After a sleep in this morning we headed off for our picnic adventure to Wendy’s Secret Garden in Lavender Bay (website: https://www.wendyssecretgarden.org.au) near the harbour.
Our picnic was ordered through Pop Up Picnics in Sydney and it was DELICIOUS! They delivered it to the picnic location (we supplied the bubbly) and were very accommodating about my shellfish allergy. It came with a rug and in a handy carry box that converts to a table if needed
The gardens were amazing. I strongly recommend anyone who hasn’t visited them, should! At the moment there aren’t any sign posts which show directions to the garden – partly to keep it a bit of a secret and partly because it’s that weird combo of private property with public access. We found the best thing to do was track Wendy’s Secret Garden Lavender Bay using google maps – it was very accurate. You can enter down the bottom at Railway Ave or up the top at Lavendar Crescent.
We were super lucky and scored what I think was the best seat in the whole park! It came with a bench and a stunning view. It was directly under the very old, very well known Moreton Bay Fig Tree which is a very identifiable part of the garden.
After lunch, we explored the gardens in more depth. Lots of beautiful walkways, shady spots and little nooks to sit in. 
After resting back at the apartment for awhile, we headed over to ANZ Stadium for the Foo Fighters concert. Security stuff is a lot more full on these days and I’m glad of two things:
1. I read the pre-concert info so knew not to bring a bag. People were being told no entry with backpacks
2. We didn’t stay in the city centre and rely on the train. The lines were insane st Olympic Park Station!
The opening act Weezer were a great throwback to my adolescence (say it ain’t so, your love is a heartbreaker) and as always….the FF rocked! Favourite song last time we saw them live was Generator (which is 18 years old this year) and this time around it was definitely listening to 50 000 people sing along to My Hero – see the video below.
Oh, and Dave Grohl played the drums which was something I never thought I’d see live! I’m a bit too young to have been concert-attending age when Nirvana were around.
Tomorrow – home time! 3hrs 15 mins back to Canberra and my beloved doggo.
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