So, we landed in Oz ok. We're staying in a great little hotel in the Rocks, great location. The journey down under was alright, surprisingly. We didn't manage to get much sleep on the plane, but we did manage to get emergency exit seats for the first flight - success! We landed early Sunday morning, and cousin Christine picked us up, and then took us back to Jane's (her daughter), where we met Dave (her son), Kev (son-in-law), and little Alice (granddaughter). Despite the jetlag, we had a really good day. We went over to Woolwich harbour, where we had our first glimpse of the bridge, and a great Aussie brekkie. Later we saw the bridge and opera house close up, feeling slightly bemused at actually being in Sydney finally. Yesterday we caught the ferry over
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