Once a month on a Sunday, our French School has Café Rando, an informal and leisurely beach walk at the Rickett’s Point Marine Sanctuary followed by a coffee at the beachside cafe there. It’s an opportunity to meet other students and Francophiles and bavarder en français. 🤣

What a stunning day!

We have been lucky with the weather recently. Despite it being 9 degrees this morning, the sun was out and there was no wind. The waters were calm and we saw pelicans and swans in the water.

The sanctuary is a protected area of the bay where you can walk on the rocks and find all sorts of marine and bird life. There’s shells galore under your feet too. Nearby, the cliffs are full of fossils. Unfortunately you can’t remove anything or risk a $20000 fine or 12 months jail.

This area was one of the places I walked along during Covid lockdowns. The cliffs along this area are also famous as they’ve been painted by many famous Australian artists.

It was a wonderful way to start the day after such an awful month.

I’m happy to report that our darling little cat Pud is on the mend. I think I can start going to my usual routine now next week.