Had coffee and cake with some really good friends at this quaint Cafe and Gallery in Green Point near Forster New South Wales. 

 The coffee was delicious, the staff friendly, the service very good and the gift shop had some lovely gifts at very reasonable prices.

 

Today, I thought I would share more photos of Forster New South Wales Australia.  It is a perfect day today.  Beautiful sunshine and a very balmy temperature.

 
                                 View of Pebble Beach.

Today I am in Forster on the New South Wales North Coast.  This is the view from our penthouse apartment accommation.   

 

I took this photo on a recent trip to Italy.  The photo is overlooking the Swiss Alps and the photo was taken from Molveno in northern Italy.  Magnificent scenery. 

Had breakfast this morning with my youngest daughter and her children at The Fox Cafe at Wahroonga.  The food there is always top notch.  

 

I looked after my eldest daughter's children for a week and as part of my thank you present, my daughter sent me this beautiful bouquet of flowers.  Aren't they gorgeous?

Today off Tathra beach, whales were swimming not too far from shore.  In the photo below you can see a whale breaching.  They are magnificent creatures and I felt very previleged to witness them.

Had coffee today at a coffee shop in Tathra known as blend@tathra.  The staff are very friendly and the coffee delicious.  They sell an assortment of goods as well as food and coffee.

Tathra

Morning sunrays over spectacular Tathra Beach in New South Wales Australia.

Sydney Observatory, as we know it today, was built in 1858.  It is a very beautiful old building and well worth a visit.

Tathra's historic wharf, seen through the trees, was completed in 1862.  It is the only remaining coastal steamer wharf in New South Wales.

This lovely photo was taken over Tathra Beach.  Tathra is a small township on the far south coast of New South Wales, 524 kilometres from Sydney.

I thought I would share some more photos with you of my day in town last Thursday.

Below is a photo taken in Darling Harbour looking towards the new development at Barangaroo.

If you look very closely, you will see, between the Maritime Museum building and the lighthouse, the Harbour Masters' tower.  This was where all of Sydney Harbour's traffic used to be controlled from, when Sydney was still a working port.  

In the foreground is the James Craig.  You can also see the old lighthouse.  To me it represents the old history of Sydney and what will be the new history of Sydney.

It was a very hot day in Sydney town last Thursday, the temperature reached 39 degrees celsius.

I went to town with a group of friends to visit the tall ship James Craig, a restored 3 masted barque built in 1874 and originally named Clan Macleod. 

Above is a picture of the James Craig at berth in Darling Harbour and below is the lounge in the captains quarters, with all the comforts of home, including an open fire place.

It was a very interesting day.  We also went for a tender ride on the harbour, where it was much cooler. 

Having dinner with a good friend at The Fox Cafe Wahroonga. Entree of Garlic Prawns and main meal Barramundi Fillet. 

The meal is as delicious as it looks.

I have just had afternoon tea with some very good friends at this beautiful nursery in Turramurra.  Great atmosphere, good friends, good coffee and great weather.  

The temperature is predicted to be 34 degrees celsius here today in this harbourside city of Sydney Australia.  The sky is a beautiful blue with not a cloud to be seen.

This photograph was taken from Balmain looking back towards the city.
 

I had this very yummy baked avocado for lunch today.  I enjoyed it so much thought I would share the recipe with you. 

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees.

Ingredients: 

one medium to large avocado

two small eggs

tasty cheese, grated 

cooked bacon

paprika 

Method:

Cut the avocado in half, remove seed. Scoop out a small amount of the avocado. Place the two halves of the avocado in a small dish. 

Crack the eggs into the avocado halves. Top with bacon and cheese and sprinkle with paprika. 

Bake in oven for twenty minutes or until set.  Serve alone or with a salad. 

This tastes as good as it looks and is an easy, healthy, high protein, low carbohydrate breakfast or lunch.

I am a real fan of Italian architecture and thought I would share this lovely photograph with you.

What a lovely way to make your way home by meandering through this beautiful street with gorgeous flowers.

Makes me want to travel to Italy.

I took this photo today of Gosford Waterfront on the Central Coast of New South Wales.  It's well worth a visit.  Beautiful isn't it?

I have just spent a very enjoyable Valentine's Day with some very good friends and thought I would share with you some photos of the very yummy food we had for lunch.