Summer days in Sydney

Since our trip to Jervis Bay, we've been in a routine of lots of work during the week, and lots of friends on the weekends. A perfect summer schedule! It has also been hot, hot, hot. We are on track to set a record for hottest summer in Sydney, and it certainly feels that way! So what do you do in Sydney on hot days? As soon as the evening breeze picks up, which it does almost every day, open the windows. And if at all possible, avoid turning on the stove.

 

 

If it's not too hot, stop by the Botanic Gardens or the park on the way home. Maybe have a light dinner under a tree there too.

 

 

 

The succulent garden is very happy this summer

 

    Go for weekend picnics. But always in the shade!  

 

  For work, all-day offsite meetings are best held in Manly, by the water. This means you can take the ferry in the morning and get some cool breeze, and when it's 110 degrees at lunchtime, you can go for a quick swim!

If you have to have an all-day meeting, this venue makes it easier!

  Night-time activities are a good way to get out and do things without getting too sweaty.   

Like listening to a free opera concert in the Domain

 

Or watching La La Land at the Open Air Cinema

Before the screen comes up...

And after...

We got to write our own seat reservation tags

 

And, of course, if you to the beach, early morning is best.

More birds than people, T's favorite way

  Of course, there can be a downside to all this heat. Huntsman don't like it. On very hot days they like to come inside for some respite. That's why, when you're brushing your teeth in the early mornings: watch in the mirror for one crawling up the wall behind you. If he's big enough, you can hear his feet on the tile before you even see him. Just a tip from us to you.