Weekend activities
This weekend started with a meal out on Friday night with Jane & Clive, while Laura and Rebecca 'babysat' their 8 year old daughter Emily in their house in Mosman (Caroline was out at a sleepover). Had a lovely meal in a local restaurant, with a visit to a 'bottle shop' on the way - most restaurants here are BYOs (Bring Your Own) due to the high licence fees, so you can at least pay a reasonable price for a bottle of wine and add a small corkage fee on top.

Saturday was spent ferrying the girls to and from various socials - Caroline and Rebecca had parties to attend and Laura met up with friends to go to the cinema. Sue and I managed to fit in a short visit to Manly Dam (with Rebecca) at lunchtime, as there was an open day going on, although it was a small affair at the edge of the reservoir - some good local bush walking here though, which we must try sometime. Our afternoon was spent leisurely in and by the pool, as it was hot and sunny, before the next round of taxiing began!

On Sunday, Sue and I went with Rebecca to Sydney on the ferry and had a wander around the Opera House area where the build up to the live final of Australian (pop) Idol was taking place. We found a vantage point to see the crowds start to arrive and take their place on the steps and it would have been a good place to watch the show (and fireworks) although didn't really want to wait for another 4 hours, plus our last ferry back was at 7pm. The girls ended up watching it on TV in the evening, which was just as well as the main final was actually held inside the Opera House!