Surf's Up: Day Four
Yesterday was hot. The breeze on the beach made it feel cooler than the 30 c it actually was. We spent most of the day on the beach doing a range of activities but mainly running into the water and bodyboarding.
Cass gets more and more confident in the water with every passing day. He is becoming a real little nipper as they call the young swimmers in bathing caps here. We broke the day up with lunch in a great restaurant in Manly called Blue Water Cafe on the sea.
The food here is fantastic. There is an abundance of fresh fish, prawns, oyster and mussels. The typical Australian restaurant serves an Asian-Pacific range of dishes including the use of chilli, fresh limes, noodles, rice but without the heat of Thai or Malaysian food. It is light but very very tasty. It is the kind of cuisine that has become fashionable in London pubs. Katy had an amazing rissotto with langoustine (obviously Italian influenced which is not surprising as there is a strong Italian community in Sydney).
In the afternoon we were back on the beach. Hero had her afternoon nap and Cass played jumping in the waves with a boy he met. Oh we also kitted Cass out with some Ozzie surfing clothing including surf vest, wide brimmed hat and flip flops. He certainly now looks the part.
In the evening we went out for dinner. Chris and Scarlett offered to baby-sit which was great. It gets dark at about 6:30 here so the whole area is lit up by the lights of the surrounding coastline and the lights from the tiny sailing boats in the bay. As you walk around and look up you can see the sky is filled with stars, more clearly than you'd ever see with your naked eye in the UK.
We had a walk around Manly looking at the various bars and restaurants and settled back at the Blue Water. It had a new evening menu and we tucked into mango and prawns to start followed by noodles and prawns (for Katy) and I had a Caesar salad with grilled fish. We had this with a Sauvignon called Dunsborough Hills.
We headed back at about 10 and climbed into bed, ready for the next day. (Sneak preview we're off for breakfast at the Bather's Pavillion in Balmoral. It is one place in the world I have always wanted to visit as I have the cook book at home and is famous for its breakfasts by the beach. See you tomorrow.)
Cass gets more and more confident in the water with every passing day. He is becoming a real little nipper as they call the young swimmers in bathing caps here. We broke the day up with lunch in a great restaurant in Manly called Blue Water Cafe on the sea.
The food here is fantastic. There is an abundance of fresh fish, prawns, oyster and mussels. The typical Australian restaurant serves an Asian-Pacific range of dishes including the use of chilli, fresh limes, noodles, rice but without the heat of Thai or Malaysian food. It is light but very very tasty. It is the kind of cuisine that has become fashionable in London pubs. Katy had an amazing rissotto with langoustine (obviously Italian influenced which is not surprising as there is a strong Italian community in Sydney).
In the afternoon we were back on the beach. Hero had her afternoon nap and Cass played jumping in the waves with a boy he met. Oh we also kitted Cass out with some Ozzie surfing clothing including surf vest, wide brimmed hat and flip flops. He certainly now looks the part.
In the evening we went out for dinner. Chris and Scarlett offered to baby-sit which was great. It gets dark at about 6:30 here so the whole area is lit up by the lights of the surrounding coastline and the lights from the tiny sailing boats in the bay. As you walk around and look up you can see the sky is filled with stars, more clearly than you'd ever see with your naked eye in the UK.
We had a walk around Manly looking at the various bars and restaurants and settled back at the Blue Water. It had a new evening menu and we tucked into mango and prawns to start followed by noodles and prawns (for Katy) and I had a Caesar salad with grilled fish. We had this with a Sauvignon called Dunsborough Hills.
We headed back at about 10 and climbed into bed, ready for the next day. (Sneak preview we're off for breakfast at the Bather's Pavillion in Balmoral. It is one place in the world I have always wanted to visit as I have the cook book at home and is famous for its breakfasts by the beach. See you tomorrow.)
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