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Fall Hits Sydney

G'day from Sydney!!!

I have decided to jump back on the post bandwagon, considering my lovely wife has been doing most of the writing lately.

Australia is constantly surprising us. Fall color is now in the trees and the leaves are all about the streets. This morning it was 9 degrees centigrade, that is roughly 40 degrees for all you Farenheit folks!! It makes it a little chilly for a morning surf, but the Arvo (refer to mini glossary of terms) surf sessions are still nice.

I went to a new spot up the coast from Manly a few days ago and had a great session. The wind was off shore the waves were bigger there than any other place in Sydney. The area is called Curl Curl, pronounced Cull Cull (remember they don't do R's in the middle of words here).

We have driven by this area before and I surfed the south part before, but we really fell in love with it last weekend when Liz and I biked it. We rented cruiser bikes from Manly (3 Speeds) and headed north along the coast. While the hills were quite tough, the downhills along the coastal cliffs were the opposite.

Of course I start rallying mine (doing things that those bikes aren't made for) and found myself elbow deep in grease from fixing the chain every 5 minutes. Well, I catch up to Liz and guess what. She is deep in a conversation with a couple who is pushing a stroller (8 month old inside). Only Liz. They were from England and have since moved here. So, we have yet another group of friends!!

Post bike we grab some sushi, hit our favorite ice cream shop, & play tennis under the lights on a synthetic grass court (sprinkled with sand to help you slide). It has been the first time we've played together in about 2 months and the first time I had been out on the court in over a month.

Needless to say we had a great weekend. I did manage to hit myself in the face with my surf board whilst at Cull Cull. Just a split lip, a fat cheek and a unicorn on my forehead--oh yeah, my board has yet another ding in it too.

Well folks, that is just about a rap. Elizabeth is in Perth for a Parkinson's study, I'm working late nights, and we are planning on going to the Blue Mountains with Elizabeth's new 85 year old friend. I'll delve into that more once our trip is complete.

Chin up,

Logan & Elizabeth

Mini Glossary Of Terms
Scooner=Pint of Beer
Ta=Thanks, Bye
Sultanas=Raisins