We dropped off our esky with Guy's Mum around 12:30 and then took the short drive back into Avalon for a coffee and a walk around the shops. I've been to Avalon a few times before, and I always enjoy it. It's got a really nice atmosphere, all the shops are great and there are endless excellent cafes to choose from, all a stones throw from a beautiful beach.
We headed back for lunch at 1:30 and Roger cooked up a great BBQ, complete with one of Guy's famous salads! We had a great laugh over lunch, sitting on the deck in the breeze of a hot and sunny day looking at Guy's baby photo's (hahaha!) with his Mum and the usual non-stop eating and talking continued over Philippe's spectacular cheesecakes (Raspberry and White Chocolcate - mmmmmm!).
After eating waaaay too much we thought we'd try to be a little bit healthy and we drove out to Palm Beach. Guy and Troy went for a quick dip in the water before we trudged up what seemed like a million steps up to top of the hill to the Lighthouse.
The lighthouse is at the top of an 850m "climb" through bushland and on a hot day took bloody forever to get up there! But once we'd made it, the view was fantastic. You could see all of Barrenjoey point and across to the central coast (Pearl Beach, Patonga) where you can catch a ferry across. The lighthouse is on the side you actually see in Home & Away. They never shoot in the other direction as the backdrop is mainly mansions of the super rich! Kind of spoils that "small-town-with-a-caravan-park" feel somewhat.
We had a little photo shoot up there before taking a slower walk back down towards the beach and home.
We had a little photo shoot up there before taking a slower walk back down towards the beach and home.
1 comment:
Hey! Happy New Year! It's still 2007 back here in London, and rather grey and cold - not the beautiful sunshine you seem to be having down in Oz! Great shot of Palm Beach, I wonder if the sea was still full of the seaweed we saw when we went there back in March!?!
Looks like you both had a great time over the holidays, and I hope you have a cool 2008 (maybe watching the fireworks on the bridge??)...
Lots of love and speak to you soon!
Steven
xxxxx
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