Oysters, surfing, and skateboarding

Yesterday we had planned to go to Woy Woy, but No No we didn't. Instead we got caught up in the fun at Manly. We only went there because by the time we got over there to the north side it was lunch time and if it is the weekend that means oyster time. They have fantastic seafood here in Sydney, and we usually try to have a sightseeing outing on the weekend and somehow we seem always to find good oyster places.

What we didn't know was that there was the big surf championship in Manly and they had also set up a big skateboard thingy. Our presence must have raised the average age a bit. Along the promenade they had sunscreen tents where you could get suncream if you had not brought your own and when I went there to get some for my arms, a man in shorts and bare chested (and a bit chubby) asked the girl if she could put some on his back. She said:"No we are not allowed to do that"!!?? First I thought it sounded a bit unfriendly but now I can see why. First of all the man who asked her was a bit dodgy, and it is after all a very intimate thing putting cream on someone, not to mention putting it on a complete stranger. However, what do you do if you are alone on the beach? Are you doomed always to wear a t-shirt even in the water?

Just to finish off for today, let me tell you something about Woy Woy where we were supposed to have gone but where we might go next weekend. The name is from an aboriginal word meaning "big lagoon" or "much water". When I googled Woy Woy I also came across another little snippet of interest. The world's oldest blogger died at the age of 108 in Woy Woy. She started her blog at the age of 107 (what took her so long?) and her last blog was just two and a half weeks before she died at the age of 108. So I am not the oldest blogger after all.