Last train, Gelato and Goodbyes

The train ride to Circular Quay was bright. I don't know why they have the lights on. You can't see anything outside of the train car.

Outside of that, the ride was quick.

We made it back to Circular Quay and asked the parentals if they wanted to meet for gelato but they declined the offer. They ate at a Brazilian steakhouse for dinner so I'm sure they are stuffed to the brim with their wagyu and other delectable foods.

Erik and I went to get gelato instead. I had one scoop of Venetian coffee and one scoop of espresso on a cone. Yummmmm. I love coffee ice creams. The lady serving the food asked if I didn't want to sleep tonight haha. Erik got the Dubai chocolate and the gianduia cremino in a cone. Seriously good gelato!

We sat down on a short wall at the wharf while we ate the gelato since it was melting almost immediately.

Then we wobbled our way to the Marriott to meet the parentals. Dad came down to escort us up in the elevator. You need a key to go to different floors. Once inside we shared stories of our day's adventures. Dad and Smom went to the wildlife Sydney zoo and the aquarium. They both sounded like a great time.

Dad has a shared drive that he will add his photos to and then I'll add mine to them.

I am very grateful to have spent this time with both Dad and Smom. Dad retiring is a huge accomplishment.. granted he has retired from jobs a few times. Man is collecting pensions at this point 😂 it is still a big deal to retire and all I could ask for is for him to find something to retire to (that is not a job). Find some hobbies and spend these well deserved retired years doing things that make him happy. Continue to see the world. Travel. Eat the foods. Explore. Do all the things that you couldn't do because you were working. Life is too short to not do what you want to do. I really am happy to spend as much time with my dad as I can. I have two favorite men in my life and he is one of them. Spending time with Smom is always a good time. She is a great compliment to my Dad. She is fun and we have so much in common. I love getting to know her even more and getting to know her relationship with my dad even more. For instance, I didn't realize every Friday night was movie date night for them..how fun!

I'm not just saying all this because they read these posts 😆 I mean it all!

Safe travels back to California! Thanks for asking us to tag along on this Trans-Pacific adventure with you. Sharing your world with you makes ours that much sweeter.

Love you both!

Erik and I are back at our Airbnb. He is quite the grumpy grouch right now. His sickness is worse in the morning and in the evening. I had it too not too long ago so I can empathize real well. Hopefully some sleepy meds and some NyQuil will do the trick for him.

Time to lay out our plan for tomorrow. We want to do the zoo and a museum and maybe we can squeeze the aquarium in there, also.Read more