Sydney Recap!

Hi Guys!

Sorry I have not been updating you more frequently! We have been so busy and its expensive to use the Internet!
Sydney was amazing!!! We couldn't have asked for a better hostel. Its location was surrounded by all the major attractions and beaches. Taylor and I met some great friends from all over the world. Our favorite guys were from Germany. We won the Bar Olympics with them and shared an $100 bar tab. Go USA!
The local beaches were beautiful and the people were so friendly. We made friends with some locals and they also took us around. We went to the Sydney Music Festival with them and caught a famous African band. It was a free show in the heart of the city with thousands of people....very memorable! They also took us to some less populated beaches, hikes, restaurants, etc. It was great seeing Sydney from the local and tourist point of view. After about a week in the city, we moved to Manly beach. We decided it would be nice to move out of the city and into a low key beach town. Manly is the locals favorite beach. Its not as touristy as Bondai. We had some amazing sea food there!!!
Here's a list of their popular foods:
Examples:
Kebabs (pronounced KBOB)
Waffle/Pancake stands (everywhere at all times of the day!)
Tomato Sauce (ketchup...but tastes a little sweeter)
AMAZING THAI FOOD!!
Kangaroo Burgers
Goon ( cheap boxed wine)

It's been such a great trip so far! We arrived in NZ at 4am yesterday (plane delays again). We caught a live band from Canada last night, which was a lot of fun. We have already set up our bank accounts,work IDs, and cell phones! Tomorrow we are headed up to the Bay of Islands to kayak with dolphins and snorkel. We are staying in a lodge 10ft from the beach!! Everything is a lot cheaper in NZ, which makes it easier to experience more. We are going to be up there for about 4 days, then we'll head back to Auckland to start the Kiwi Experience!

My time is running out! Love you!!