Thursday 13th April

We are still here though we have spent much of our time with Tim, Lauren and Hazel. Easter here is a little like it used to be in the UK with everywhere closing certainly for Good Friday and Easter Sunday, even the public toilets.

A quick update:

Friday evening we had a thunder storm, the whole sky lit up and the was localised heavy rain and golf ball sized hail, fortunately where we are it was a fairly short but very heavy downpour.

Saturday, shopping at Rhodes Mall then off to get some pastries from the patisserie, the flan was for Tim's birthday cake, slightly late.

Sunday, Lauren's friend Brooke came over, she was visiting Sydney from Melbourne and had to catch a flight home.

Monday, we went for a walk further around the coast by the hospital at Yarrala, a big old house which is now where there is a hospital.

Tuesday, went to the Sydney Easter Show, rather like a County Agricultural show but huge and without all of the displays of farm machinery and the outdoor clothing stands. We caught the ferry and bus to Olympic park where it was being held, Tim Lauren and Hazel met us there. We wandered around and spent some time watching the show jumping in the huge stadium, one of those built for the 2000 Olympics.

Wednesday, a quiet day, went for a walk.