Bushwalking
Today we went, in the rain, to the Blue Mountains and after plying with coffee and gentle persuasion, Emma and Bella agreed to visit the depths of Empress Canyon. A much more meaningful Blue Mountains experience than sight-seeing the famed 'Three Sisters' They were very brave! The
Visitors
Matt and Stephanie Barlow came to dinner with their daughters Jenna--just returned from working in London and Ally--just returned from working in Cambodia. Mary cooked a tart with a special base--so special that it could not be cut even with a serrated steel blade. Matt and I
Kayaking
Today we kayaked to Maianbar -the café there. For friends and family of Bella and Emma, I should point out that they are now fully trained in loading kayaks on and off cars and setting up for a kayak trip! Well done girls. On the way back from the café
Visitors
Yesterday we visited Mary's favourite National Park site--Wattamolla, with Bella and Emma. Before we set off, Bella managed to catch a picture one of the Wattle birds that I feed at the front door, in full flight. The park is the oldest legislated National Park in the
Kayaking
A visit to Captain Cook's Landing place at Kurnell--the National Park. The next day (today) we made an evening visit to Swallow Rock at Grays point to teach kayaking and paddle-boarding. Both girls (really nervous!) did really well --never fell off or overturned, in spite of
Visitors
Two girls arrived from Sydney yesterday, looking forward to some 'non-hostel' accommodation by the sea. Bella has a distant cousin relationship to me and Emma is her friend. Here they arrive at Caringbah -looking relieved to have found the right station! We plan to teach them kayaking,
Bushwalking
In bright sunny weather we set off from Kurnell -Solander Point (birthplace of modern Australia) and walked the coastal path to Cronulla, som 10 Kms, with Agnés and thier visitor from Vercors, Océane, who is here for a couple of months in the French school holidays. A lot of the
Pictures for Brice
Part celebration for birthdays of Agnés and Brice, another grandchild for Matt and Stephanie and wedding anniv of mary and I
Visitors
Last night we were invited to Roger and Lorraine's with Lindsay, Françoise and their son Ethan. After an excellent meal, Roger played Leggo with Ethan while Lorraine, Françoise and Mary planned trips around Paris this summer!
Family
At our local beach and rock-pool, Oak Park today we met Brice and Agnès marcel and their daughter Anaïs and son Nino. The weather was nice but the water was a cold 19 Deg C!. With my waterproof camera we managed to get an underwater pic of the top
Bushwalking
Today we took Agnès and her daughter Anaïs to Wattamolla and then walked towards Little Marley. We saw a small brown snake and there was a flurry of rain, which gave Agnès a chance to do a strange animal dance in a poncho, with my walking poles!
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Arriving 8.00am Sydney, we took them for a walk at Cronulla (Tom swam at Blackwood's beach) then off to Caryl and Will's for lunch and a swim in the pool there, while Caryl had her cake and some more presents--including the 'playful'