Mixed weather

The weekend had contrasting weather, with Saturday being wet all day, whereas Sunday turned out sunny and humid, which was a surprise amongst the poor weather we're having over recent days. Saturday was therefore a washout and there was another free open air concert in the Domain which we might have considered going to if the weather had been better, but in the current weather it was likely to have been very poorly attended!

On Sunday Caroline was working in the morning so Sue and I walked to the nearby organic market which is always a hive of activity on Sunday mornings and which we should probably use more often. In the afternoon we took Rebecca with us to West Head, which has great views across to Palm Beach and Barrenjoey lighthouse and then we walked down through the bush to the nearby Flint and Steel Beach on the sea entrance to the Hawksbury River.

It was quite a good beach, although there was a lot of debris around from the recent rains. There were only a few people on the beach - including some fishermen - so a secluded spot, helped by the 30 minute walk from the road! Of course, the walk back was all uphill so we were very warm by the time we got back to the car. However, the path through the bush was good and almost like a European mountain track with pine needles and other soft vegetation underfoot - but you still had to keep your eyes open for wildlife!