We walked from Meadowbank to Parramatta one day as a pre walk for the group, but just over half way there was a lot of street walking with many factories, so we decided to go another day and crossed the river at the Silverwater Bridge and went down the other side to Olympic Park Wharf.  I enjoyed both days.

The extension job finished so now John can do a few jobs about the house.  Over time the bricks under the
clothes line sank and as it was good weather he  fixed the path.

John has become an Ed Hardy fan and here he is in his new acquisition of a hoodie.  He has worn it down the street and has had a few comments. 

Eight of us walked from Waterfall to Heathcote via fire tracks and various walking paths down to the pool and then the goat track back up.  It was a hard 10 k and was so pleased to see the top.  The leeches only attacked one person and luckily it wasn't me.

A couple of days at the Writers Festival was great, hearing new and established authors speak about their books and their experiences which influence their books.  The only drawback was the crowds of people which this year seemed to have grown.  Missed a couple of sessions due to over crowding which I will be aware of next year.

Over the past week I've been on two walks.  The one with the other group, was from Redfern Station, thru the suburb to Newtown passing three community gardens.  The top photo is in the middle of Redfern which I had pictured and old and run down but it was the opposite in most of the streets we walked.  Charlie who runs one of the community gardens had put up many signs which are helpful for people who are learning to
garden. 
The second walk I was the leader from Huntleys wharf to Meadowbank which I had prewalked with John a few months ago. It was again, a lovely day and 16 of us enjoyed the 10 ks.
I went to the SMSA and heard a talk on searching for gold in the New Guinea in the 1930's, very interesting.  After that I walked down to the Quay to the Dendy and saw the movie The Way.  It was on the Camino de Santiago which would be a great walk from France to Spain, the scenery was fantastic.

A nice bottle opened today.

Happy Birthday Lucy.