Today is our penultimate full day in Australia. Aaaaah! The forecast has been good, and the sun is shining, so we've planned a beach day. After breakfast at home we trek to a coffee place rated "best coffee in Coogee" which was a bit of a disappointment (see other blog). We then hunted around for some more sunscreen. We've recently downgraded from SPF50 to 30, for our final week, but kudos to the Australian pharmacists; 90% of their stock is SPF50! Or sun...

As we conclude our time in Coogee (and Oz, sob!), we decide to try and go out with a coffee bang. So, we trek 30 minutes in the sun to this little place up from Coogee beach. It's food has been superbly recommended... But will the coffee be up to the mark??A fun aside note is the name of the cafe. It's by a bus stop for the 374. Hence, the express bus into town for city workers would be the x74. Pleasing. As for the coffee...Served FAR too hot. When will ...

It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring, be prepared folks when the currencies begin to mix, on the 14th of February 1966. Still with this infernal song in my skull, we awake to a rain soaked Sydney. Boo. We travel to Bondi Street markets, via coffee in Bondi Junction. This is because there is no direct bus route to Bondi from Coogee. To say we're unimpressed with Sydney Transport is a massive understatement. So... rain at Bondi Beach to...

We found this in a shopping alley opposite Bondi Junction, with smells of tasty Chinese food wafting past. It looks a bit like a chain, but it's raining (shocker!) so we don't want to wander too far on our way to Bondi Markets. It's a fine temperature, thickness etc, but the base taste is decidedly average. Grinder: MazzerMachine: Wega Sphera Beans: GustoAB

The barista had a ridiculous beard, usually a good sign. Unfortunately this was initially too hot, with cap-esque foam, which was disappointing (#wemissmelbourne). Foxy bought himself a "brookie", brownie/cookie which tasted very like Nutella, containing hazelnuts that he's allergic to. He continued to eat half, and then had to down a lot of water so that he could continue to breathe. Eejit. The judges differed (Alex was wrong this time) so agreed on our comp...