She came and went in 24 hours but we made the most of the time for sure!
Mum arrived late afternoon on Friday 9th Aug, Mel and I picked her up from the airport and drove her to our home in Balmain. We had a pot-luck dinner, a good chat then an early night knowing the next day would be a busy one.
On the Saturday morning we headed for the city on a ferry under the Harbour Bridge, took a walk around the Opera House and Botanical Gardens before jumping on another ferry to Manly for the rest of the day.
That night we decided to go out for a Thai dinner at Blue Ginger in Balmain which was very nice, although I'm finding the chicken in Australia to be rather 'grey' in colour and a bit of a strange texture unless purchased from a butcher.
Sunday was another nice day, although the weather uncharacteristically packed up so our trip over to the eastern beaches to do the Bondi to Coogee walk may not have been the best decision we made. It was also the weekend of the City to Surf race, which Mel assured me went from the city to Manly, of course when we arrived near Bondi only to be diverted along the coast line away from the thousands racing we realised our mistake!
We dropped mum off at the airport around 4pm, had a farewell drink (as you do) said our goodbyes (never fun) and headed our separate ways.
It's so cool that mum can head over from NZ for a weekend at relatively little cost and hassle - def a huge benefit of being back in the southern hemisphere.
Cheers
Tim
P.S. My first blood niece was born at 11am on Thursday 26 June 2008. Ella Grace Kathleen Simmons weighed in at 6 lb 9 and is very cute.
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