Beaches R Us
Today we were treated to a full day tour and chat by Chebi, a friend of Janine's from her visit to OZ years ago. She picked us up from the hotel at 9 and took us to Clovelly, on the east coast of Sydney, for brunch. We sat outdoors but under cover because it was raining at first, in view of the crashing surf. Mom had a bruschetta concoction with two poached eggs and a roasted tomato on a huge slab of toasted sourdough bread. My breakfast was called a trifle, consisting of granola, yogurt and fresh fruit.
From there, we went on a coast drive, seeing Bronte Beach, another I can't remember something like Tamarama, then the famous Bondi Beach. We stopped to commune with the magpies and drink in the views. Ultimately we got to Watson's Bay, from which you can see across to Manly. Came back westward through Rose Bay, Double Bay and Paddington, seeing lots of ritzy houses. Then back to Chebi's in Surry Hills, where we had a reviving cold drink in the tree-shaded garden and heard a kookaburra. Chebi went for sushi, etc. and came back with enough to feed eight. We met Mark, her ex-lodger, just moving out after 15 years. Spent the rest of the afternoon nattering about this and that and seeing some of Chebi's prints. She dropped us off at the Internet place right near our hotel. After this morning's rain, the rest of the day was pretty perfect sunshine.