Sydney again

We got to see some more of Sydney last Tuesday when we were finally well enough to take the train in for the day. We walked across the bridge and then down to The Rocks historical area and over to take a ride on the Ferry to Manly. Because of the storms the day before the sea was rough and the Ferry had a good pitch to it which was... interesting! But we all really enjoyed it and found Manly was a really nice place to have lunch.

The beach was lovely and with big pine trees lining the beach it reminded us alot of Cottesloe. We headed back after lunch and had a few photos at the Opera House, which is a marvel of design and building - good to hear they Sydney City Council will put up the $180 million needed to up keep the builidng, we would've loved to catch a show there but time didn't allow and we headed home after a big day (which left me sick and having to take a day to get better again!)

On Wednesday we left Sydney and headed north to The Entrance - like Mandurah, only an hour and a bit out of the city, on the coast and full of holiday accomodation and eating places. We could imagine it being packed in the summer months, now it was cool and quite deserted, which suited us fine! They had pelican feeding here each day and we enjoyed watching those big birds having their daily feed - although, as Jerome said, they weren't being very generous as they ate those fish, it was every bird for himself!! (I guess we can't be perfect all the time and animals aren't either!!)

There was a lot of rain over that night and the next day but we enjoyed visiting the local Ken Duncan Gallery. His work is amazing and we marvelled at his ability to capture our awesome country, and his willingness to give testimony to God for his stories, his gift and this great land that we live in. He sits for days sometimes waiting for just the right light to capture the moment of majesty. I often wondered why Phil spent so long waiting for just right right shot - now I understand - all the professionals do, keep it up Phil, follow your dream and go with your talent.

Check out his website, there is currently a sale on all his stuff as they prepare to clear that out and get the next exhibition up and going. We bought a small book of shots around Australia, it is fun to look and see how many we have been to now!! Enjoy and keep smiling.