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| Tamarama Beach at dusk |
The air is becoming cooler, as the days are getting shorter; Autumn is coming to Sydney! I am enjoying the familiar crunch of the leaves, and crispness in the air, however, it is still very different than Canadian fall weather. Seasons in Australia are much milder, still leaving us with 23C weather in the middle of the day, and dropping to 10C overnight (it is still more reliable weather than Canada’s snow in May). I do get quite chilly at night however, because houses in Australia don't have insulation! Luckily, it is still warm enough to hit the beach every once in a while!
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| Birthday love! |
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| Helen, Fran, Dave, and I... with a few random people |
This year is a year of new experiences. Seeing my first kangaroo, hang-gliding, Christmas in the heat, and now my birthday in Autumn! Normally I am waiting for the Spring birds to be chirping and the buds on the trees to be filling the streets on the arrival of my birthday, but this year it is the opposite. Even though the cool air greeted me on the morning of May 7th, I had a great birthday as usual! I arrived home from work as Dave surprised me with pink bubbly, and we later went to the Darling Harbour for Happy Hour drinks with a few friends from my work. Dave and I later moved locations and met up with Fran and Helen at a 1920’s themed whisky bar called The Baxter Inn. I was surprised as I rounded the corner outside of the bar, and saw the girls wearing party hats and jumping around with sparklers! It is great to act young, as you are getting older. Next week is another milestone, as it is Dave’s birthday as well! We will see what small surprises I have in store for him...
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| Bondi at night |
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| North Bondi |
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| Dave at Art After Hours |
On our days off of work, we usually find a way to explore more of Sydney. We have found ourselves wandering over to Coogee, North Bondi, and Rose Bay in the past few weeks, giving our legs a good work out. I also convinced Dave to attend a The Art Gallery of New South Whales with me, enjoying art by twilight! I ran into my friend Will (who I worked with in Byron Bay), who has also moved to Sydney, and was able to catch his band’s metal show the other night which was great fun. Dave and I have both been spending a lot more time with our work friends, outside of the work place recently. Dave attended a Sydney Waratahs vs. Stormers of Cape Town, rugby union game with his South African friend Badih. He was not sure to cheer for the home team, or support the opposition with Badih, so decided just to enjoy the game and the atmosphere. The Waratahs won in the end, making it a very entertaining game!
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| Kings Cross |
I have been going to a lot of post-Sunday shift pub drinks with work friends, as well as a night out in Kings Cross. Today I even went out for lunch with a few girls from work, and enjoyed a delicious Italian meal; which only made me want to go to Italy! We have been challenging ourselves in the kitchen to make new food as well, which led us to a home-made perogie dinner (not as good as my aunt Marti, Lizzie and Ellie’s I am sure) and home made sushi! The past few weeks we have been enjoying our time in Sydney as much as possible, as it is coming to an end shortly!
In just two weeks time, we will be back in backpacks and on the road! I am so excited for all of the amazing things to come, and all the friends we are going to visit as we head North. It will also be very nice to get out of our current living situation as we moved in with four people, and now we live with 11 as their family from the Philippines has been living here for the past two months! Our trip will lead us back to Byron Bay for a few nights, visit the famous Fraser Island, and the jaw-dropping Whitsunday Islands. We will also be getting our PADI dive certification so that we can dive the Great Barrier Reef. In between all these adventures we also hope to skydive in Mission Beach, and enjoy all the excitement the coast has to offer! It will be an action packed month of travel, all leading us to hotter weather as we go North. I don’t want to get too ahead of myself though, as the next couple of weeks have many exciting moments to come including Dave’s birthday and an AFL Sydney Swans game! All in all, life is great down under :)
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| Flowers for my birthday! |
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| View of Tamarama, Bronte, and Coogee on the Coastal Walk |
I have been going to a lot of post-Sunday shift pub drinks with work friends, as well as a night out in Kings Cross. Today I even went out for lunch with a few girls from work, and enjoyed a delicious Italian meal; which only made me want to go to Italy! We have been challenging ourselves in the kitchen to make new food as well, which led us to a home-made perogie dinner (not as good as my aunt Marti, Lizzie and Ellie’s I am sure) and home made sushi! The past few weeks we have been enjoying our time in Sydney as much as possible, as it is coming to an end shortly!
