Weekend fun and games

I am reading a book right now by an Australian writer. The title of the book is Indelible Ink, by Fiona McGregor, aptly called so since it is very much about tattooing. It is not only about that of course, but also about life in Sydney, or life in Sydney on the North Shore. That is where all the well to do live, with cleaning ladies and gardeners. They travel overseas, they go to the beauty parlours to do their hair and waxing and spray tanning and they gossip. They have affairs and  sometimes divorce, and generally do what people do do but with more money involved. We follow the main character Marie and her three adult children but also friends and tattoo artists and tattoo addicts. It is also a book about dying of cancer. It is not a fun book to read but it is fascinating, bordering on unputdownable.

In real life we have visitors right now from three different countries. Two colleagues of hubby from Spain and Japan are here, and then we have a young man from Meylan who is just here for a few days before going back to France. Yesterday we took them down to the South coast.

The spot where this photo was taken is where they do a lot of hang gliding and para gliding. We tried to talk our visitors into doing it, but no luck. Still, it is fun to watch.

We also went to a hindu temple in Helensburgh, which is supposed to be the biggest in the Southern Hemisphere. There was a special celebration going on so we felt a bit conspicious, but people didn't seem to mind us walking around, having a little look. You must leave your shoes outside and not take photos and if you eat anything it must be vegetarian! Very sensible rules I thought! I think I'll instigate them here too. I often feel I could be a fish eating vegetarian. Maybe there is a word for it.

Friday night we went to Darling Harbor for drinks and then dinner, quite a change from our little quiet life in Illawong.  This was a party boat that we saw, for example ,and it looked like it was hosting a private party. Apparently it quite common to do that, for corporate parties especially.

Have to be off now, to the Sydney Fishmarket and La Perouse with our visitors.

More about that another time. Hope you all have a great Sunday!