The view from our hotel room. We watched the sunrise this morning from here. 

Sydney from the air upon arrival. (Tilt your head to the left to view - sorry!) We circled the entire harbour and had a spectacular view. The Opera House is the bright white building in the middle, the bridge just to the left, and the Olympic Village at lower right.

Our 747 at LAX, from the Qantas lounge. Best airline ever. 

December 29, 2004 - Sydney

Ha! Foolish American mortals. We advanced beings are communicating with you from the future. 16 hours in the future. Of course the price we paid was to skip right over December 27, 2004. There was one serendipitous moment over the Pacific when we crossed the equator and the international date line at the same instant. At that moment I came face-to-face with the evil Evan from the parallel dimension. He was sporting a goatee and face tatoo and the eyebrows needed a trim. Otherwise, seemed like a good guy.

We've been here exactly 24 hours - Sydney is spectacular!! The weather is perfect. Our hotel has an amazing view. We walked all around the Circular Quay of Sydney Harbour yesterday and saw the whole city. We're going to be out and about today. Travel tip: The best way to make up for 20 hour of flying is to sleep for 20 hours. Red Sox/Yankees "attire score" from the streets of Sydney: Sox 5, Yankees 5. It's still early in the game.

Can't believe the news from Indonesia. More than 5,000 miles from here in case you're wondering. It's the only thing on TV here. Tragic.