Alicea left at about 6.30am to secure a spot down at McMahons Point. I went down about 8.30am and Steve arrived at around 9.15am. It was a good spot, right near the front with a great view of the Bridge and Opera House.
The weather was beautiful and very hot and we had two sun tents and later on we stretched out a sheet to give a bit more shade. During the day we swapped "watches" and we finally all arrived together down there at around 3.30pm. Tim Morris and family turned up about an hour later and about 6pm we ordered pizzas and the girls went to pick them up from the shop.
At 9pm the children's firework display took place which was really good.
The main display at midnight was amazing and we then left with the rest of the crowds and made our way back to the house.
Monday, December 31, 2012
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Big Bash
Rob, Mark and I were up early for a run over the Bridge. Steve was supposed to come, but decided to stay in bed, much to Mark's annoyance who wanted a picture of the four of us on the run.
On the way back, we stopped in Kirribilli for breakfast before returning home.
Once at home, Steve went out to go up the Sydney Tower and Alicea and Caroline went to Chatswood for shopping. Rob, Mark and I spent the morning transferring our photos and videos to the NAS.
I met Steve for lunch at Bodhi, a vegetarian Dim Sum restaurant where we really pigged out. We then walked down to Mrs Macquarie's Chair through the Botanic Gardens and met the others at the Opera Bar where a really good rock and roll band were playing.
Steve and I left about 5.30pm to go to the Big Bash game at the Olympic Stadium. Sydney Thunder lost to the Sixes in the last but one over. It was pretty good with a crowd of around 20,000.
The others spent some time walking through the Botanic Gardens and then had a Thai in Kirribilli.
Steve and caught the train home which went straight from Olympic Park to Waverton and we arrived home at about 11.30pm.
On the way back, we stopped in Kirribilli for breakfast before returning home.
Once at home, Steve went out to go up the Sydney Tower and Alicea and Caroline went to Chatswood for shopping. Rob, Mark and I spent the morning transferring our photos and videos to the NAS.
I met Steve for lunch at Bodhi, a vegetarian Dim Sum restaurant where we really pigged out. We then walked down to Mrs Macquarie's Chair through the Botanic Gardens and met the others at the Opera Bar where a really good rock and roll band were playing.
Steve and I left about 5.30pm to go to the Big Bash game at the Olympic Stadium. Sydney Thunder lost to the Sixes in the last but one over. It was pretty good with a crowd of around 20,000.
The others spent some time walking through the Botanic Gardens and then had a Thai in Kirribilli.
Steve and caught the train home which went straight from Olympic Park to Waverton and we arrived home at about 11.30pm.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Back to Sydney
We were up early for breakfast and to clean the house before leaving for the airport. I cooked up the rest of the potatoes, onions, egg and cream and had scrambled eggs with fried potatoes.
Once the house was cleaned we packed our cases into the car and headed for Cairns, filling up with petrol on the way.
Once the cars were returned we were shuttled to the airport where we waited for the flight to be called. The flight left on time and was uneventful.
Once we arrived back in Sydney and had settled down a bit, we went to the Blues Point Hotel for dinner before coming back and retiring to bed.
Once the house was cleaned we packed our cases into the car and headed for Cairns, filling up with petrol on the way.
Once the cars were returned we were shuttled to the airport where we waited for the flight to be called. The flight left on time and was uneventful.
Once we arrived back in Sydney and had settled down a bit, we went to the Blues Point Hotel for dinner before coming back and retiring to bed.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Daintree
Up early again, this time for Alicea, Steve, Anna, Mark and myself to do a guided tour of the Daintree rain forest.
We met the minibus for Tony's Tropical Tours at Woolworths in Mossman. From there we drove Mossman Gorge and then to the Daintree where we wandered through the forests while our guide, Steve, told us all about the wildlife and plants there. When we arrived at Mossman Gorge we met a bush ranger who was releasing a snake that had been caught at one of the nearby hotels.
We did a cruise down the Daintree river looking for crocs, but only saw a baby one before we met up with the guide on the other side of the river and then drove to Cape Tribulation, stopping for another rainforest walk where we saw a couple of snakes.
Steve, the guide, kept us entertained with stories throughout the day and was really knowledgeable.
The rainforest walks were really interesting and we saw lots of different plant species.
After lunch we went for a swim in a watering hole at Noah's Creek which was very refreshing and then had a wander along Cape Tribulation beach.
On the way to the Daintree Ice Cream shop we stopped to see a cassowary that was in the middle of a river. That caused a bit of a traffic jam as other cars stopped and we believe that the guide got told off at the next stop.
The ice cream was good and after that we made our way back to Woolworths where we picked up the car and drove back to the house.
I made a mushroom risotto which went down well. I then tried to check in on our flight but the website showed a message saying that the flight was cancelled and that we had no baggage allocated for the return trip. After about 20 minutes waiting on the phone, it was finally sorted, but I couldn't check in online as it errored on the last screen.
We met the minibus for Tony's Tropical Tours at Woolworths in Mossman. From there we drove Mossman Gorge and then to the Daintree where we wandered through the forests while our guide, Steve, told us all about the wildlife and plants there. When we arrived at Mossman Gorge we met a bush ranger who was releasing a snake that had been caught at one of the nearby hotels.
We did a cruise down the Daintree river looking for crocs, but only saw a baby one before we met up with the guide on the other side of the river and then drove to Cape Tribulation, stopping for another rainforest walk where we saw a couple of snakes.
Steve, the guide, kept us entertained with stories throughout the day and was really knowledgeable.
The rainforest walks were really interesting and we saw lots of different plant species.
After lunch we went for a swim in a watering hole at Noah's Creek which was very refreshing and then had a wander along Cape Tribulation beach.
On the way to the Daintree Ice Cream shop we stopped to see a cassowary that was in the middle of a river. That caused a bit of a traffic jam as other cars stopped and we believe that the guide got told off at the next stop.
The ice cream was good and after that we made our way back to Woolworths where we picked up the car and drove back to the house.
I made a mushroom risotto which went down well. I then tried to check in on our flight but the website showed a message saying that the flight was cancelled and that we had no baggage allocated for the return trip. After about 20 minutes waiting on the phone, it was finally sorted, but I couldn't check in online as it errored on the last screen.
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Great Barrier Reef
Up early and off to Port Douglas after a few slices of vegemite toast for brekky.
We boarded the boat, Poseidon, and, once we were under way, we were briefed about dive safety and began to kit up. We arrived at the dive site and were put into groups for the first dive. I was to be diving with Alicea, Mark and Anna with a dive instructor called Danny.
We tumbled into the water and gathered by the anchor rope and then inched our way down it a metre or so. After a brief pause while Anna had second thoughts and popped up to the surface, we all (including Anna) practised removing the regulator and clearing water from our masks and then we made our way down the rope to the bottom of the reef and began swimming.
My ears were fine and the dive was great. We had photos taken as we swam by the boat's photographer, including one holding a sea-cucumber. There were some very colourful fish swimming around.
We returned to the boat after about 20 minutes and I noticed my air gauge had just moved into the red.
Back on the boat, we were counted and signed in to make sure no-one was left behind and the boat left for the second dive site.
Once we arrived we tumbled back into the water and descended to the bottom of the reef once more. There were more fish at this site and we swam about a lot more. We had also hired an underwater camera that Mark was using to snap pictures of everyone.
Once again, the dive was great fun and we returned to the boat where a lunch of meats, prawns, salad and bread was waiting. I decided not to go on a third dive and Alicea decided that she would snorkel at the next site.
I stayed on the boat while Rob, Mark, Steve and Anna went for a third dive and Alicea snorkelled over the reef. She said that you could see a lot more while snorkelling than you could while diving.
Once that dive was over, the boat began the return journey to Port Douglas. I managed a snooze on the way back, and once back on land we did a bit of shopping and booked a table at a restaurant called On the Inlet that we had been recommended for dinner.
Dinner was great, the food was wonderful (I had a really good fish curry) and the service was excellent.
We boarded the boat, Poseidon, and, once we were under way, we were briefed about dive safety and began to kit up. We arrived at the dive site and were put into groups for the first dive. I was to be diving with Alicea, Mark and Anna with a dive instructor called Danny.
We tumbled into the water and gathered by the anchor rope and then inched our way down it a metre or so. After a brief pause while Anna had second thoughts and popped up to the surface, we all (including Anna) practised removing the regulator and clearing water from our masks and then we made our way down the rope to the bottom of the reef and began swimming.
My ears were fine and the dive was great. We had photos taken as we swam by the boat's photographer, including one holding a sea-cucumber. There were some very colourful fish swimming around.
We returned to the boat after about 20 minutes and I noticed my air gauge had just moved into the red.
Back on the boat, we were counted and signed in to make sure no-one was left behind and the boat left for the second dive site.
Once we arrived we tumbled back into the water and descended to the bottom of the reef once more. There were more fish at this site and we swam about a lot more. We had also hired an underwater camera that Mark was using to snap pictures of everyone.
Once again, the dive was great fun and we returned to the boat where a lunch of meats, prawns, salad and bread was waiting. I decided not to go on a third dive and Alicea decided that she would snorkel at the next site.
I stayed on the boat while Rob, Mark, Steve and Anna went for a third dive and Alicea snorkelled over the reef. She said that you could see a lot more while snorkelling than you could while diving.
Once that dive was over, the boat began the return journey to Port Douglas. I managed a snooze on the way back, and once back on land we did a bit of shopping and booked a table at a restaurant called On the Inlet that we had been recommended for dinner.
Dinner was great, the food was wonderful (I had a really good fish curry) and the service was excellent.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Breakfast with the Birds
We were up early this morning to go the the Port Douglas Wildlife Habitat with Alicea and Anna to have "Breakfast with the Birds". It was quite fun, there was an all you can eat buffet there and we got to hold a couple of birds before roaming around the habitat to see kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, crocs etc.
After that we returned back to the house and Alicea left with Mark and Rob to go skydiving.
We relaxed during the afternoon - I didn't go in the pool as one of my ears is a bit painful and I didn't want to aggravate them before the diving tomorrow. I bought some drops to try and help them a bit and had a short sleep.
Alicea texted to say that they were all down safe and that they would be late back as they were waiting for the videos and would then get a meal out in Cairns.
We used up loads of the left overs from yesterday and I made a fish and veggie curry for myself that I had with couscous.
Then we settled down to watch the Christmas episode of Doctor Who, which was pretty good. Shortly after that finished, the others arrived back and we watched their skydiving videos before retiring to bed.
After that we returned back to the house and Alicea left with Mark and Rob to go skydiving.
We relaxed during the afternoon - I didn't go in the pool as one of my ears is a bit painful and I didn't want to aggravate them before the diving tomorrow. I bought some drops to try and help them a bit and had a short sleep.
Alicea texted to say that they were all down safe and that they would be late back as they were waiting for the videos and would then get a meal out in Cairns.
We used up loads of the left overs from yesterday and I made a fish and veggie curry for myself that I had with couscous.
Then we settled down to watch the Christmas episode of Doctor Who, which was pretty good. Shortly after that finished, the others arrived back and we watched their skydiving videos before retiring to bed.
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Christmas Day
Christmas Day in Newell Beach! It's a beautiful and very hot day and Alicea and I wake around 7am and open our presents to each other. I have a quick brekky of fruit and yoghurt and join the others for a quick dip in the pool.
Between the various dips in the pool Alicea and I had a Skype with Nick, Nat and Mary.
We then had our Secret Santa (I got a Lords cricket ball and Alicea got a selection of royal masks) and then spent more time in the pool.
Around 2.30pm we started Christmas Lunch. Alicea did her potatoes, Anna and Mark did the salads while I cooked the fish on the barbie. The dinner was really good and everyone enjoyed it. Rob, Caroline and Steve cleared up and the we all ate chocolates and watched tv while the pudding cooked.
After dinner, I Skyped Mum and Dad before they went to Julie's for the day. It was a quick chat as we were outside and the wind made it difficult to hear. We then called them back a little later at Julie's but the picture was very blurred and they couldn't see or hear us very well. I'm not sure why, maybe it was their mobile internet connection.
After that, we retired to bed for the night.
Between the various dips in the pool Alicea and I had a Skype with Nick, Nat and Mary.
We then had our Secret Santa (I got a Lords cricket ball and Alicea got a selection of royal masks) and then spent more time in the pool.
Around 2.30pm we started Christmas Lunch. Alicea did her potatoes, Anna and Mark did the salads while I cooked the fish on the barbie. The dinner was really good and everyone enjoyed it. Rob, Caroline and Steve cleared up and the we all ate chocolates and watched tv while the pudding cooked.
After dinner, I Skyped Mum and Dad before they went to Julie's for the day. It was a quick chat as we were outside and the wind made it difficult to hear. We then called them back a little later at Julie's but the picture was very blurred and they couldn't see or hear us very well. I'm not sure why, maybe it was their mobile internet connection.
After that, we retired to bed for the night.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Christmas Eve
It's Christmas Eve! After an early morning swim and brekky I did a very quick Skype with John before Alicea, Anna, Steve and I popped into Port Douglas to pick up the meat, seafood and some other supplies.
After a quick sandwich, Caroline and I drove to Cape Tribulation to go horseriding. The trip took just over an hour and we had to take a ferry across the Daintree river. We arrived early and had a cold drink while we waited to be picked up.
The riding was superb. We went through the rainforest and onto Cape Tribulation beach. We trotted and cantered at some points too, which was great. My horse Topaz, was lovely and Billy, Caroline's horse tended to take off a bit during the cantering.
There were only two others on the rid (apart from the guides) who were two young girls from northern England.
Once we were all back home (Mark went biking where he ate a green ant apparently) we all made pizzas for dinner before watching the Polar Express. When the film had finished, Alicea brought out her own "Santa's Bell" and rang it, much to the amusement of everyone.
After a quick sandwich, Caroline and I drove to Cape Tribulation to go horseriding. The trip took just over an hour and we had to take a ferry across the Daintree river. We arrived early and had a cold drink while we waited to be picked up.
The riding was superb. We went through the rainforest and onto Cape Tribulation beach. We trotted and cantered at some points too, which was great. My horse Topaz, was lovely and Billy, Caroline's horse tended to take off a bit during the cantering.
There were only two others on the rid (apart from the guides) who were two young girls from northern England.
Once we were all back home (Mark went biking where he ate a green ant apparently) we all made pizzas for dinner before watching the Polar Express. When the film had finished, Alicea brought out her own "Santa's Bell" and rang it, much to the amusement of everyone.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Port Douglas
It was a warm night and we kept the fan on and the door open, which let a nice breeze through.
I got up at around 6.30am and after making a cup of tea for Alicea, I went for a very refreshing swim. Then, after brekky we popped into Port Douglas where we had a look around the market, had some lunch in a local sandwich shop and then went and did some shopping in Coles.
We also ordered some seafood for Christmas that we will pick up tomorrow.
When we arrived back at the house, a guy was there checking out the aircon in the bedrooms as a couple of them weren't working properly.
The weather had been very changeable all day, varying from heavy rain to really hot sunshine and I decided to take advantage of the sunshine and had another dip in the pool. Meanwhile, a couple of the others were booking up activities for later in the week. I volunteered for some horse-riding and a tour of the Daintree. Alicea is going skydiving and doing the Daintree tour.
I cooked pasta with tomato sauce and a creamy mushroom sauce for dinner.
In the evening we watched Scrooge with Alistair Sim before retiring to bed.
I got up at around 6.30am and after making a cup of tea for Alicea, I went for a very refreshing swim. Then, after brekky we popped into Port Douglas where we had a look around the market, had some lunch in a local sandwich shop and then went and did some shopping in Coles.
We also ordered some seafood for Christmas that we will pick up tomorrow.
When we arrived back at the house, a guy was there checking out the aircon in the bedrooms as a couple of them weren't working properly.
The weather had been very changeable all day, varying from heavy rain to really hot sunshine and I decided to take advantage of the sunshine and had another dip in the pool. Meanwhile, a couple of the others were booking up activities for later in the week. I volunteered for some horse-riding and a tour of the Daintree. Alicea is going skydiving and doing the Daintree tour.
I cooked pasta with tomato sauce and a creamy mushroom sauce for dinner.
In the evening we watched Scrooge with Alistair Sim before retiring to bed.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
It's Hot Up North!
Four of us left about 8.30am to fill up the hire car with petrol to take it back to the airport, while the others were taking a taxi at 9am. We all arrived at the airport at around the same time and queued to drop our baggage off.
Once that was done, we went through security to have some brekky. The flight was delayed by 45 minutes so we amused ourselves as best as we could before thenflight was called. It was a full flight so Alicea and my plan of picking aisle and window seats in the hope of having a free seat between us didn't work.
The flight was uneventful and we landed in Cairns at around 2pm.
After collecting our luggage we waited for the courtesy bus to the car rental pick up and, once all the cars were sorted, we drove to Newell Beach.
The house is magnificent and the setting is beautiful. All the bedrooms have en-suite, and ours (chosen after a random draw) has a big spa bath.
We were met by Hans, who owns the company that manages all the properties. He showed us around and also booked a meal for us at a local restaurant call Mojo's.
Mark and I drove to Woolworths in Mossman to get some brekky supplies and once we returned we went for a really nice meal at Mojo's (stopping at a bottleshop on the way).
After the meal, we returned to the house for the night.
Once that was done, we went through security to have some brekky. The flight was delayed by 45 minutes so we amused ourselves as best as we could before thenflight was called. It was a full flight so Alicea and my plan of picking aisle and window seats in the hope of having a free seat between us didn't work.
The flight was uneventful and we landed in Cairns at around 2pm.
After collecting our luggage we waited for the courtesy bus to the car rental pick up and, once all the cars were sorted, we drove to Newell Beach.
The house is magnificent and the setting is beautiful. All the bedrooms have en-suite, and ours (chosen after a random draw) has a big spa bath.
We were met by Hans, who owns the company that manages all the properties. He showed us around and also booked a meal for us at a local restaurant call Mojo's.
Mark and I drove to Woolworths in Mossman to get some brekky supplies and once we returned we went for a really nice meal at Mojo's (stopping at a bottleshop on the way).
After the meal, we returned to the house for the night.
End of the World
We met up early for a quick photo call before piling into the cars for our journey home. We stopped at the Lott Bakery in Cooma for brekkie which was really nice. From there we drove to Goulburn where we had lunch and another photocall at the Big Merino.
From there we headed back to Sydney, which took longer than expected due to an accident on the M5.
Once home we unpacked the cars and then headed to Kirribilli where we had a Thai for dinner. Then Rob, Caroline, Mark, Steve and myself headed across the Bridge to the Observatory for the "I Survived the End of the World" party. We were suitably underdressed compared to the rest of the people there. It was quite a good evening - classical music, telescopes and we did a quick tour of the observatory, had a look through the telescopes and got a great picture of the moon and saw Jupiter.
We then caught taxis back home after we got fed up listening to the speaker who was much too boring for the event.
From there we headed back to Sydney, which took longer than expected due to an accident on the M5.
Once home we unpacked the cars and then headed to Kirribilli where we had a Thai for dinner. Then Rob, Caroline, Mark, Steve and myself headed across the Bridge to the Observatory for the "I Survived the End of the World" party. We were suitably underdressed compared to the rest of the people there. It was quite a good evening - classical music, telescopes and we did a quick tour of the observatory, had a look through the telescopes and got a great picture of the moon and saw Jupiter.
We then caught taxis back home after we got fed up listening to the speaker who was much too boring for the event.
Wet and Dry
This morning I was planning to go for a run and then go horse riding with Anna and Caroline. However, having got up early for the run, I discovered that it was raining heavily and decided not to go. Over breakfast we rang the horse-riding place and, after some discussion, cancelled that too.
Mark decided that he would still do his mountain biking and the girls went into Jindabyne to do some shopping. The weather cleared up during the morning and we booked lunch at the Wild Brumby Schnapps Distillery which was really nice.
Rob and I played a round of golf (9 hole, 3 par) in the afternoon and we met up in the evening for pasta and drinks.
Mark decided that he would still do his mountain biking and the girls went into Jindabyne to do some shopping. The weather cleared up during the morning and we booked lunch at the Wild Brumby Schnapps Distillery which was really nice.
Rob and I played a round of golf (9 hole, 3 par) in the afternoon and we met up in the evening for pasta and drinks.
Mount Kosciuzko
I got up early and joined Rob, Steve and Mark for an early morning run at 7am. We ran around the lake and into the bush seeing several kangaroos which was nice. I ran about 6km, while Rob and Mark carried on and did around 10km.
Once back at the apartments we had brekky and Alicea took Steve and myself to Thredbo where we planned to walk up Mount Kosciuzko, Australia's highest peak. We popped into a cafe before leaving and they made us cheese turkish toasties and banana bread to take with us. The weather was perfect and we took the ski-lift up about half way and walked the last 6.5km to the summit. The views were spectacular, and we visited Australia's highest public toilet on the way. We reached the summit and ate our lunch before making our descent, stopping at the Eagles Nest Restaurant, the highest restaurant in Australia, for a coffee before hopping on the ski-lift back to Thredbo where we had a couple of beers before Alicea arrived to drive us home.
After a brief rest we drove to Jindabyne and had dinner in a middle eastern restaurant there. The food was very nice but the service was slow due to the restaurant being full, but that didn't matter as we were quite happy to sit, chat and drink.
After the meal, we drove back to the resort, narrowly missing hitting a small dingo on the way.
Once back at the apartments we had brekky and Alicea took Steve and myself to Thredbo where we planned to walk up Mount Kosciuzko, Australia's highest peak. We popped into a cafe before leaving and they made us cheese turkish toasties and banana bread to take with us. The weather was perfect and we took the ski-lift up about half way and walked the last 6.5km to the summit. The views were spectacular, and we visited Australia's highest public toilet on the way. We reached the summit and ate our lunch before making our descent, stopping at the Eagles Nest Restaurant, the highest restaurant in Australia, for a coffee before hopping on the ski-lift back to Thredbo where we had a couple of beers before Alicea arrived to drive us home.
After a brief rest we drove to Jindabyne and had dinner in a middle eastern restaurant there. The food was very nice but the service was slow due to the restaurant being full, but that didn't matter as we were quite happy to sit, chat and drink.
After the meal, we drove back to the resort, narrowly missing hitting a small dingo on the way.
Snowy Mountains
The night on the inflatable bed was pretty comfortable. Rob, Mark and I rose early and went for a run around Balls Head before brekky, which was scrambled egg cooked by Caroline. After brekky, we packed up the cars and began our drive to the Snowy Mountains. We stopped in Mittagong to fill up with petrol and again at Bowral where Mark, Steve and myself went to the International Cricket Hall of Fame (formerly the Don Bradman Museum) while the others did some shopping in Bowral. We met them at the Elephant Boy Cafe for lunch before heading to Canberra, where we swapped drivers for the last leg to Lake Crackenback. We arrived shortly before 6pm and booked into our apartments and then booked a table at the resort restaurant for dinner.
Dinner was pretty good, although the service was a bit slow and we retired after the meal to our apartments.
Dinner was pretty good, although the service was a bit slow and we retired after the meal to our apartments.
Rob and Caroline
Mark, Alicea and I left to pick up Rob and Caroline from the airport. We arrived early so Mark sorted the hire car out before we went to meet Rob & Caroline.
Their plane landed about 10 minutes late and they came through customs about 45 minutes later. We drove home - Alicea went with Mark in the hire car - and we met up with everyone down at Milsons Point for the, now traditional, photo-call.
Once back at the house, Rob and Caroline freshened up and we had some brekky before hopping on a train to the city and doing some shopping in the QVB and in Westfield. We had lunch in the new Westfield food court and then went back to the house, popping out briefly to North Sydney to get some shopping and phone sims.
Back at the house, we made some snacks for dinner and inflated the bed where Alicea and I will be sleeping.
Their plane landed about 10 minutes late and they came through customs about 45 minutes later. We drove home - Alicea went with Mark in the hire car - and we met up with everyone down at Milsons Point for the, now traditional, photo-call.
Once back at the house, Rob and Caroline freshened up and we had some brekky before hopping on a train to the city and doing some shopping in the QVB and in Westfield. We had lunch in the new Westfield food court and then went back to the house, popping out briefly to North Sydney to get some shopping and phone sims.
Back at the house, we made some snacks for dinner and inflated the bed where Alicea and I will be sleeping.
Mark and Anna
I awoke early (about 5am) and checked my email and the news to discover that QPR had won their first game this season! I also found out that Mark and Anna's plane was due to arrive about 20 minutes early.
We got up around 6ish and left for the airport around 7am arrived shortly after their plane touched down. About three quarters of an hour later, they emerged into the arrivals hall and we drove home via another photo op down at Milsons Point.
Once back at the house, we had some brekky before some of the gang went for a kip before we decide what to do for lunch and the rest of the afternoon.
In the afternoon we caught a train to Circular Quay and went for dinner on the Waterfront. The service was very slow, but the food was good.
We then wandered around the Rocks Market before grabbing a coffee at the Chocolate cafe and then catching the train back to Waverton where we had a few nibbles before bed.
We got up around 6ish and left for the airport around 7am arrived shortly after their plane touched down. About three quarters of an hour later, they emerged into the arrivals hall and we drove home via another photo op down at Milsons Point.
Once back at the house, we had some brekky before some of the gang went for a kip before we decide what to do for lunch and the rest of the afternoon.
In the afternoon we caught a train to Circular Quay and went for dinner on the Waterfront. The service was very slow, but the food was good.
We then wandered around the Rocks Market before grabbing a coffee at the Chocolate cafe and then catching the train back to Waverton where we had a few nibbles before bed.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Steve Arrives
We left for the airport at about 9am and waited for Steve. His flight landed shortly after we arrived at the airport and he was through customs about an hour later.
We drove back home via work so I could pick up my wine, bed etc. The it was back to ours. We went to "Last Train" for lunch and then wandered around Crows Nest finishing with a drink at Small Bar before walking home via Woolies.
Steve had a kip in the afternoon and failed to hear his alarm, so I woke him. We then chatted and watched TV until he went to bed.
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