Strawberry Fields

Went up to Arthur's Seat. Just a hill-top where you can get a nice view of the country side and the bay.

And somewhere close by, there's a strawberry orchard. For an AUD$5 entry fee, you get to go in and pick yourself 500gm of strawberries.

Useful tip #1, walk to the patch that's furthest away. Logically, fewer people take the simple effort to walk that extra distance, so you get juicier ripe berries there.

Tip #2, grasp the stalk and pull. You don't want to bruise the fruit when picking it.

Tip #3, insect repellent!


Summer means bugs and flies. Swarms of irritating flies. Everywhere.

Even in the city, those flies will come and kiss your face or attempt to pollinate your nostril with something nasty. Why they do this is a mystery to me. I certainly don't smell like food.

One theory is that they keep the city too clean, there's not enough dog turd or garbage lying around to keep them occupied.

So I keep looking for one of those outback hats with the wide leather brim and the dozen or so corks hanging from short strings all around the brim. The little corks prepetually swinging like a horse's tail and keeping the bugs at bay. I would look stupid, but my nostrils will be bug-free.

Alas, no luck looking for these hats. They must look so macho that they are sold out everywhere...


Dinner was pizza.

Aussie servings are HUGE!

Even for me.

Anyway, dinner was memorable for me: a large fisherman's basket with lots of juicy calamari rings that no one else wanted to eat...