Monday June 6

We drove back to a colder Sydney this morning and called in to see L who we had last seen when she came to visit Latimers at Christmas-time (and believe it or not, I can't recall if it was last Christmas or the Christmas before - it must have been this one!). We had a lovely visit with her and tried her seed and pumpkin bread as made in the kitchen which is new since last we visited her. She took a photo of our surprised looks - that kitchen has been a very long time coming.
Then lunch with E and L - and returning E's car before she gave us a lift into the City (back to the hotel). She was able to find a park and have a final coffee with us before we saw her on her way so S (who is still sick) could have a nap before we set off for tonight's Vivid light show with T and T. And it was amazing - and incredibly Vivid. The most stunning display was at Customs House where the building appeared to reshape at one stage, and to crack and crumble away at another, and then finish off with some heavy breathing (read: gasping for breath) a cough and crash to the ground - before it all started over again. We watched the entire sequence twice before heading off to a very nice dinner at a little Italian restaurant T and T know just across the road from the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Dinner finished (who knew they would serve chips as a side?) we continued our tour of Vivid - althiugh because we wanted to make the 9 o'clock fire show at Campbell Cove, we weren't allowed to stop and take photos on the way there. And we wanted to because, and T was right about this, the best vantage point for viewing the Opera House sails was from the Cove. I could not believe how many folk were set up around the Harbour with their cameras and tripods - or how many photos there are now of the lights! I know I took nearly 300 shots - but to be fair at one stage I was on burst mode so the camera just kept taking shots - and hopefully I did get the shot I was after.
Back at the hotel, I settled in for a bath and S settled into bed, feeling exhilarated but a little worse for wear because of all the walking involved (very hard when you can't catch your breath properly) and the exposure to the chill (but not freezing) night air. But she says she is really pleased she went!