Life sure seems lovely in the land down under. Maybe it was the perfect weather or just the way we spent our day, but one could get used to a life like this. :) (don't worry everyone, we do intend to come home)
This morning we had to leave bright and early so we could go to Manly Beach for our surfing lesson. We left the hostel about 7:45 so we could catch the 8:10 ferry. The ride over was nice and we made sure we sat outside to get a nice vantage point of the Opera House as we cruised past it. We made it to our surfing lesson at 9 and immediately got into our wetsuits. There were only 3 others in our lesson, and our guide, Brandon, took us down the beach. I'm going to say right now that carrying my surf board down a good bit of Manly Beach was a workout all it's own, but that probably would not surprise any of you reading this.
Anyway, Brandon gave us a quick briefing on the sand. The only thing I really remembered was to stay crouched low and keep your hands on the board while you moved your legs to get up. Apparently that was enough because I was the first person to have a go at it and I got up with no problems. I was pretty proud of myself. Mesa also got up on her first try too. We had a lot of fun out there and Brandon was a great guide. I learned that he's been working at Manly Surf School for 6 years, he turns 30 in April, he's a 5th generation of Manly, and he really only works about 5 hours a day. Today he only had our 2 hour lesson and then he had to man the phones for 3 hours. Pretty different from my life, besides that whole turning 30 bit.
After surfing we took advantage of the beautiful day by laying out in the sun for a bit and then enjoyed some lunch right down by the water. Food is really expensive so although it is nice to sit somewhere by the water and be served, we have to do something else before we go broke.
We took the ferry back to Circular Quay only to go off to Bondi Beach. You can't cone to Sydney without going there. It's such a large beach and it's just packed with people. We didn't even go in the water there, but rather just found another nice spot to lay out for a while. The people-watching is spectacular.
We finished our evening with a little bit of shopping, standing outside the Apple store to use their free wi-fi, and meeting Eoin at Pie Face for dinner. What's Pie Face, you ask? Only an awesome, convienient little chain that has so many different kinds of pies - like pot pies.
Mesa had a vegetarian one, I had a thai chicken curry one. Eoin got some crazy thing with mashed potatoes, gravy, and peas on top. It was delicious.
Tonight's our last night in Sydney, so we said our goodbyes to Eoin and plan to just take it easy before bed.
We'd also like to give a special birthday shout out to Mesa's dad, Randal. I think she was the first to wish him well, although she did have a 17 hour advantage!
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