Happy Days Part 1

well, two weeks and some 350 photo's later we are back from our 2nd out of 3 holidays in the year of holidays. we spent a week in sydney, of which by the end of, i was completely exhausted and just beside myself with joy at the idea of a week sunning myself in port douglas.

we stayed with my sis for the first few days until mr and mrs ferret arrived on the monday morning. again, the notion that ferret is completely and utterly USELESS at planning an event of any kind solidified in my mind on sunday evening. i thought i might just quickly check whether their flight was on time, turns out ferret doesn't have the flight number or the time of arrival. in all the six months of planning the trip with his parents he did vaguely remember something about them flying emirates. at this point he did what we would all do in such a crisis, and went to the pub for a few drinks with the boys. after threatening him with death, he managed to get hold of one of his sisters and slurred the details to me from the pub.

action shot of the taterman (in his swedish football shirt!)

just one of the girlies on the sideline sipping babychino.

just another shopping mall? let's zoom in a little shall we...?

that's right; while we are looking after her kids my sis is lurking behind the plastic plants trying to sneak in a quick milkshake...

when booking our apartment, i specifically requested a lower level as mrs ferret and i are petrified of heights. happy we got a penthouse with a spectacular view but not so happy being on the 14th floor or the entrance to the apartment being something of a suspension bridge.

one of just a couple of nights on the beers.

his favourite uncle ferret and auntie loggie took tate to tooronga zoo for the day.

obviously not real but he was terrified of them all the same.

mutton dressed as lamb? ferret dressed as penguin?

on our way for dinner for lin's (mrs ferret/grandma ferret) 60th birthday we caught a water taxi. at this point they had been in a plane, a taxi, a monorail, a ferry and a water taxi.

our gracious hosts.

rabbit and weasel.

mrs ferret.

dinner at café sydney.