Sydney!

Well we're here! Arrived yesterday morning at 6:30am (Sydney time) which was about 9:30pm Wednesday night UK time. Flight was 14 hours long - not too bad as the entertainment system on Emirates is superb. I watched 145 episodes of CSI (well if felt like that anyway) and apart from the guy snoring (no not Dan) we actually managed to get some kip!
Customs at the airport wasn't such an easy thing tho - even with 'nothing to declare' it still took over an hour to get through - so it was 8:45 by the time we made it. BUT then Pen was waiting for us with her auntie and uncle, and Barb was there too! Just like being at home. She took all our luggage bar 1 case and off we toddled to Circular Quay on the train, where we proceeded to suss out the Mosman ferry. Even though it was 9am, we really fancied a beer - and fair play to them, the Aussies are serving beer at that time in the morning! Even though I got some funny looks, we managed to buy 2 tinnies which we then drank wrapped in paper bags on the ferry! Not really like us to be winos!
The sea was sparkling in the early morning Sydney light and the ferry came out of the Quay, past the bridge and the opera house, and Dan turned to me and said 'well it could be worse'! Understatement of the century!
After getting the bus from the ferry stop up to Mosman village, and the really helpful bus driver had told us which stop to get off at and drawn us a map to Ian and Lloyds house (I'm not kidding, they're so lovely these Sydneysiders) we toddled down the road and let ourselves into no 103.

OH MY GOD! What a place....we walked into the design pages of a 'House Beautiful' magazine! Noone lives in a house like this, do they? Don't they just exist in the pages of magazines or in a photographer's lens? No, apparently not. I & L have the most exquisite taste, and, a view of the bay at Balmain. Photos to follow when we can work out how to get piccies on their Mac (I'm so not mac-tastic).
So today we're at Pen & Jon's super pad in Mosman, drinking champers...I've seen the final version of the frock! AGHHHHHHH it's so beautiful! Again, pic to follow when I can suss it.
Anyway, enough is enough for the 1st blog from Sydney...just to let you know we got here OK and the jet lag isn't too bad so long as I keep drinking! (I can hear you all gasping in shock). Thinking of you all,
Li & Dan xxxxxxx
UPDATE: pics of the house!