Food and Drink

We have had a hard time adjusting to the Australian grocery stores. The have a very sweet palette here... from sweet chili sauce to arnotts biscuits to hot cross buns to Solo. We have tried to find as many comforts as we can and make our usual meals... sometimes its just hard to find the ingredients. One must have meal was tacos. Now this isnt per say "hard" to do. But the selection of "mexican" food here is dismal at best. For one, they dont even have black beans in the regular grocery store. Anyways we pulled it together and BAM!! Tacos del Richie. We feasted on these suckers. No hot salsa (only mild Doritos brand), no avocado ($3), no spanish rice, but boy were they delicious. It just so happens that it was blazing hot outside too. With no air con (thats what they cal A/C here) we blasted the fan and drink away our sorrows with the cases of wine we bought. It came out to $4 a bottle plus we got 6 free wine glasses. Considering their equivalent of Coors Light sells for $2 a can, it was a steal.







 
So Australian are smart. they dont mess around counting drinks. I mean in america, 1 bud light or 1 Avery winter ale.... even though one has twice the alcohol of the other its "1" drink right??? well not here they measure it out to the T. Its nice to see on every drink.

Just keep swimming.... just keep swimming...swimming swimming

 Since it is summer we have been trying to enjoy the beach as much as possible. They have a ton of these tide pools in which people do their lap swimming each morning and evening. Im working on a series of photos for my own personal creative fix and Sarah has been coming with me to "assist". We have been getting there a bit before sunset/sunrise to make sure I get the right light. When we get there extra early I venture in the water myself. This was a low tide in a natural tidal area beside the man made tide pool for lap swimming.

Flight paths...

As some of you know, we live on the international flight path for the Sydney Airport. Between the hours of 6am and 10:30pm huge ass 747's come wizzin by and buzz the tower so to speak. Well it turns out Cupid is also on the same flight path. Due to this lovely holiday we call Valentines Day, cupids arrow nipped me in the butt and I went out to purchase some secret and delicious "Baby Cakes". Its a specialty bakery just around the corner that make gourmet, baby sized, cup cakes which cost an adult sized arm and leg..... but DANG!! they are good. After that Sarah and I celebrated with a cheap street Kebab. Locally known as drunk/late night food, us Americans consider it a delicacy.

Public Stretching.....

 

Shout out to Mark Fischer!!!!!

I enjoy stretching in public, especially while waiting for the bus at Central Station.