Summer had given up on the Monsoon style rains and 35 to 40 degrees was the norm. Sometimes I had a couple of hours break in-between Deliveroo shifts, so I’d bring my bikini to soak up the sun on Bronte or Bondi Beach. The waves can be quite aggressive and there are strong rips threatening to pull you out to sea. But if you time it right you can easily avoid both and go for a refreshing splash about.
Lea and I loved delivering around Dover Heights from which you get a stunning view over the city.
And when it wasn’t busy, we’d chill in the park with a good book and a cool breeze coming in from Double Bay.
But the nights started getting cooler and Autumn is definitely knocking on the door. Our friends in Coogee invited us to stay with them for the last couple of weeks before setting off and so we packed our things and moved back to the seaside.
Their house, their rules of course and one of them is not to open any windows lest the spiders come in. Alex is petrified of them (and I guess in Australia one probably should be – more on that later). One day, when I brought the laundry in, a small spider crawled out of it and headed straight for our bed. Luckily I managed to catch the little bugger. I didn’t tell Alex though 🙂
We quit our jobs in time to have one week to explore Sydney. I still hadn’t seen the Opera House! Since we’d managed to miss China Town last time, we made a point of popping by now. It wasn’t as interesting as I’d hoped though.
Then we found a Japanese street food bakery and had to try one of their mouldy looking green tea An Pans. It is definitely a very different palate of tastes than what I am used to. But once you get used to it, it’s actually rather nice!
lovely pics
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