Last shots of Sydney...

I just had a few remaining shots of Sydney flagged in iPhoto, so I've edited them and popped them into this quick post to share.

One clear memory I have of our last weeks in Sydney is rain. Rain, rain, rain, some wind and then more rain. So I could hardly NOT have any rain-related shots, could I?

Our newly acquired mini-olympic-sized swimming pool/baby bath tub/emergency water supply/drogue/PITA :-)

...and of course, what goes in, must come out...

Taking due precaution against howling gales...

Our time in Sydney was also filled with lots of last-minute tasks, like changing the port of origin on Lucey Blue's transom. We said 'adios' to Leesburg Virginia (a past port of origin for Lucey Blue) with my hairdryer (talk about heart palpitations - using a hairdryer in a dinghy on the harbour - I was very pleased when that job was done).

...and bonjour to Sydney!

...and putting our name on our bows in order to satisfy the requirements for registration...

We had some left-over vinyl lettering, so I decided to decorate the life rings too (see, you can take the girl out of the craft room, but you can't take the craft-room out of the girl ;-)...

It wasn't all work though. The kids enjoyed hours of playing lego on the marina pontoon...

Talking to each other...

Lounging about...in true, first-class passenger form

...and I enjoyed watching the sun go down over Middle Harbour (once the rain finally cleared)!

In the end though, we weren't sad to say sayonara to some Sydney skyline pollution.

Thanks also for all your comments and emails. It means a lot to know that family, friends and fellow bloggers are thinking of us, and I will reply to your messages as soon as I can get the baby back to sleep ;-).