Torrential rain
The last 24 hours has seen some very heavy showers here and today has been very wet. Sunday had started cloudy and threatening, but the sun came out for a while, which was lucky for Rebecca who was attending a friend's party on Clontarf beach. Sue and I took the opportunity to complete the final part of the Manly-Spit Bridge walk, by strolling into Manly for some lunch. We sat by the beach for a while in the hot sun and admired the storm clouds building in the distance!

In the evening the rain started and Caroline enjoyed a swim in the pool during a heavy downpour. The 1-day game between Australia and England was disrupted at the Sydney Cricket Ground and was eventually rained off, but England won the game (and the trophy amazingly!). There was also a very loud thunderstorm in the evening, with 2 cracks seemingly overhead.

Today has been wet all day with steady rain interspersed with some very heavy downpours, so the pool is filling up, the fish pond is nearly overflowing, and hopefully the Sydney dams are getting close to at least 40% full again!