Time for Caroling?

I don't know if it's just me, but it feels really wrong to hear Christmas carols and see decorations all over town when the weather forecast calls for shorts!

Last week of freedom before starting work so I've just been wandering around town seeing as many sights as possible.  We have had the longest dry streak this week (crazy considering how rainy it has been) so I'm taking full advantage of being outside (don't worry mom, I'm wearing sunscreen!).  It is so great to just find a park bench that has a perfect view of so many world famous landmarks and feel the ocean breeze and sunshine on my face! So ready to move to the beach at the beginning of December.... our fourth roommate dropped out but we are going ahead with the lease because the location and everything is so great that we don't want to pass it up.  Cross your fingers that we find a fourth soon so that we don't have to pay even more in rent per week than the extravagant fee we are already paying!

Best reading spot in town

Enjoying a "New Zealand Hokey Pokey" gelato

I spent hours just wandering around the opera house trying to get the best angles on the famous roofline and got some really sweet ones.  Check out the high-resolution photos in my snapfish group room: jenandmiki.snapfish.com/snapfish
 

how many pics can we take at the harbour? I think about 50 more are in order....

Last Saturday, we headed out to Manly Beach on a bright and sunny afternoon for the 2010 Manly Festival of Surfing.  We rode the ferry out there and sat on the outside of the boat which was very cool and got to the beach just in time to see the tandem longboard surfing competition and man was it impressive... ice skating style lifts while catching waves? Awesome.