The Wheels on the Bus. . .

One of the kids' favorite discoveries thus far has been public transportation.  They absolutely love it - Zachary in particular.  And it doesn't hurt that the drivers/conductors/captains have been so indulgent, giving him the best seat, letting him ride longer than our tickets should allow and even letting him sit in the driver's seat. 

Today, we rode two ferries, two trains and two buses.  And that was all before noon.  It has been wonderful to be within walking distance to the ferry and to have the option of hopping on the bus  if we don't want to walk back up to our apartment when we get back to the wharf.  We can also see all the comings and goings in the harbor from our living room window, which has provided hours of entertainment for Zachary.  He has decided that "Alexander" is his favorite ferry (it is the biggest!) and he loves to watch for it to go by on its way to Manly.  He even spied a container ship coming into the harbor on Monday and insisted that it was carrying his race car bed on it.  And would you believe that we got an email that day saying our sea freight had just arrived in port?  Now if only our things could sail through customs/quarantine and we could move into our long-term rental sooner than expected (9/23).  But I guess I should just enjoy this time in limbo - when our possessions are minimal, our "to do" list is short and a world of new possibilities is just outside our window. . .