BABY SITTING IN BONDI

Bondi (Bondeye) Beach is Australia's most well known beach. It is one kilometre long and is only 7k /4m from the centre of Sydney. Originally a working class suburb made up of mostly jewish migrants from many different countries, it is now moving towards middle/upper class clientele and land and houses are very expensive. 

In summer it is crowded with tourists in winter it is very pleasant. Some still swim brrrr.

We took Fox for a swing in the children's park which is on the other side of the world from my header photo. A jet setting swinging kid at 2 years.

We walked along the esplanade with mummy.  Granddaddy was pushing Banjo. 

Fox shows mummy the grader on the beach.

 It was taking the top layer of sand off and exchanging it for the bottom layer. Don't ask me why.

SEVENTY IN SYDNEY

After the last Birthday Bear celebration we were soon on our way to Sydney. We drove down, taking two days. We stopped at Armidale for the night. In the morning frost covered the trees, it was cold and different for us coming from frost free Brisbane.

We arrived in Sydney and booked into our accommodation the day before Sonya, Bernie and our two little grandsons arrived from LA. We came down to help them settle into their rented house while Bernie starts work for Channel Seven.

The first night we had dinner at Carol and David's apartment. It is great to know that both our daughters will be in Sydney for a few months.

 The boys are as cute as ever but they are suffering jet lag.

 Banjo can give us a smile now.

 We enjoyed minding the boys while mummy and papa get the house organised. (Watching Fireman Sam in calm down time before a nap.)

It was my 70th birthday today and it was great that I could celebrate with our two daughters and their husbands as well as the grandchildren and a special friend and her granddaughter, Pepper, who is Fox's best friend. Our son in laws, Bernie and David cooked us a very nice meal of prawns, roast chicken and a big variety of vegetables and salad.

I was so happy to be with my wonderful daughters on this special birthday. I have always said I'm going to climb a mountain when I'm seventy so, for a present, the girls have bought a ticket for the three of us to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge, which is not quite a mountain but it is an exhilarating climb. Its going to be exciting. Hope I make it!