First visitors of 2009

My parents made their way across the Pacific to be our first visitors of 2009. Although we didn't have anything planned out, we were able to see a bunch based on Sydney's crazy weather. The first half of their visit, the weather was miserably hot, however on the second half of their trip the weather changed to showers with temps in the mid-70s (and this is summer).

One of the highlights (I believe) was watching Jess swim the North Bondi Ocean Classic 1k Swim. Another highlight was driving out west to Camden airport.

Although it was tough to say goodbye, it was great to see my parents. Thanks again for everything Mom & Dad.

Coastal Walk

It was a beautiful day today, so Jess and I took a break from watching the poor Australian coverage of the Olympics and decided to go on the Coastal Walk. We took a bus to Bronte Beach and walked to Coogee beach, about 3.5km (~2 miles) which took us about an hour and a half. The sea was angry today ("like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli..."), which provided for some great ocean 'thunder' along the walk.

Map of our walk

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Along the way we saw the Bronte Swimming Pool, Waverley Cemetery (amazing views), Clovelly Bowling Club, and the Giles Baths. At Coogee we decided to have a bite to eat at 'Thai Me Up', based purely on the Pun name. Probably needless to say, the food wasn't that great, but we did enjoy the rest that Coogee had to offer.