Home thoughts from abroad is a new series on Travel Words featuring a single photograph that reminds me of a country visited and showing something that uniquely identifies it as being ‘abroad’.
This pretty little restaurant is at Church Point 32kms north of Sydney and the large outdoor deck is suspended over the Pittwater – my son and his partner took me there for lunch and breakfast whilst I was visiting them in Sydney. The area is very beautiful and fairly quiet with a lovely walk around the water. An idyllic spot to watch the boats glide by. The Waterfront Cafe and Store is where the local residents of Scotland Island – mostly artists, writers and creative spirits – come to chill out, or pick up supplies.
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Most definitely ‘abroad’, Jude. If I hadn’t been told it was Australia, I might have thought USA. But obviously not England. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete. x
A very peaceful area away from the hub-bub of the city.
My kind of place. 🙂 🙂 Changing the subject a little, Mick was out playing bridge last night and I indulged in a bit of TV tennis and Jane MacDonald’s cruise series. Now I’m not remotely interested in cruising and she’s an awful woman (in a good way 🙂 ) but she does go to some wonderful locations. I watched Sydney and around New Zealand for a bit of escapism (from the boxes 🙂 ) OH home and settled again?
I would love to see more of New Zealand if I can face that flight again. I do believe JM is from my home town! OH home safely, tired but glad to be home ☺
I wouldn’t have guessed Australia – in fact, I think I would have said Devon. It is certainly oozing relaxation
I can see why you might think Devon, but look closely at the jetty it is built on, I don’t think we do that.
I like the idea of a place where creative spirits come to chill out.
I can see myself seeing there enjoying an adult beverage pretending to be artistically creative to fit in with the locals 🙂
It is actually a lovely little store/deli alongside the restaurant. They sell wonderful artisan bread which is hard to resist. And coffee.
Perfect spot for lunch 🙂 what did you have?!
Crikey! This was four years ago! I can barely remember what I had for lunch last week 😀
I suspect it was fishy though.
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What a delightful place to while away a few hours. I’ll keep this one in mind for the next time we head south.
I have made a note of that delightful venue Jude, artists and creative spirits hang out, sounds perfect for our next Sydney visit. I will google it
Scotland Island. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_Island,_New_South_Wales
Thanks for the link I’ve just been over for a look. Sounds interesting. Did you go over to the island? Not sure when we will next get to Sydney. Jack has a 98yo cousin that is due for a visit and a son lives there so must make the effort, if I can drag myself away from the garden
No we didn’t go over to the island. We drove up to Brooklyn which is the furthest north I have been in the Sydney area. I wanted to go over to Woy Woy by train then walk to Ettalong beach and catch the ferry over to Palm Beach, but it was too hot for me to do a trip like that. The Hawkesbury river area is so interesting.
Jack’s cousin lived at Woy Woy before she went into a nursing home I agree, lovely area
Yes, it would work for me 🙂
There are so many fantastic spots like this around Sydney! Sounds like you had a lovely day.
A couple of lovely days in fact around this area.