Labour Day weekend

It was the start of the 2 week school holidays here this weekend and also a long weekend for the Labour Day holiday on Monday. However, there was a distinct feeling of it being a UK-style bank holiday weekend as after the recent weeks of blue skies and hot weather (including over 30 degrees on Thursday) the weather changed to being wet and cold.

The whole weekend was mostly a wash-out, which was a shame for the events going on locally, including the annual Manly Jazz Festival and also an international women's surfing event at Dee Why. Saturday was the worst day, one for staying in and reading the papers, but Monday eased off a bit and we managed to get into Manly for a couple of hours to watch some of the jazz.