Sydney - Australia

Big surf at Avalon Beach, 3-4 m swells Saturday morning just now, only for the experienced boardriders! Great watching them battle it out...

Things are that grim and wet I am taking photos of puddles, ye olde PMG (Post master general) cover in the footpath.

Where has summer gone? It has been raining since Monday and it is not over yet.

The new eating area off Castlereagh Street.

The cool recesses of Hyde Park

At the Sydney Festival this old car is in front of the sound system. Cool.

It is Sydney Festival time and Hyde Park has lots of food areas and also The Spiegeltent.

Ah the sweet life, does it get any better than this?

A nice way to while the hours in a full equipped camper. Reading a good book.

Today I am having a day off from work, here is where I went this morning, no sharks here although further north at Newcastle all the beach...

Just south of Sydney is a popular hang gliding location, they jump off Bald Hill and float over the escarpment and land on the beach.

Looking towards The Basin, Looks of people having some sundowners with some fish and chips.

Today I walked the back way to Palm Beach to avoid the parking hassles. You come down a bush track above the pool. I never fail to be amaz...

Rescue board nearby, just in case.

Today is a perfect Sydney summer day 32 degrees, water 22 degrees, sun and surf.

Here I rent part of the sand in January.

Heading into the surf at Palmie, what better way to start the New Year.

Fox-free fairy penguin home island in the mouth of the mighty Hawkesbury River

Looks like a castle with gun slits

In Martin Place in the old Post Master General's building is this Roll of Honour. One page at a time showing a name of a solider kille...