Sculpture by the Sea was one event that I really missed while we lived in London. It's always held at the end of October which is when the weather in London is just starting to get cold, the days are getting shorter and it's generally grey and miserable. I would read about Sculpture by the Sea on the SMH and see pictures of people wearing shorts and t-shirts, enjoying the sunshine. It always made me miss home, Australia and Summer. After missing it for four years, I knew that we were definitely going to make an effort to see it this year.

I'm so glad we did too. It was one of those days out that makes me glad that we moved home to Sydney. When I'm missing the European mini-breaks or London's free museums, it's good to be able to head to an event and think "well, you can't do that in London".

All round it was a fantastic day. We drove and parked at Bronte and then did the walk to Bondi. Bel came with us, so we could only go at "just about to pop pregnant lady" pace. This was about right since we all know that Andrew likes to take heaps of photos and it also meant frequent stops to enjoy the view and the sunshine. We admired the art, picked our favourite pieces and then checked out the prices (can I afford $30,000 for the Bondi Venus?). When we reached Bondi we hopped a taxi back to Bronte (only $12). We finished the day with a picnic of grilled fish and chips on the grass at Bronte. Awesome.

The only decidedly unawesome part of the day was the fact that Andrew and I both got sun burnt. For some strange reason we thought we would be done before the hottest part of the day and could get away without wearing any sunscreen (rookie mistake!). The next day we both looked like lobsters. Although, we were a good "look at what happens when you don't wear sunscreen" lesson for the Veitch girls the next day. I have some very interesting tan lines to start the summer.

More photos (slideshow) on Flickr.