Who would have guessed? We met up with the Dickhudt’s from Dearborn at a Starbuck’s in Sydney. Dan, Spencer, Laurie, and Maya. It was fun hearing about all they have done since arriving in Sydney on Saturday. Nothing holds this group back. Laurie’s broken arm was taken in stride.
We did learn today that our “replacement” hike from the cancelled Blue Mountain hike was also cancelled because of the bushfire danger. We are making new plans. It will be in the 90s tomorrow.
Today we planned to walk to Centennial Park to have a picnic lunch. First stop was the famous Bourke Street Bakery.
Bourke Street Bakery
There was a line out the door but the employees had a different attitude than at the “nousecomplainincausethereaintnothinyoucandoaboutit” kind of places. If I needed an employee, this would be my first stop.
A nice walk through a nice neighborhood. Interesting sights along the way.
Lot’s of row houses with wrought iron railing’s in the Surry Hills area. Reminiscent of New Orleans.
The park was a nice escape from the city. It had trails for horses, bicycles, and walking.
We had our picnic lunch and enjoyed the scenery. I had a chicken sandwich, toasted. Outstanding. I did order a pain au chocolat because they looked so authentic. It was not an authentic Parisian one. I gave it a 4. Terri had salad and it was also outstanding. Food like this creates the lines you saw.
the critic evaluating each bite…
same pose, new surroundings..
We stopped at a pub on the way back. Close to ten miles today.
replacing lost electrolytes
duct tape holds the world together
Greg said they had to cancel a couple tennis matches in Sydney because of the fires and there are concerns about the Open because there are fires in some suburbs of Melbourne.
The selfie faces are looking great. Can’t wait to get Alice in on some more.