A quiet morning at the house while James and Grace went of for a run and a swim. We sat on the terrace overlooking the pond, watching the wildlife. There are various ducks, two kinds of cormorants, Aussie Ibis, parrots, miner birds, many different corvids and more birds than I can name.
Two highlights....
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| Azure kingfisher |
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| Australian King parrots |
Then we went with James and Grace for lunch at the Surf Life Saver's Club on Surfer's Paradise - the surf rescue clubs often run cafes and restaurants on the beachfront to raise funds for their club. This was a particularly good one! I had stir fried chicken, James had chicken parmigiana, Kate had a pasta dish and Grace had Roast Lamb and roasted vegetables! I also got to sample the local beer which is known as VB. Very nice, very cold, Very Beery.
We then felt it was necessary to have a short walk. We went to the nearby Burleigh Heads and took a short walk along the promenade and cliff path.
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| Looking North, towards Surfer's Paradise |
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| Looking South, towards Byron Bay
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| Burleigh Heads is a basalt outcrop in a largely sandstone area. |
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| Our hosts |
Grace has had to return to Sydney, ready for work in the morning but we have two more days here. Tomorrow we hope to join Francis-not-Henry on Bryon Bay to watch James and him surfing.
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