Heathrow to Melbourne via Dubai to get away from the wet English weather. Emirates food and drink is top quality. Okay, so it's business class but it is for Louise's wedding after all and it has been a hard term.
Official wedding photos to follow in due course. In the mean time...Here's me in the wedding car outside our house in Sorrento - a 1951 Jaguar, beautiful.
Louise with Pete's sister Jen, the only bridesmaid. Absolutely
no thanks to the Bristol Royal Infirmary for not allowing Louise's sister Laura to attend the wedding and be a bridesmaid. Jen did a fabulous job all on her own!
You can guess what is happening here below.
Walkies on the beach for a round of photos. Love that clean sand and blue sky!
The happy couple did not go for a swim. Pete & I did a few days later.
With Cathy and cousin Ian from Perth. Ian is allowed on the blog, even though he is a Man City fan.
A few days after the wedding on the Mornington Peninsula near the spot where the Aussie Prime Minister disappeared in the 1960s while swimming at sea.
Our house in Sorrento.
Sydney Bridge Climb: expensive but worth it. Especially on a sunny day. You get plenty of time up there and are looked after well.
Here we are at the top. You are given a suit, headphones to listen to the guide via her radio (the wind is noisy, even on a 'quiet' day) and are clipped to a rail throughout.
Our lovely guide.
The beer in Oz is pretty good. Had a few Fat Yaks here in 'The Australian', located in The Rocks in Sydney, though Fat Yak is a Perth beer. Nearby is the Lord Nelson, another old pub and which brews its own beer. Both pubs served us good, inexpensive food. Our hotel, The Russell was in The Rocks. Not a 5 star hotel - they call them 'boutique' hotels these days, but a good location, with friendly and helpful staff, which made for a comfortable stay.
Extremely tasty seafood lunch about to be served in Manley.
We walked from Bondi (below) to Cogee (2nd below). Beautiful views, we took it easy - about 3 hours. A swim at the end.
We could not leave the Mornington Peninsula without having visited a few wineries!
