Zoom in on the surfer an see if you recognise her!!

Friday At last this morning bears promise of a fine day for the first day of the world championships. It is a brilliant sunny morning made slight;y cloudy by the arrival at 7.15 of the painters who started to paint the outside of the Chalet. My loyal readers will know only too well how the banging of the ladders against the side of the wooden walls will have been received by her indoors at that hour of the morning. Nasty!! Yesterday morning Itook myself off for a walk to the Surf Club via the cliff topsin the pouring rain and howling wind. At one stage I wondered what I was doing sitting in a bus shelter on the underside of the world (Sunny Oz) just the get out of the wind and rain. The surf was good and watched 18guys havingfun in the rain. Took some video but don't think I will be able to post on the blog at the moment as may take up too much expensive tie downloading. Yesterday eveningwas the officialopening ceremony of the games held on the rugby ground. A covered stage (Like a pop concert) was set up on the pitch in front of the Grandstand . A local highschool band played some hot music (v good) the junior choir sang some good Australian songs, All the teams were paraded. The Mayor declared the Games open and then some pop/rock singers (don't ask me their names) entertained us for the next three hours or so with some belting songs and some disco music in the interval. And all the time the rain fell in sheets. Such a shame for the organisers who have put so much effort in.
Today Marilyn will be doing her stuff at the Games so I plan to take myself off to the flesh pots of Sydney City and will report tomorrow. Cheers.