probably hasn't been below 76 Fahrenheit since we've been here.
 |
| Brianna at the airport in Oahu. She likes murals. |
Bri's started school again, Dan's working at the uni library and waiting for school to start, and we've been looking for a place to live. We've also been going to the beach quite a bit and the other week went on a walk through the bush from Manly to Clontarf beach.
 |
| One of about 20 lizards we met between Manly and Clontarf |
 |
| L to R: North Head, Dan, Bri, South Head |
 |
| Benji's holidays |
No comments:
Post a Comment