In the morning Alyssa asked us if we were “a little dusty this morning” – a new one for me from Australia asking about our hangover status.
We weren’t too dusty, and after a nice sleep in we all headed to Luke’s parents’ place for a picnic in their backyard. It wasn’t clear to me if this was a tradition or not – but it was really nice. They had a very cozy backyard, not in the sense of size but the sense of comfort. Most of the people from the night before were there, and there was a lot of food and drink to enjoy while enjoying each other’s company in a more casual setting.
We played some cornhole, I got to use a little Spanish talking with a lady originally from Chile, and had a long talk with a curious lady who was insistent on “saying what she needs to say”.
After the party Steve dropped off Alyssa, Adrian, Kuniko and myself at the local pub. This place brought back some memories. It reminds me a lot of the London Lodge back in Glen Ellen, although much bigger and not quite as grungy. We sat outside and enjoyed drinks and talking, while distant rumbles of thunder could be heard in the distance.
The day was Halloween, and the pub was apparently doing some kind of event for the kiddies. As we were leaving more and more kids and parents were gathering in cute costumes. Who knew Halloween was this big here? Rain started to fall so Alyssa called Steve and we got an evac up the hill staying dry.
There were even a couple of trick or treaters, who asked for extra treats for “their brother” and “their cousin”, but since they were the only ones that came they got plenty of goodies.
Outside the heavy rain came back – having gone away for the two days of celebration for Julia and Luke. We stayed in for some lasagna, salad and lots of red wine – they always eat well, it was so good! Afterwards we watched some interesting TV commercials, we showed photos from our last trip, and Julia and Luke put in an appearance as well.
We went to bed on the early side, with Alyssa already packing her stuff for her flight back to Japan the next day. We were saving our packing for the morning, as we’d stay another night in Sydney before returning ourselves. Going to bed with the rain falling outside was really nice though.
