Despite only having 4-5hrs sleep, after our late finish on NYE, we managed to convince Meg and Amelia to get up around 9.30am and we then made our way to the Eastern Suburbs to Coogee for the infamous coastal beach walk to Bondi. As it turned out we weren’t the only ones who had such an idea and Coogee was packed out.

We eventually found a place to park and grabbed a coffee before starting the 6k walk across 6 beaches.

Despite the initial clouds, today was predicted to be very hot and sunny and so it turned out and very soon we were all looking forward to a dip at the next beach we came across.

Beach number 3 was Clovelly and the water looked too inviting for the girls, who were quickly getting prepared for a swim across the bay.

Our next beach was Bronte (number 4) where we had a brief toilet stop, before moving on to one of our favourites, the smaller Tamarama beach (number 5) where the waves are larger and there are lots of rock pools for jumping off into the ocean.

After spending a hour or so in the rock pools of Tamarama beach, we walked the final stretch to Bondi (beach 6) where we stopped at the iconic Iceberg bar with the swimming pool in front and the great views out across the whole of Bondi beach.

After a fun packed day’s walk, we headed back to Manly and our final proper night out with the girls.

We had arranged a meet up at the Skiff club close to Manly Wharf where we were meeting Neil and Katie for drinks along with Caroline and her entourage.

After dinner we made our way to the Corso so the girls could indulge in some Yo-Chi ice cream before Amelia started her production for the latest TikTok where everyone got the opportunity to take part, even Andy, although he was edited out of most of it!!

We had a really fun time and have our daughter to thank for making the last couple of weeks in Manly so very special. We are so proud of the women she has become and how she has dealt with two parents who decided to head off and go travelling whilst she had to stay at home and study!!

Tomorrow we have squeezed one more activity in, with the vote being a return to Luna Park. It’s one of Amelia’s favourite things to do in Sydney so it felt fitting before she returns to be UK on Friday morning.