Leigh and I discovered tonight that we can walk to the pub without crossing any roads!!!

(as if we need another reason) They have opened the new South Pacific Ocean enclosure for the penguins, seals, sea lions and a leopard seal.



We have been twice already!



(this is me before I have had coffee in the morning - har de har)

At the beginning of November, we went to Bondi for Sculpture by the Sea which stretches from Bondi all the way round to Tamarama. We decided that walking all the way to Tamarama would be too much for the kids (and as it was the last weekend, it was really busy).
            





 Emily being modern art

We weren't going to go back to Shark Island (for the start of the Sydney to Hobart race) but as Jen and Mick were keen to go, we decided to make the effort.  Jen and Mick are the parents of Hannah from Adam's class and serious Wanderers - Jen's Dad is the club secretary and Mick is the unofficial cook when we have the BBQ every Sunday.



It was all the same as last year although this time we knew what to expect so Colin and Mick made their way to the front of the line when getting off the boat to get a good spot (although they didn't run for the spot as some people did!?!?!)

See if you can spot the difference:


2007                                                                               2008

The kids got a bit bored sitting waiting for the start of the race as, as far as they were concerned, it just looked like lots of boats got together on the harbour.



After watching the start of the race, the kids wanted to go swimming. Unfortunately, where they wanted to go swimming was quite deep and one of us tall people had to go in with them.



This is Maddie (Hannah's big sister) and me coming back to shore but having to go through the seaweed



(I was being very brave as Maddie was freaking out a bit about it - I was secretly freaking out too!!!)

Thankfully Emily didn't jump off the pier (although she wanted to at first with the "big girls") but she did want to go for a swim/doggy paddle



As with the last, however many years, it looks like Wild Oats will win again



Update: I think Emily found today quite tiring, after I just finished drying her hair, she asked if it was bedtime and when I said yes, she answered: yippeee

The view  . . . .




Every three days or so I get to watch the touroids loading on and off the cruise ships.

On the Friday before we moved, Adam's school had a 70's theme quiz night. Colin and I, along with a few other parents from the rugby team formed a table, aptly called the Under Sixes. Not only was the quiz 70's theme but we had to dress up

Colin also had a fake 'tache - which made him look like Chick Hicks from Cars


This is Mick, dressed up as Paul Hogan in his '70's tv show (Colin has taken to referring to him as Mick Dundee)



We all had much fun, especially as our team won - Colin would have also had won best dressed but the organisers wanted to share the prizes around!