Australia Day weekend
It's been a hot week leading up to the Australia Day holiday weekend, with temperatures in the mid-30's. Although I have the benefit of air conditioning in the office, it's not so good at home and so Sue picked me up from work on Thursday and Friday so that we could head down to the beach for the cooling swim at the end of the day.
Saturday was the hottest day and we went to Narrabeen in the morning to meet a new expat couple for coffee (customers of Sue's) which was good, followed by a dip in the sea there, which was quite rough. We had then planned to ride our bikes several miles to a shop to get them serviced prior to the start of the club rides again next weekend, but we weren't looking forward to the hot ride and walk home again. It was with some fortune, therefore, that just as we left home, my chain broke and so we had to load the bikes into the car instead.
We had gone to a BBQ on Saturday evening when the weather changed with the arrival of some strong winds and cooler temperatures, which continued over Sunday and into Monday, the Australia Day holiday. The day was overcast but warm, so Sue and I headed into the city to enjoy the atmosphere and see what was going on.
We arrived before lunch and joined the queue for Doyle's restaurant opposite the Opera House and were lucky to get an outside table with the view. We then enjoyed a lovely (and probably the most expensive) fish & chips meal, before walking around The Rocks area and watching one of the live bands performing. The activity on the harbour seemed more muted this year, probably because of the weather, and as we headed home around 4pm it was starting to rain, which continued into the evening and must have reduced the crowds for some of the evening events and fireworks.
Saturday was the hottest day and we went to Narrabeen in the morning to meet a new expat couple for coffee (customers of Sue's) which was good, followed by a dip in the sea there, which was quite rough. We had then planned to ride our bikes several miles to a shop to get them serviced prior to the start of the club rides again next weekend, but we weren't looking forward to the hot ride and walk home again. It was with some fortune, therefore, that just as we left home, my chain broke and so we had to load the bikes into the car instead.
We had gone to a BBQ on Saturday evening when the weather changed with the arrival of some strong winds and cooler temperatures, which continued over Sunday and into Monday, the Australia Day holiday. The day was overcast but warm, so Sue and I headed into the city to enjoy the atmosphere and see what was going on.
We arrived before lunch and joined the queue for Doyle's restaurant opposite the Opera House and were lucky to get an outside table with the view. We then enjoyed a lovely (and probably the most expensive) fish & chips meal, before walking around The Rocks area and watching one of the live bands performing. The activity on the harbour seemed more muted this year, probably because of the weather, and as we headed home around 4pm it was starting to rain, which continued into the evening and must have reduced the crowds for some of the evening events and fireworks.
posted by Hawkins Family @ 8:15 am
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