Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Since today was one of my free days, Clare and Rachel
decided to pick me up in the morning to run a few more errands for the
Solomon’s and then to have lunch and go into the city. After my run, they arrived at around 10:30 AM
and we headed off to the camping store to get an extra water bottle and water
purification tablets. After finding
them, Rachel drove Clare and I around Olympic Park, which was absolutely
beautiful. The residents still use the
stadium and ground for sporting events and concerts and many people were
running through the park. Rachel was so
generous to drive Clare and I around all day and to act as our tour guide!
After a few stops, we headed to Balmain to meet Rachel’s two
friends for lunch. They were very
friendly and we enjoyed our Mediterranean meal with many laughs. Rachel had a good idea to stop at this famous
bakery and get their macaroons and head down to the harbor to catch the
ferry. I definitely wasn’t opposed to
that idea! Her friend, Laura, sat with us as we enjoyed the view from
Manley. We hopped on the ferry and saw
the most magnificent sights. We sailed
right under the Sydney Bridge and right past the opera house. Certainly a much smoother ride than the scuba
boat! We docked and walked around the
harbor and Rachel showed us the Opera House.
We then walked to The Rocks which is a part of Sydney that has many
shops and restaurants. After popping in
a few stores, we headed to the ferry because both of our families are meeting
tonight for dinner.
When I got home it was about 6 PM and Mrs. Bell came home
around 7. We went to Mr. Bell’s café
with the Vosilas and enjoyed a delicious meal.
Both of these families are so generous to take Clare and me in. Our dinner conversation carried until around
10. (To mom-Mr. Vosila actually worked
for Unilever, IBM, and UT) After sharing jokes a laughter I am exhausted. Tomorrow I will go meet with Sister Rose Mary
once more to finalize and then headed to the Bell’s beach house.
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