Today was the last day for Amelia before she heads home to the UK and Meg leaves us to fly up to Brisbane. At their request, and that of Eva, Amelie, Ethan, Charlie, Camille, Jesse and Eli we made an early morning trip to Luna Park. This was a return for the ‘young’ adults, after our last visit this time last year. Again the weather was overcast making it an ideal day to be on the rides.

Luna Park is a heritage-listed amusement park located on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour. The amusement park is one of Sydney’s most famous landmarks and has had a significant impact on culture through the years in the city.

As the girls readied themselves for the various rides, we took a more genteel approach with a coffee and a chat outside on the beach walkway.

The first ‘ride’ was one of those spinning affairs where gravity holds a person up due to the central fugal force. Crazy stuff and loved by Amelia and Meg!

Next stop was one of the rollercoasters where the girls were spun up down and around much to their delight.

After spending a good few hours at Luna Park, we left the girls to finish their fun on the remaining rides and drove back to Manly and then grabbed a ferry back into the city.

With the girls shopping in Myers, we went for a wander around the upscale shopping area passing Hermes, Prada, QVB & David Jones and then down to Darling harbour.

Amelia has had such a fun time with her friends, notably Eva and of course Meg who have helped to make her time back in Sydney for a second year so very special. We will miss their smiles and laughter and of course we will miss our wonderful Amelia as she returns to the UK to go back to university in Loughborough.

Tomorrow we have a 3am departure (!) as we drop Amelia and Meg at the airport as they head off in their respective directions. We’ve loved having them to stay with us and making our time in Manly a memorable one. Thank you to them both.