Well, to finish out the BBQ with our nephew and his wife's, after the fish, salad, beer, and wine, there came a large platter with a mound, the Pavlova! Good lord, how one is expected to destroy such a beautiful creation? But we had no choice but to comply, plate after plate eroded the mound down to a more or less level plain, burp!

This morning we crawled out of bed early to wish our hosts the best as they cheerfully went off to work. We'll do some clean-up, admire the birds some more in the back yard, and go back to bed! Sometime later, I'm sure, we'll finish packing and make our way to Gosford and catch the rail back to Sydney. Looks like a lovely day!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble