Monday, July 03, 2006

Being and introduction to Sydney

Our first three days in Australia ....

Day1: Arrived at 0610. Lady Bay is where the nudists go, although when we walked past on a day of cold wind and drizzle, there were only two nudists to be seen, and both were demonstrably male.

Day 2: Manly Bay is where EVERYONE goes and, the weather being warm and mild, it was full of energetic, radiant, golden-skinned Sydneyans. They bowled aong the walkways, bounced into and out of ice-cream parlours and fish and chip shops, jogged along the beach, were talkative and social, ate enormous picnics and surfed the Pacific waves confidently.

Day 3: Undercliff-Overcliff is what the hardy types (but again, that's everyone) do on a Sunday in the Blue Mountains where they brave airy heights and dizzying depths, wearing training shoes and skimpy vests in the winter weather, to view waterfalls and eat Lilly-Pilly flavoured ice-cream.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Sydneysiders, Mel. That's who they are. So George has been showing you round with his usual enthusiasm? Are you feeling chilly after Thailand? Did you like Katoomba?