So flights from California land in Sydney at ~6am, and the theory is that the best way to get over jet-lag is to stay awake and active all day. So we made sure Ingrid stayed active all day. Really active.
The first stop was Bondi beach. Sydney had come through with some beautiful weather for her arrival (which was fortunately just before the airport was shut down due to the Chilean volcano ash). And there’s supposed to be a really good whale migration this year, so we were hoping to see some whales. Sure enough – we had barely stepped out of the car before we saw several whales swimming along – probably humpbacks.
Somewhere in the background are whales
We did the cliff walk between Tamarama and Bondi beaches, watching whales and some intrepid surfers. We stopped by a beach-side café to get some tea and coffee (to warm us up) and decided since we were there we should get some fig toast and corn fritters with bacon, poached eggs and lime yogurt. And of course, we enjoyed the sunshine.
Next stop was home, to show Ingrid where she’d be hanging out for the next month (and so she could shower! :)
And then we were off again. We took the ferry down the Parramatta River to Circular Quay (which is pronounced “key,” as Ingrid now knows quite well after an extensive conversation among some tourists in front of us). We got some gelato and walked around the Opera House. Then we headed into the Botanic Gardens on a mission to have Ingrid mobbed by birds.
She seemed to be OK with it. We also found mammal #1 – flying fox (the largest bats in the world).
We grabbed a fast bite and then went to hear Jane Goodall speak about her life as a biologist – could you ask for a better start to a biology internship? And Ingrid even managed to stay awake through the whole talk – take that jet lag! We didn’t have a book, so Ingrid got a t-shirt autographed by Jane.
I think we finally got Ingrid to bed at ~11:30pm. So 20+ hrs of travel followed by a full-on 17 hr day – welcome to Australia, Ingrid!!
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