A taste of Orange @ Bondi Beach

It was a cold damp morning, barely hitting 2° on the thermometer as I took the dogs down to the dog run to be locked up for the day. This was definitely not on the top of their agenda, swapping a warm house for a damp cold run for the day, but what else were we to do as we were going to be out for the whole day. We were bound for Sydney where Mitchell was playing in a big band in the Pavilion at Bondi Beach. For the past couple of years Orange has been promoting it's wine and food along with it's music at Bondi beach.

So after filling the car with a drum kit then squeezing in we set off. By Lithgow on the edge of the Blue Mountains the temperature had shot up to around 3° when we pulled off for a coffee. The group of bikies that had arrived at the same time were certainly not finding the ride that pleasant with the low temperatures. But as we got closer to Sydney the weather started to warm and by the time we were actually at Bondi Beach the mercury had crept into the mid 20's. The beach was packed with sun worshipers and wetsuit clad surfers bobbed in the water waiting for the perfect wave. We soon found the rest of the family members who were joining us for the day and set off to explore the stalls. There were at least 25 vineyards present and after selecting lunch of a venison wrap accompanied by a nice red malbec I settled down in the sun to listen to the big band. Surely life could not get much better than this, sun, good food and wine and music all at iconic Bondi Beach.