We had the privilege of hosting another great friend – Sara Steele! The first day she got to Sydney, we did the Neutral Bay to Chowder Bay hike (and it was our very first guest to take on the walk since we discovered it long after we moved to Neutral Bay). This walk connects two of Mosman’s beaches – Balmoral Beach and Clifton Gardens – and after reading more about the area, it is very much connected with the early history of Sydney. For more than a century many of these areas were used to maintain gun emplacements to defend Sydney from invaders, until the land was released to the public in 1995, and reborn as part of Sydney Harbour National Park. It truly is a magnificent walk and has spectacular views! The picture below is taken at Bradley’s Head.

Part of our ‘tour of Sydney’ wouldn’t be complete without spending an afternoon at Jack and Tim’s flat in Paddington. We brought out the red cups and made it a complete college flash-back, playing flip cup (or “flippy cup”)! We also introduced Sara to her first EVER lawn bowls match – she turned out to be pretty good beating me and almost tying Rob.

To end the short time Sara spent in Sydney (before we left for Melbourne), we went out with the girls to Centennial Park. The city puts up an outdoor theatre during the summer months – which includes bean bag chairs, pillows and popcorn!