Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from Down Under ~ by Mom and Dad

What a night! Australia sure does know how to ring in the New Year! We celebrated 2020 twice with a the small firework display at Darling Harbour which puts on an awesome firework display early for families at 9,10, and 11PM. Darling Harbour is a harbour adjacent to the city centre of Sydney. We were surprised by the amount of people there, and were second guessing our trek with the children to the Sydney Harbour fireworks which draws a over a million people. Was this safe? 

We hatched a plan should we get separated, with glow light stars, information cards, and how to identify people who can help. We started our trek at 9:30pm. We landed at Pirrama Park, a slightly raised open area with a perfect view of the Harbour. Two hours of passing time, and watching this small space fill with more and more people by the minute, it was time and definitely well worth the travel, planning, and wait. The show was spectacular! It was such a surreal experience to be here and see this in person, since we've watched Australia ring in the New Year first on television for decades. 

Happy New Year from our family to yours! 

PS: There are almost three seasons in a day over here. Most of the news coverage reads about Sydney's current heat wave but as you can see we're in sweaters, jeans, and hoods on. The morning is mild, mid day (12-5pm) is scorching hot, and last night from 9pm on was slightly windy and cool. Nothing us true Canadians couldn't handle!