Flying at last

The last time we were on a plane was March 23rd 2020 when we arrived into London Heathrow from Sydney, via Singapore.  We arrived into lockdown without knowing it had been announced.

Sydney in the distance from Ramsgate Beach where we were staying.

When we booked our flights to Sydney for last month, Singapore Airlines were insisting on face coverings on every plane.  Two of our flights were 13 hours and two were 8 hours plus the airport in Singapore.  However at the beginning of September this requirement was removed apart from the flight from Singapore to Sydney.  A week before we were due to fly, Australia removed the requirement and a couple of days before we arrived , NSW removed the requirement on public transport.  I was so relieved.  This sounded more like 'living with Covid'!

On our first day we took a leisurely stroll along the promenade to meet Andy & Naomi at a local sailing club for lunch.

Our second day involved taking public transport including the ferry to Manly.  Roger & I love going on the ferries.  You get to see so much of Sydney without paying the price of a tour boat.

We have visited Manly so many times that I didn't take many photos.  We walked along another promenade to Shelley Beach.  There were some interesting sculptures along the way.

The sky was rather grey over Sydney as we came back on the ferry.

The next day was much brighter with blue skies.  We went into Sydney again and wandered through the Botanic Gardens down to the harbour.  I spotted this Kookaburra on the way.

We have visited so many times that I have numerous photos of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.  But another one never hurts!

We weren't the only people.  It was the school holidays for the two weeks we were there!

Our treat for this day was to go with our eldest grandchild to his swimming lesson.  He's really rather good - although I am probably biased.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

The Last Word

Here are my last sentences for the 21 word challenge

Discordant
I like the harmonious sounds of ballads and lullabies rather than the discordant sounds of heavy metal.

Dislocated
Many people have been dislocated by the war in Ukraine. 

Bewildered
I am totally bewildered by the current woke movement where only their opinion has any value

I hope you have enjoyed thinking about these 21 words even if you haven't joined in.

I will be back with posts about creative work and my trip to Australia.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

The end of the challenge

Our last 3 words for the 21 word challenge.

19. Discordant 

20. Dislocated

21. Bewildered

And of course my sentences from last week

Redolent
The smell of ironing damp clothes, which I don’t do very often, is redolent of my mother ironing when I was a child.

Serendipitous
Much of my artwork contains serendipitous moments when different media, that you wouldn’t usually associate with one another, work well together.

Sublime
There are so many sublime pieces of orchestral music. I think my favourite is Mozart’s overture for The Magic Flute.

Thank you for joining me today.
Bernice