Author: Scott
Good thing we already have a boat because this is the kind of weather that got Noah working on the ark. We basically spent the entire weekend trying to stay dry, getting a few little projects completed, and thankfully spending some time with new Sydney friends.
Friday was an escape to the Westfield’s mall at Bondi Junction. I was finally feeling a little better after my suspected dodgy chicken food poisoning. It is amazing how much one can appreciate proper digestive activity after only a few days of unpredictable stomach behavior. Enough said on that topic.
Our shopping center safari involved a haircut for me, a lunch of steam table Chinese food, with the high point of the day being a visit to the cinema to see Shrek 3.
On Saturday it was RAINING AGAIN! We trudged through the rain to a local diner called Ash’s where we found a reasonably good weekend breakfast. The rest of the day was spent ordering parts for projects and hiding from the rain. We finally got cabin fever and ventured out to CYC for our closest food option.
On Sunday (I bet you guessed it) it rained again!!!! The only thing that kept us from heading out to gather animals by pairs was an invitation to have breakfast with Kate and Bernie at the Sunday morning CYC fund raising breakfast. Each Sunday morning volunteers serve a BIG breakfast to raise money for youth sailing programs. The breakfast consists of two pieces of toast, two sausages, baked beans, hash browns, two eggs, and you can have the entire lot smothered in “train smash” (a conglomeration of squished up tomatoes, onions, and other mysterious ingredients). This is the kind of meal that sticks to your ribs, you know the all day kind of meal.
After breakfast I announced that I was planning to hide from the rain at the movie theatre to watch Spider Man 3. Pam was not interested and was planning a quiet day on the boat (I bet you guessed) organizing. I was feeling very disorganized and was looking forward to hanging out with that web swinging super hero. Bernie and Kate offered to give me a ride up to Bondi Junction and further offered to show us a few sights, so we piled into their car. We were shown some views of Bondi Beach with the storm powered waves crashing the shoreline. We then walked along the South Heads overlooking Sydney Harbor (there was a short rain reprieve). We even had a chance to visit Doyle’s, a famous lookout pub and restaurant overlooking Watson’s Bay. After our sightseeing sojourn I was dropped at Bondi Junction and Pam was returned to Starship. As it turns out, Spiderman was only playing at 20:00, so I happily settled for Pirates of the Caribbean 3.
Upon my return to the boat we were picked up by David and Donna Marshal and we all headed over to Kate and Bernie’s for dinner. Due to the dreary weather, Kate had decided to make a big soup and invite friends over for a warm hearty dinner to help stave off the rainy day blues. During our visit we had a glimpse at Kate and Bernie’s artistic side. Kate is a watercolor artist and Bernie is a talented wood craftsman. Dinner was delicious and the time spent with everyone did indeed keep all of our spirits lifted.
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