Sydney Adventures with mum and Mike

We have spent a wonderful three weeks in Sydney with mum and Mike. Its been a very special time indeed. Highlights included:

• Proudly showing off out apartment which mum and Mike loved. With its nearby ferry stop, it was a perfect base for them to explore Sydney.
• Mum and Mike's love for Manly which they visited three times. It really is the perfect spot.
• A fish and prawn barbecue feast with Eva and Brendan. We all had an idyllic swim off the rocks.
• A wine tasting evening at Eva and Brendan with Sue, a South African wine connoisseur. We got to taste some delicious Australian wines and had a great evening.
• A delicious lunch with Doug and Claudia including salt and pepper prawns (yum!)
• A relaxing and lazy picnic lunch at the botanical gardens with Colleen (who was here from the UK), Roger and Lucy, Andreas, Ingrid, Sebastion, Craig and co.
• A gorgeous swim and fish and chips at Watson's Bay
• A trip to the Blue Mountains. Unfortunately it turned out to be a cloudy day and all the beautiful scenery was covered in mist!
• A trip to Bobbin Head for a walk through the mangroves, followed by a picnic and walk at Palm Beach.
• A great walk from Bondi Beach to Coogee.
• House hunting in Neutral Bay and St Ives. We found the perfect house but we were gazumped a few days later, much to our great disappointment.
• Exploring the shops and atmosphere of "The Rocks"
• A lovely morning spent at The Farmer's Market at Piermont Bay.
• A swim and picnic at the beautiful Wattamolla Lagoon in the Royal National Park.
• A great evening meal with our friends Hamish and Gabrielle who were here from the UK.
• Mike's delight in watching all the boats and ships with his binoculars from our flat.
• Getting to sample mum's delicious cooking again including kedgeree and creme caramal.
• Kerry coming to breakfast with her friends from London.
• Looking up cricket and super 14 results for poor Mike on the internet who was able to watch almost no sport for three weeks.
• All in all, we'ved loved every minute of having mum and Mike to stay and we will miss them like crazy when they leave tomorrow.

Bobbin Head.



Palm Beach
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Fish Market..




Colleen comes to visit
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Wollamolla Lagoon (Royal National Park)
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Watson's Bay
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