Bilgola Beach & "The Shredder"

After a relatively quiet Saturday, we decided to head to the beach nice and early. We left home at 7:25AM and arrived at 8:11AM. A long drive, we know, but that is the price one pays for living in a big town. As luck would have it the weather was iffy and there was some huge lifesaving event happening. This meant lots of people, something we are not keen of. So, 50 minutes later we walked up to the small beach cafe, bought some coffee and were on our way.

For the family and friends in SA & NZ, parking costs $3 for the first hour, and $2 for each hour thereafter. This is still cheap compared to Manly...

Anyway, we then stopped at the Upper Crust Pie shop near Collaroy beach. The pies are expensive, but as any Sydney-sider will tell you, worth every cent and even the hour’s travel. Once we had finished brunch Karin and Karla went for a walk to the Collaroy lookout, a headland with a spectacular golf course built on it. Eugene and I stayed in the car as he was busy falling asleep.

Once home he was back in good spirits and promptly started tearing up my (now superfluous) Tower Hobbies catalogue. I was saving it for Nigel at work, but this plan was well and truly foiled by “the shredder”. Anyway, that’s all for now, settling down and getting ready for another week of work.

Following the visit to the beach (including a sand-tasting session) we had to give him a quick bath to remove sand from those strategic places).

Giving big-sister scooter a go before his (failed) afternoon nap.

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