"Never Go On Trips With Anyone You Do Not Love"

This is it.  Wow.  We're all packed up to go and of course Arra has chosen today to be the day she sleeps past 6.  We'll have to wake her soon to go catch the plane.  Our last few days in Australia have been spent in Manly.  We have a beautiful condo on the ocean and have been unwinding with walks on the beach, playing in the sand and swimming in the ocean.  I guess we're boring now, but some of my most favourite nights have been these last few, where we actually get Arra to bed at a decent time, then we stay up drinking wine, playing cards or reading and listening to the ocean.  Cody has been a bit more adventurous than I have while we've been here.  He's gone surfing and spent one afternoon diving with giant sea turtles, queen sized mattress rays and 3.5+ meter sharks (while supervised by aquarium staff, at least).  Manly was an amazing last stop for us and a wonderful wrap up to this trip of a lifetime.  We are so lucky to have been able to take a trip like this and I feel particularly fortunate to have shared this with Cody and Arra and some of my closest friends.

Eggs Benedict on the balcony of our place in Manly.  No big deal.

Chillin on the beach with my girl.

Cody swimming with sharks.  Eeek!