Hop in ! Weekends Markets

It is fun to go to local markets because I feel like doing a treasure hunting.  A treasure not costing as gold or diamond but something unique with reasonable price.

Leura Market(Blue Mountains)  Yum! soomthies and cappicino 

Cool, Market version TARGET

Car Booth Market at Waverley public school

A morning view from Sydney-Manly ferry

 

30minurs ride between Sydney and Manly.  In the early morning from Jetty 3, there were hardly anyone
in a ferry so it was very relaxing and feel refreshing for a work.  The ocean was so calm just reflecting the morning sun on the surface.

Japanese delicacy

Generally Japanese has a reputation of being shy.  In a good way we'd say we have delicacy.
Look at things we make and produce in Japan, specially in our culinary culture we show it beautifully.

This packet of rice crackers , three dried vegetables -Shiitake mushroom , Common bean and Sweet potato and also crackers contain some vegetable essences.

It i so delicate and tastes delicious.

Manly Beach is happening again

I come to Manly Beach almost every day, without getting wet my feet, check the surf and walk away.
It sounds odd for me but i am at Manly for my work.  ggggghhhh.....

Sydney after a record rain

On 8th Mar,Sydney CBD had 126mm of rain fall and total rain fall in 24 hours  was equivalent to
47,400 Olympic pools, 3.16billion cans of beer, 1/5th of Sydney Harbour.
This is Sydney Harbour, can you imagine the rain fall??!!!

Since that drenching rain, the sun shines and the temperature has risen....we have a beautiful weather.

Autumn Swell at Manly Beach

Sunny ,dry weather and fresh south swell hit Sydney Beaches.  Look at this clean swell at Manly beach.
Today is not a weekends but there were so many people walking around..where are they from??

trip to NORTH-chasing the surf and the summer North NSW & QLD9 8

We didn't spend time at Gold Coast but over looked its buildings from Coolangatta.
Rain and tiny surf put us off from outdoor activities,  we spent most time at s surfing museum where
exhibit a history of Australian surfing and surf boards and we watched number of surf DVDs.

Over looking Gold Coast from Greenmount

My favourite surfer in'70-Michael Peterson

Fins---I am interested how they work

Balinese painting

Huge surfboard by Nev

Yes, eating option! very delicious scone

trip to NORTH-chasing the surf and the summer North NSW & QLD 8

This finger lime is an Aussie bush tucker(food).. Inside it has caviar like fruits.
Its taste is  like a normal lime and tangy but little bit milder.  This shop sells $1.00 for 5.

Green tree frog lives in this pie shop near mullumbimby. A female frog grows bigger than a male.
They have the habit of hiding under the rim of outback toilet bowls!  So you watch not pissing on them!

Finger lime

rain cats and dogs-one stage we couldn't see 1 m away

green tree frog

Sandy who owns Amore

Very delicious food at friend DP's house

Trip to NORTH-chasing the surf and the summer North NSW & QLD 6６

Yamba

They say " the best burger shop in the town "--this is the only one burger shop-

Fish burger-- it was delicious , filled me up

Sweet vintage

We found the biggest wave at Yamba, 0-1ft.   There were some surfable  wave, and the blue sky and the beautiful ocean motivated us to paddled out.   As soon as we paddled in, " COLD!!!!!", Takky screamed.

If there are no surf, we just go for an option.  Eating the primary option, if with girls, cruising around the
shops are the second, and that is it!
Unlike other sports, we are with the nature's force.  That is why surfing is different.

boisenberry ice ceram- yummy

trip to NORTH-chasing the surf and the summer North NSW & QLD 5

ILUKA No.3

trip to NORTH-chasing the surf and the summer North NSW & QLD 4

ILUKA  No.2

Iluka--no surf

Organic egg pancake omelet with tomato and spinach 

good taste organic capuccino

Hand-made by locals, amazing good in this tiny shop

Aussie dinkum boozer

after a wet weather

trip to NORTH-chasing the surf and the summer North NSW & QLD 3

Iluka is a small town 18km off Pacific highway.  My favourite beach town for surfing, the beach needs
NE or SE of over 2m swell.  Once I had a magnificent surfing here with dolphins.  
                           
Such a small town but it is cozy to walk around and has kind of everything---bakery, funky shop( clothes, lamps, spiritual goods,cards and ceramics ),hair dresser (as you see above)
, caravan park, boat harbour, fish market, fruit shop, cafe, hand-made shop owns by the elderly community, etc.....

Iluka sounds a bit unusual, for a Japanese specially, I guess.  If you pronounce this i-lu-ka not ailuka
,it means Dolphin in Japanese!