Bondi Beach

November 1st--Abby and I went to the grocery store first thing this morning to pick up some food for our picnic lunch. We were heading to the beach today and were taking food with us. After we got back from the store, the boys were ready to head out. We took about a 30 minute bus ride to Bondi Beach. One of the bus stops was right by the beach. We found our spot on the sand and immediately started enjoying our picnic lunch. It was a beautiful day on the beach. It was very sunny, but windy too so the temperature was in the 70's. We enjoyed watching all the people learning how to surf and playing in the sand. The water was too cold to actually get into. I think the kids got their feet wet though. We stayed on the beach until about 4:00 when we made our way off the beach. We all enjoyed snow cones while watching beach volleyball and skateboarding as we made our way up to the street. We then walked toward Bronte beach while enjoying the Sculptures by the Sea. We got to see the spectacular Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk transformed into a giant sculpture park of over 100 sculptures by artists from Australia and across the world. Some of the sculptures were so pretty with the water behind them. It was fun and different. After looking at the sculptures, we made our way back to the main street by the beach to find dinner. We decided on Bondi Trattoria knowing that they had to have pizza, which they did. We all enjoyed a wonderful meal before boarding the bus back into Sydney. By the time we made it back to the apartment, it was late and way past the kids bedtime. We all had a great day at the beach. Sydney reminds us a lot of San Diego with its weather and beaches.