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October 26, 2014October 25, 2014

The Grounds by the Sea, Sydney

The Grounds of Alexandria have set up a pop-up restaurant to cater to the crowds visiting Sculpture by the Sea. Plenty of breakfast and lunch options, all set in a beach shack location with a little sandpit for the kids. The decor and ambiance is amazing! Located in Marks Park, which has some the best views between Bondi and Tamarama it’s opened from 7am to 7pm throughout Sculpture by the Sea, which runs from October 23 to November 9. We think they should stay for the summer!

We enjoyed a fantastic pain au chocolat, acai super bowl with fresh banana, strawberries, blueberries, granola and coconut as well as a ‘high-tide mango mulch’ and ‘berried at sea’ smoothie. The chunks of fresh fruit served with the smoothies were a nice touch. We didn’t try the burgers or grilled cheese but both looked delicious.

October 25, 2014

Sculpture by the Sea 2014, Sydney

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Every year, the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk is transformed into a 2km long temporary sculpture park called ‘Sculpture By The Sea‘ which features over 100 sculptures by artists from Australia and across the world. Below are just a few of the featured artists in this year’s exhibition. If you’re in Sydney, it’s definitely worth a visit. Sculpture By The Sea is open from 23 October to 9 November 2014.

This year, the 2014 Macquarie Group Sculpture Prize was awarded to Peter Lundberg (USA), for his work ‘ring (2013)‘ – see below.

‘Sea Anemone’ by Rebecca Rose.

‘Evidence Based Research’ by Julie Collins and Derek John

‘Permanent Sunrise’ by Alejandro Propato

‘we’ by Andrew Hankin

‘Coastal Totem’ by Carter Williamson Architects

‘The Figure in the Landscape’ by John Petrie

‘House of Mirrors’ by NEON

‘Stone Baskets’ by Greger Ståhlgren

‘The Last Resort’ by Frank Veldze & Suzanne Donisthorpe

‘The Folly’ by Stephen King

‘My House is Your Home’ by Ken Unsworth

‘Overconsumption’ by Kerrie Argent

Details of the many bottle caps that were collected and used in ‘Overconsumption’

‘The Boot Pool’ by Ian Smith

‘Look Who’ by Janaki Lele

‘Morning Star’ by Ayako Saito

‘Dark Night Shine’ by Takahiro Hirata

‘To Take Care Of’ by Hannah Streefkerk

‘The Chase’ by Elaine Sykes-Smith

‘Tidal Pools’ by Elaine Miles

Permanent Sunrise with the lifesavers in the background.

October 24, 2014November 17, 2014

Room with a View – Sailing around the Whitsundays, Australia

Sailing is great fun but when you can combine natural beauty, a tropical climate, a barrier reef, azure waters and a group of islands that are the Whitsundays, the experience becomes quite unique. The Whitsundays Islands are part of the Great Barrier Reef, a Unesco World Heritage site in Northern Queensland, Australia. It has one of the most diverse coral ecosystem making it one of the most beautiful scenery above and below the water.

We rented a boat for a week in Airlie Beach, stocked up the boat with food and set off. You need sailing experience if you want to go on your own with your group, otherwise you can hire a skipper for the trip. Exploring the Whitsundays national park lives you a lot of options such as like mooring in clear blue waters for lunch, snorkelling, swimming, island hopping, soak up the views from Hill Inlet and picnicking on Whitehaven beach, one of the most untouched, beautiful white sand beach in the world. You can also hire kayaks, stand-up paddle boards (SUPs), snorkelling and fishing equipment to board onto your yacht. We sailed around Hayman island, a hotel resort, Hook island, Whitsunday island, Hazelwood island, Lindeman island and Hamilton island.