So we left the UK on 17 Dec 2012 on the 13:30 flight, which was delayed by an hour leaving Gatwick, so the switch of flights in Dubai meant we were hurried through security and somehow ourselves and our bags managed to make it to Sydney ontime. Jan and Alek (Hazel's Auntie and Uncle) met us at the airport and we are now planning to stay with them for Christmas and New Year until we leave for New Zealand. They live in Bondi, so we are lucky to be close enough to the city and the beaches. Our first day was an orientation trip around Bondi Beach, Watsons Bay and Rose Bay. We took a walk up and down Bondi Beach and also found Hazel some replacement sunglasses, as she left her Raybans at home. (The ... read more