One of the best things about our holiday weather was that it prevented Pete from working and left us very few options other than making our own fun together - usually over fine meals with fine wine. We started with lunch at Ocean Noir on Tuesday near where the grommits battled to ride the brown water surf where the ocean meets the harbour in the Rip Curl Gromsearch Classic.
There were fine meals at home together too. We bought fresh whole snapper and local prawns at the marina and enjoyed a wonderful home cooked meal later that night, before settling in to watch Mad Men (episode 10, series 3) while the rain beat down outside. What a wonderful series; I'd never watched it before; thank you Ros. 
We found a cafe, full of character and charm at the very top end of the village of Bellingen, Lodge 241, for our lunch on Wednesday. Even the boys were pleased we had taken the time to search this place out, despite all their comments about how hungry they were and how long it was taking to find JUST THE RIGHT cafe.
We saved the best to last, last night..at our favourite Saltwater, right on the beach at Emerald Beach, a few minutes drive from Sandy. This place has won so many awards, we've been there a few times before, but it is still just as good: beautifully crafted food, the best ingredients, and that wonderful setting, overlooking the ocean.
I had swordfish, Ros & Rob had a superlative lamb dish, Pete had a Royal Thai seafood curry. Our salmon ballantine appetizer was gorgeous.
We left Ros and Pete at Sandy Beach this morning. The day dawned very clear and sunny. Pete was off to work to catch up on time lost with the rain. Ros was looking forward to a few days break from work. Our time together had been very precious.
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