No, there was no fish and chips on the menu today.
In fact, we did not venture far from the apartment. The only foray outside was to find a cafe and get a decent cup of coffee and breakfast if they had a reasonable breakfast menu.
We found a quaint cafe, which appeared to be an old house converted, with tables inside and out. That aged factor gave the place atmosphere, and it seemed a lot of people agreed; there were few tables free, and it was very busy.
Like most places these days, they have QR codes on the table that allow you to get the menu us on your phone, opening up a wide selection of fare.
Since we were there for breakfast and I like bacon and eggs, I ordered a bacon and egg burger (naturally) and a flat white coffee (my usual).
The coffee was perfect, but the bacon and egg burger? Well, it would have been great if they'd dialled down the tomato relish. I'm still trying to work out why gourmet burgers have to be ruined by lashings if very sharp relish.
Needless to say, tomorrow I will be getting it without the relish. It was fine other than that.
The walk was our morning exercise, and it bothers me that as we are getting older and our mobility issues worsening, the distance was almost a challenge. For people who find going to the supermarket difficult, it's the idea of going out that makes us think twice about going away.
Because isn't going away all about discovering new places and visiting the sights, all of which requires, you guessed it, walking.
This walk was slow but pleasant in the morning sun. In Queensland, this is the best time of the year where the temperatures are between 21 and 25, the skies are blue, and the days are almost idyllic. It is that period before the heat and humidity come and stay for 5 months.
That same walk in two months would be physically debilitating.
It's for this reason we now select places to go where we don't have to walk far or do much walking at all, just be able to sit and watch the world go by.
Or, in this case, the many different people who go out for a walk during the day, and when tired of that, watch the tide come in or go out.
It might be for some people a waste of time being in a place that certainly would merit a lot more exploring, we've been here and done that, and much prefer, these days, to watch the world go by.
And these apartments are just the place to do that!
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