Aussie Blog

A record of the Hawkins family emigrating to Sydney, Australia, from September 2006.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Simon departs

Sue and I were up at 5am today to drive Simon back to the airport as he was continuing his holiday in Thailand. It's been great to have him here for a visit and he saw Sydney in the best light, with sunny warm days and the full 'lifestyle' experience!

On Tuesday we'd taken him to Terry Hills for a round at the Par 3 golf course - where we hadn't been before - and not surprisingly he showed us how it should be done! We then went on to Palm Beach for lunch on the beach and a quick swim, before back home to see the girls back from school. In the evening we had an early barbie, as the 3 of us then made the trip to the Opera House, via the Cremorne ferry, to see 'The Vertical Hour' play in the Drama Theatre. It was a lovely warm evening, combined with an impressive sunset, and the play was enjoyable and thought-provoking.

Yesterday was more of a quieter day spent around the house, culminating in Simon cooking a meal for all of us prior to his departure.