Manly Scenic Walk with Chris and Rory

Chris's lovely nephew is in town so we decided to show him some of the best harbour scenery in Sydney. I never grow tired of this fabulous 10 km walk.

Watson's bay with Shushann

It was wonderful catching up with Shushann after my time away and what better place than Watson's Bay.  We had planned for Frenchies but took the wrong turn off.  Some things are meant to be!

Weekend away at Good Hope Farm near Robertson

An absolutely fabulous weekend away with Russell, Rob, Dawn, Glen, Brandon, Shane, Graeme, Lucy, Wouter and Hayley.

Highlights

• A rather roundabout 3.5 hour journey to get there due to the recent floods.
• The stunning sunrise over the dam each morning.
• A fun walk to a waterfall for an invigorating swim.
• An adventurous walk up the mountain with Graeme and Lucy. Graeme ran out of power to navigate and I was able to save the day by whipping out my powerbank.
• The wonderful, friendly farm animals including Blondey (the horse), Honky (the donkey), Broomhilda (the big pig), Snuffles (the small pig) and Pecky (the ostrich).
• Making pizzas on the 2nd night with the pizza oven. I broke the Guinness Book of Records for the most toppings on a pizza.
• Spending more fun time with dear Russell.
• A special heart-to-heart chat with Dawn.
• Glen having a precarious swing over the dam.
• Discussing the joys of birding with Hailey.
• The love so evident between Hailey and Wouter - you'd think they've been together a year, not 14 years.
• Brandon and Shane introducing me to sugar free lemonade and icecream.

Scenery on the way

Waking up to sunrise over the dam

The friendly farm animals

About to leave on our walk to the waterfall

Walk to the waterfall for an invigorating dip

Hike up the mountain with Graeme and Lucy

Braai on the 1st night and pizza on the 2nd

Chilling on the final day

Scenery on the way home