Saturday 24th. To use one of Pat Lewis' pet phrases - "Turned out nice again". At last the sun is back. Spent the day in Sydney yesterday. Bought a day tripper ticket for $16. which entitles me to go anywhere on the trains buses and ferries. Fantastic value. Bus into Sydney (45 mins) Missed the stop for the ferries so had to walk back through the city centre to get to cirular quay where the ferries go from. The place is very busy and the pavements are crowded with every colour creed and nationality under the sun. So much for white Australia. The new high rise office buildingsare impressive - lots of glass. Take a ferry cat to Watson bay. v fast. Lots of yachts out sailing - a wonderful sailing breeze. Have lunch at Doyles on the Wharf - not the maun restaurant on the beach but just as much fun. You order your fish at the fish and chipscounter and then when its ready you take it to the tables either inside the building or on the veranda overlooking the wharf and the beach. Rather than have the fish and chips I opted for half doz oysters gollowed by sea food salad - king prawns smoked salmon oysters crab and greenery washeddown with a glass of Sauvignon blanc $30. Scrummy. After lunch walked up to Southern Head lighthouse - the entrance to the harbour where there are the old Victorian fortifications. Wonderful great Armstrong Cannonguarding the entrance. Lots of flowers growing wild on the headland - a sea of blue morning glories. On the way to the headland the path passes by some steps leading down to a nudist beach. Peering through the trees in the hope of catching a glimse of the glorious female form I was disappointed to see only middle aged men strolling up and down the beach and it was only when they started towave toeach other with their dicks that I suspected that it may be a favourite rendez vous for the Sydney Gays - a team I certainly don't play for!! Missed the last ferry back to the city so hade to take the bus which was driven by a female hell bent on making sure every one on the road knew who was in charge. Interesting ride. Spent the evening at another Surf club - not so good as the previous one but the drinks are fairly cheap .