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Saturday, 27 December 2008
Boxing day walk
We went for a walk from Mosman along the coast past Taronga. Stopped off at a small beach near our house called Athol Cove I think, it was a really hot day but the water is still pretty cold so didn't manage much of a swim.
Xmas day in Bondi
We had a lovely christmas day with Adam's brother Matt and over in Bondi with some friends, Ryan cooked an amazing roast dinner!
Wednesday, 24 December 2008
4wd
Cars a pretty expensive out here, I think it must be to do with importing them and all the tax.
We set out to get a small honda jazz or something, but ended up with a Nissan Xtrail 4x4!
I do feel a bit of environmental guilt but it will be great to go out to the mountains with and to get over to Manly with surfboards (have to learn to surf now!)
I'm finding it easier to drive than I thought, although parking is still a bit of a problem. It has already proved it's worth though after a massive trip to ikea showed we could fit so much in it - a bit more practical than the honda 2000 was!
Can't wait to do a trip up to the blue mountains now.!
We set out to get a small honda jazz or something, but ended up with a Nissan Xtrail 4x4!
I do feel a bit of environmental guilt but it will be great to go out to the mountains with and to get over to Manly with surfboards (have to learn to surf now!)
I'm finding it easier to drive than I thought, although parking is still a bit of a problem. It has already proved it's worth though after a massive trip to ikea showed we could fit so much in it - a bit more practical than the honda 2000 was!
Can't wait to do a trip up to the blue mountains now.!
Mosman sunsets
We've finally got broadband at home so will have to make up for lack of posts.
We had a great sunset from the balcony the other day! Really beautiful. We're finding Mosman to be a little bit too quiet for us (might move to Bondi or somewhere after our lease is up) but this kind of thing makes up for it!
I love sitting out on the balcony, so peaceful :-)
We had a great sunset from the balcony the other day! Really beautiful. We're finding Mosman to be a little bit too quiet for us (might move to Bondi or somewhere after our lease is up) but this kind of thing makes up for it!
I love sitting out on the balcony, so peaceful :-)
Sunday, 30 November 2008
Our place!
We moved into our place in Mosman yesterday! Really pleased to get in and i'm happy that Adam likes it as it was only me who saw the place! We ordered beds and a mattress to arrive yesterday, but the shop we ordered from, Harvey Norman, managed to mess it all up. Eventually, after numerous irate phonecalls to them, the warehouse manager brought us round half of the delivery at about 9pm. At least we had something to sleep on!
Got woken up around 5am by the cockatoos and other loud birds, but I don't mind too much yet! I went to a local yoga class which was hard work, but relaxing at the same time.
Today was really sunny, but we had to do more shopping for furniture. Managed to get a patio set, but still no fridge freezer which is going to make food shopping a bit annoying. Doesn't really matter though, as we've just put the patio set together and had the first beer out on the balcony!
Watching the birds and the boats in the habour is really lovely. Here's a pic of a kookaburra sitting in next door's garden.
Looking forward to heading off for a dinner in our local pub in a bit, it's about 20 minutes walk to get to the main area but not a bad evening for it :-)
Got woken up around 5am by the cockatoos and other loud birds, but I don't mind too much yet! I went to a local yoga class which was hard work, but relaxing at the same time.
Today was really sunny, but we had to do more shopping for furniture. Managed to get a patio set, but still no fridge freezer which is going to make food shopping a bit annoying. Doesn't really matter though, as we've just put the patio set together and had the first beer out on the balcony!
Watching the birds and the boats in the habour is really lovely. Here's a pic of a kookaburra sitting in next door's garden.
Looking forward to heading off for a dinner in our local pub in a bit, it's about 20 minutes walk to get to the main area but not a bad evening for it :-)
Manly fish and chips
It was a pretty sunny day so we went back to Manly. Sat on the beach for a bit and watched
the surfers on the massive waves!
Then we went to the pub across the road for fish and chips. The best fish and chips I've
ever had I think. The fish was john dory, yum!
the surfers on the massive waves!
Then we went to the pub across the road for fish and chips. The best fish and chips I've
ever had I think. The fish was john dory, yum!
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
A place to live!
We have just put down a deposit on a flat! Hurrah!
It has been quite difficult with the rental market here and not really knowing what or where we wanted.
Today I saw 3 in Mosman, a big 2 bed with view of the harbour bridge in a block of 4 flats near the ferries, a smaller 2 bed in an older block but with a pool, and a bigger semi-detached further in-land near the shops.
We decided against the semi since we wanted to live nearer the water. The first 2 were difficult to decide between though... in the end we thought that although the pool would be great in the summer the finishing and the size of the other one and the view won it! And our relocation agent told us that Manly is only a 10 minute drive away from Mosman anyway so we can easily get to the beach to cool off in summer.
It is the top left part of this photo (yep Adam wasn't too keen on the colour at first, but I quite like it!), it has 2 bedrooms, seperate living and kitchen, new looking bathroom, seperate 'sun-room' (like a conservatory), and a balcony for barbecues. Also a shared garden area out the back.
Very excited! We are moving in on 29th. Can't wait to move out of this hotel room and get settled.
It has been quite difficult with the rental market here and not really knowing what or where we wanted.
Today I saw 3 in Mosman, a big 2 bed with view of the harbour bridge in a block of 4 flats near the ferries, a smaller 2 bed in an older block but with a pool, and a bigger semi-detached further in-land near the shops.
We decided against the semi since we wanted to live nearer the water. The first 2 were difficult to decide between though... in the end we thought that although the pool would be great in the summer the finishing and the size of the other one and the view won it! And our relocation agent told us that Manly is only a 10 minute drive away from Mosman anyway so we can easily get to the beach to cool off in summer.
It is the top left part of this photo (yep Adam wasn't too keen on the colour at first, but I quite like it!), it has 2 bedrooms, seperate living and kitchen, new looking bathroom, seperate 'sun-room' (like a conservatory), and a balcony for barbecues. Also a shared garden area out the back.
Very excited! We are moving in on 29th. Can't wait to move out of this hotel room and get settled.
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