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London was an over cast 4 degrees when we landed at T3 06:35. Took over an hour to get to T5 and go through security - again! Don't know why domestic passengers couldn't use the ePassport scanners and face cameras: their 3 lanes were empty most of the time. Badly in need of freshening I bought mini shaving accessories from Boots, then mouched round Duty Free. Sampled some moisturiser and after shave, then was not rude by refusing a shot of whiskey - as you do We found ourselves buying 1.2kg of Toblerone - don't know how that happened - not all for us though.... read more

Retired around midnight after and woke to sunny day before the alarm at 07:30. After finishing packing and checking out at 11:30 we had an hour and half to kill before making our way to the airport to check in for our 16:00 flight home (aw!). So we filled the time in with breccie at Roses Cafe under the World Square Monorail station. The best eggs benedict and tea for me and scrambled egg and bacon for Brian. White chocolate and macadamia nut cookie accompanied the cheeky latte that followed. We didn't win the NSW lotto, but came 1 number away from winning... $10 This was followed by a browse of the designer, craft, jewellery and antiques shops in the Victoria Building on George Street, before catching the Airport Link train at 13:15 from the circa ... read more

Got up to a much better day with sunny spells around 09:30 - tiring doing nowt! Decided to have breccie at Mickey's again but our eyes were bigger than our bellies when the Big Breakfast arrived. We ate it though! Then wandered in a loop from Paddington to Rushcutters Bay on to the tranquil Beare Park at Elizabeth Bay. We always seem to be able to find someone to take our piccie. Then back via Potts Point naval bay and up the hill through Kings Cross to Taylor Square for a much earned beer / breezer. We were back for tea around 16:00 so I had a siesta. I woke at 18:30 to Brian coming back in from Coles at World Square with curry and rice and a carton of Melting Moments. His excuse was that ... read more

Woke at 09:00 to a foggy day, looked out the window and saw that it actually heavy showers. After tea, toast and shower we donned the Boyes cheap waterproof jackets we got for Cairns but had no use for, then walked down Pitt street. Mooched round the Westfield shopping centre, then headed further down and ... bought a replacement document wallet in lime green (how exciting!) Had latte and banana bread / cherry muffin then onto the Rocks and Circular Quay. Toyed with becoming stowaways on the Caribbean 'Rhapsody of the Seas' loading passengers (who wouldn't), and took some photos from the International Passenger Terminal observation area not discovered before the before the camera battery died. We then walked back under the Harbour Bridge and through Hyde Park, bumping into our artist friend en route so ... read more

Aw! left Cairns today, we've had a good time just meandering round the beaches and tropical rain forest Plenty for the memory banks. Woke up before alarm at 07:15 and had time for coffee, toast and fruit salad before driving to the airport. It was 29 degrees when we dropped off the car, and got through baggage drop and into departures/arrivals for 10:30. Had more coffee and a sandwich (cake for Brian) to kill the hour and half before take off. The flight down along the Barrier Reef coast was stunning scenery through the sun and sparse white cloud -so blue and green! Chicken curry and rice on the plane whilst watching a movie on the supplied iPad. Landed at 16:00 but had lost a hour somewhere in the air again - sunny 22 degrees will ... read more