You'll get a sense from the new pictures what an awesome area Bondi is - which is why there are a ton of people that come there. The number of surfers out in the water is amazing - it's like rush hour on the waves - slightly fewer surfers down the beach at Tamarama and Bronte, but more dangerous there as well. The walk along the beach and cliffs from Bondi to Tamarama to Bronte is about a mile of up and down, under cliff overhangs, along beaches, and right out to the cliff edges if you want - reminds us a lot of the West Ireland coast. It's spectacular - we walked from our house to Bronte with the girls (probably 4 miles round trip) with a break in Bronte for smoothies - they did great.
Girls get their school lists and uniforms the end of this week - today they went to get the car licensed, get library cards, and sign our rental contracts, have pizza, and check out the big mall (Bondi Junction) via bus - which runs from the corner.
John has been proving his hypothesis about 'it's not a matter of getting lost, it's only a matter of how badly' when driving by getting lost last night going to buy a used bike and again this morning going to training for the first time - despite Google map directions. He started two weeks of induction training (medical) this week including orientation to their missions, protocols, and equipment and tomorrow practicing helicopter ditching in the pool. After two weeks of 'ground school' there is a week of winch and flight training and then the shifts start. He also has his uniform which makes him look like a giant Smurf with reflective tape - no pictures planned in the near future of this... The staff are incredibly smart and disciplined and he's looking forward to flying and learning a lot...
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