Last we left off, Alizee and Victor had joined our motley crew, having had the (mis?)fortune of having Charlotte stop to pick them up. Given that they had a few days before picking up their hire car (the outrageous cost of which I can only shudder at still), and given both Charlotte’s and Vanastasia’s propensities […]
Month: September 2016
The Frenchies are coming!
It was an early rise to drive and catch the ferry from Sydney over to Channel-Port Aux Basques over in Newfoundland. With the luxury of pre-booked tickets there was no question of getting on board, but the wait to do so was the usual hour or two, lined up dockside. With Charlotte and Vanastasia safely locked […]
Ribs, the police and a big fiddle
The next day, over breakfast, I remembered that the locals had all been talking up the local Sydney Ribfest. Alex and Heidi were due to arrive in Sydney that evening, with us leaving the next day on the ferry, so it seemed a good way to spend a few hours in the afternoon. I’m not […]
Fortresses and Trivia
Awaking refreshed after a good night’s sleep, Charlotte and I went about exploring Sydney in the morning. It’s a pretty place, sitting on the east side of the Sydney River, which in turn flows into it’s very own Sydney harbour, and historically was one of North America’s main steel mills. It has a number of […]