Sydney Opera House patio - a stunning Sydney sight

BACK ON TERRA FIRMA IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE!

Sydney's famous Harbour Bridge as seen from our veranda Of the Sydney Opera House patio.  What a glorious work of art!

STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS

PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER

Picnic in the wind at Sydney Opera House with new friends from Melbourne.

WHAT A glorious entry into Sydney Harbour at dawn this morning...... we are so excited, we are reprising our bridge climb!

Just had a picnic in the wind at Sydney Opera House patio....made new friends who live in Melbourne, where we'll be in a couple days.

Loved New Zealand and the wonders of the fiords.  Saw many dolphin, whales, penguins and the flightless parrot, who was nearly wiped out after the Europeans introduced predators (there were none, in Maori times!) But the kiwi is on the comeback trail.

We hope you are upright and enjoying life, wherever on this glorious planet you might be.

An architectural wonder:  Sydney Opera House represents the sea, with its billowing "sail" motif.  Dame Joan Sutherland, Australian born, and a beloved singer, inspired the name of one of the building's many theaters.

COMING SOON: We're reading from "Lilian's Last Dance" in Melbourne, and will be hawking the novel in other Aussie towns large and small.....

Our new "Down Under" friends are fascinated by the west and the part a fellow

Aussie plays in the drama. Next up, the many actresses who played in "Annie Get Your Gun." Explore, learn, live and remember "carpe diem"!  Soon: The Sydney Opera House and its controversial beginnings. Join us Wednesdays and weekends at: www.whereiscookie.com