Whereas yesterday was an amazing sunny day with the perfect weather, today was a bit grey and cool. The weather is very fickle. Nicole said that next week it is supposed to reach 90, so who knows what the "average" weather is actually supposed to be this time of year. Anyway, rather than fight the hordes of tourists in downtown Sydney again, we elected to sit tight in our own little neighborhood by Balmoral Beach. It's a quaint little beach town, yet filled with very active people.
A cricket game was going on from the moment we woke up, and would continue until we got dinner... The cafes were packed all day long and despite the cool weather, people still continued to enjoy a swim. Nicole and I went for a hike in the surrounding "bush." There were lots of stairs and hills, which I feel like nobody ever talks about when speaking of Sydney. There are hills here like San Francisco. During our hike we saw the lizard above, a wide view of downtown Sydney from afar, some old Army barracks from WWII era, and we stopped our hike at a place called Chowder Bay.
We took our time walking back before having greek food at one of the few outdoor cafes. We got in just before the crowds really took over. One needs a reservation at most restaurants here. They are very popular. We have pretty much eaten at every restaurant in Balmoral except for the super fancy ones that inexplicably closed at 3:00pm anyway. I had some fish and chips at another stand earlier in the day.
After our dinner we walked along the beach at dusk for some more photos and just to relax for our final hours of the trip. We are trying to get on a 10am flight on United tomorrow morning, hopefully business class, as it is a 13 and a half hour flight. Toodles.
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