Almost Finale

The time passes quickly and everyday your Ma remarks how lovely good weather and sunshine makes.

we have had another super day out looking at Botany Bay where Cook arrived - in brilliant sunshine although we did not see any whales .

I hired a car today with no sat nav so i called at electronic shop and got a recon for 140$ about 80 pounds - we could not go into sticks without one that is Hunter Valley for 3 days in the week . This is actually cheaper than renting. We have a new large car Holden .


we stopped at cafe and had coffee and scones and cream and jam for first time this holiday for you am overlooking Cape Botany Beach and sea with bare island in background as Cook called as there was no one there .

A touch of serendipity as i spoke to a friend Peter Gavaghan from all my early life to 22 years when he went to Sydney as a journalist -at that time very avant guarde .

He was at our wedding and travelled with our best man Anthony Broady . He talked for an hour and lives in Melbourne - he nearly met me as he was Far East corespondent for Melbourne Star and was in HK when I was on TV and he tried to contact me but i had gone to UK for a conference - secret research! Some of stuff classified in retrospect was ridiculous due to government pressure . Tell you more if interested when we meet.

His memory was phenomenal an he could remember my birthday . He invited us to stay with him in Melbourne when next over . His wife is VIP boss at Hyatt Boutique and Lady gaga took over 135 rooms -she was so tired that no real contact during her stay but she knows all tennis stars and they give her rackets/shirts and hundreds of tennis balls . She arranges everything from food to transport

I saw him virtually every day of my life as we were neighbours on Estate and there was no TV so we played out all the time,cycled together including Youth hosteling etc .

I went to SFG to See RL on Friday evening and tomorrow it is Olympic stadium

We are getting ready for finale home and have booked for Beethoven's 9th and another night for Gershwin - we went there with C&M to see Gilbert and Sullivan in past - w emay have meal on Opera House first.

On final night we are going to take Nicola out with us -she is backpacking daughter of friend and has now got job with au pere and they are taking her with them on holiday to Perth Margaret Island.

We have no news other than Angela - i will reply soon .

James is silent although Dave and Liz are coming round on good Friday for swim in pool and barbecue . So there will be reciprocal news with us as intermediaries .

Beer now in Holiday inn and spaghetti Bol tonight at home

Surprised Tim has not replied to email