Finishing off in Australia

So, after the Blue Mountains what did I get up to? I went to Palm Beach, which most people probably know better as 'Summer Bay'. We took the dog and got our knuckles rapped a couple of times as we really shouldn't have had her on the beach, but she was having a whale of a time so it only seemed fair to let her have a run. Luckily she didn't see the dolphins swimming just off the shore or we could have had problems.

Before we went to Palm Beach we went over to the national park on the other side of the pitt water where there were some fantastic views - I'm sure I'll get the photos uploaded at some point.

As I left Sydney, World Youth Day was in full swing, and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to go and tease some pilgrims before I left. I headed down to Circular Quay where the crowd were gathering waiting for a glimpse of the Pope (who looks far too much like Joe Pesci for my liking), and mingled with the crowd enjoying the atmosphere. I then managed to get a quick snap of myself holding a sign saying 'Blessed are the cheesemakers' - it had to be quick as I didn't want to get lynched! I even saw the Pope's 'boatacade' - seriously, that's what it was called. I also got roped in to help a street performer do his show, where he juggled knives and flaming torches on a bike atop a 22 foot pole....

We also went out for Vietnamese food for Hannah's birthday, which was great - very similar to Thai food and who doesn't like Thai? Talking of which...