Sunday 17th December

After our first proper nights sleep after leaving the Uk, we were all fully rested and ready to immerse ourselves in the Manly life. This is a place we know reasonably well having been here 3 times before, the last in Dec 2019.

After Andy reconnected with his mornings run along the beach, we took a stroll into the centre to look around the Sunday markets and watch the Ironman championships on the beach.

While we rested up in a cafe on the beach front we bumped into Eva (our friend Caroline’s eldest daughter) on her ebike with Amelia riding pillion.

We then took a stroll in the sunshine and walked to one of our favourite spots Shelley beach.

On our way back to watch the Ironman event, we bumped into Caroline doing her Hells Angels impersonation!

The Nutri-Grain event is a yearly affair and attracts competitors from across Australia & the world and is televised.

In the evening we headed out with Caroline and her brethren, Eva, Milla & Charlie to a Xmas themed restaurant in South Sydney called the Grounds of Alexandria Cafe.

The gardens are a haven for Instagram lovers.

After taking in the sights we headed for dinner at the Potting Shed a garden themed restaurant.

After a great meal & night out we headed back, not before taking a few wrong turns (I blame the sat nav!) resulting in a tour around the back streets of Paddington!