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A drop in the bucket
Lovely day for golf today. A bit chilly in the morning (6 degrees overnight) but reaching 18 degrees and bright sunshine in the middle of the day. Norm and I rocked up for our usual 18 holes at hilly Chatswood.
Norman with the evidence of his vandalism
At the 15th hole, a 280-metre par 4, we left our clubs to the left of the fairway and carried our drivers across a little bridge over the creek to the elevated tee.
Norman took his huge club and let fly a mighty whack. The ball went off to the left and smacked into the sand bucket hanging from my golf bag with a loud bang and huge explosion of sand. The bucket did not survive. Oops!
As you would expect, my drive was almost perfect – dead straight and about 200 metres.
No need to mention the scores, that would be vulgar, but there were a few pars in there.
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We talk to the animals
Lovely lion
It has been lovely winter weather in Sydney, ideal for a visit to Taronga Zoo. We went last Friday, avoiding the school holiday crowds and had a great time. We went by train from home to Circular Quay and caught the ferry over the harbour – the usual glistening water, clear blue skies, the Bridge, the Opera House etc.
We haven’t been to the zoo for years. It’s a great spot, on the slopes of the harbour diagonally opposite the Opera House. It’s said that the giraffes have the most expensive views in Sydney – but they deserve it, they are lovely creatures.
Lovely lemurs
The lemurs were terrific too – just look at them! We were a bit disappointed by the meercats – they were lovely but there were only three of them on display. Maybe the rest were hiding underground.
The big cats were variable. The tigers hid away at the back of the enclosure, but the lions seemed to enjoy the attention.
The chimps were entertaining but a bit aggressive. I think they should bring back the chimps’ tea party!
We saw a bird show. It wasn’t the full deal, just a minor rehearsal but it was still amazing with parrots and raptors zooming just over our heads. A galah was trained to take a coin from the hand of a spectator and deliver it to his handler – he then took it back to the spectator, of course. Lots of fun.
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Lots of lights
We had a very pleasant evening aboard a boat going round Sydney Harbour looking at the Vivid festival lights. There were spectacular projections onto the Opera House sails and on various other buildings around the harbour. Clever stuff.
We had a meal and a few drinks on board and even a bit of a dance at the disco! The weather has been very warm – over 25 degrees – which has been breaking records for May. In previous years we’ve had to wear overcoats for the Vivid festival but this time I was in shirtsleeves.
Vivid – Customs House lit up.
Going out on the harbour is a splendid experience at any time, made more special with the lights.
We came off the boat and walked up to Martin place where there were many more amazing light installations – trees growing up buildings, insects crawling along the skyscrapers and lasers shooting all over the place.
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Cough, sneeze
I’ve got a bit of a cold -a cold that Jan brought from England, we think. I’m not as bad as she is (cough, cough!) just a bit of a sore throat and sneezy.
I managed golf at Chatswood Golf Club with Norman and Colin. They played 18 but I chickened out after 9 holes. Lovely winter day 22 degrees and sunny.
There were lots of kookaburras on the course as well as the usual cockatoos and water dragons. On the way out I took a picture of this lovely kookaburra guarding the entrance to the club.
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