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Lady’s back with Dangar Island antics.

Lady’s back with Dangar Island antics.
Carly Jacobs

I’m back with my liver (barely) intact and with way less mossie bites than I had anticipated. Here is how the weekend went down. 

On Friday I…

* Ate the best eggs benedict ever.

* Got hideously lost on the way and ended up driving right in to the CBD of Sydney instead of past it. No one died and I didn’t cry so I think it turned out quite well. 

* Saw Dangar Island for the first time. It’s an amazing little island with no cars or shops and you can only get there by ferry. It’s spectacular. Our friend Na’s grandma owns a house there with river views. 

* Ate dinner at the Dangar Island bowls club where all the locals stared at us and rumour went around that we were there for a hen’s weekend. This resulted in an old man kissing the bride to be. Fabulous. 

* Drank heaps of gin on the balcony and talked about girly crap until the wee small hours. 

On Saturday I…

* Dragged my hungover self out of bed and allowed Ted (my fellow bridesmaid and gym buddy) to bully me into going for a jog.

* Made porridge with dried fruit and honey.

* Played Trivial Pursuit. For three hours. 

* Made a pasta bake and birthday cake. 

* Gave everyone manicures.

* Played Pass the Parcel and a few other naughty bridesmaids games. 

* Wore a g-string on my head. 

* Drank heaps of gin on the balcony and talked girly crap until the wee small hours. 

On Sunday I…

* Tried really hard to ignore the massive pile of glossy magazines in front of me and tried to learn my lines for my play. It didn’t work. 

* Took a trip to the main land to get tonic water and snacks. We also bought hot chips with vinegar and scoffed the lot on the way back to Dangar.

* Starting drinking again at midday. 

* Played board games and drank red wine. 

* Drank heaps of gin on the balcony and talked girly crap until the wee small hours. 

I arrived home yesterday afternoon in just enough time to go to my rehearsal. I’m exhausted but feeling very relaxed. Here are some pictures of the weekend. 

Ted, Lady and Na.

The dock at Brooklyn where the Dangar Island ferry leaves. 

The ferry on the way to the island stocked with far too much food for seven ladies for just four days. 

The Dangar Island bowls club. Seriously this island is TINY.

Na’s Grandma’s house where we stayed. 

Lady Smaggle with awesome humidity hair. I love a sticky climate. 

Sarah and Na on the balcony drinking wine. 

A house with a turret. I had to take a photo because it looks like Harry Potter lives there. 

Our last breakfast on Dangar Island.

Lady, Ted and Steph – bridesmaids and bride.

Lady and her bride…

Needless to say we are all drying out until the wedding in November. We’re embracing Oct-sober. 

How was everyone else’s weekend? 

Love Lady Smaggle

 


 

15 Comments

  1. Gem 15 years ago

    aw, looks like you guys had fun 🙂 and that harry potter turret house is AWESOME! i want to live there!

  2. Nadist 15 years ago

    Wheeeheee! Turret house AND “Oct-sober”- sounds fantastic.

  3. ambika 15 years ago

    Looks like so much fun! & I love the striped socks girl.

  4. E 15 years ago

    Note to self : drink gin – photographic evidence supports the effect of cuteness amplification. Also buy some styling sunglasses (even tho we’re on the way to a hideous rain-soaked winter – boo!).

  5. Scribbles 15 years ago

    Dangar Island looks amazing – sort of like NZ’s Waiheke or Gt Barrier Islands… man you Aussie bloggers are giving me so many Sydney trip ideas – at this rate I’ll have to stay a month! Roll on July next year!

  6. KD 15 years ago

    I love Harry Potter! Looks like you had fun. That island is super cool. My weekend was OK, nothing special. High point: Reading Brisingr. (A fantasy book – you know the spiel: dragons, evil kings, etc.) Low point: not getting to go a Museum I wanted to go to. But I’m going Thursday.

  7. Angry Face 15 years ago

    Oh looks like you guys had heaps of fun! So bummed I couldn’t come. All those board games, Steffi must’ve been peeing herself in excitement. xxx

  8. hailey 15 years ago

    So much fun!! I’m glad you got a chance to unwind and continually ‘Drink heaps of gin on the balcony and talked girly crap until the wee small hours’. lol so great.

  9. lala 15 years ago

    humidity hair photo = awesomeness!!

  10. Sal 15 years ago

    Now THAT sounds like a helluva hen’s weekend, Lady!

  11. Grant 15 years ago

    Glad to see you’re back Lady S, and that you seem to have had a fantastic time.

    Xx

  12. WendyB 15 years ago

    Any day when no one dies/cries is a good day in my book.

  13. Lady Smaggle 15 years ago

    Gem – It was awesome. I’m still recovering.

    Nadist – I so wanted to see inside but I thought knocking on the dorr would be a little weird.

    Ambika – I love the striped socks girl too!

    E – Ha ha! Lets just say that they are very flattering photos.

    Scribbles – You’re coming to Australia? When ?

    KD – Oh lame! I’m like a little kid when things don’t go my way.

    Angry Face – Yes. There was much peeing. The wedding will be better though…

    Hailey – I totally needed it.

    Lala – Ah thank you! I live in a really dry place so my hair never looks that good in real life.

    Sal – Oh yes it sure was!

    Grant – Thanks love! I did have a fanastic time! The naughty board game went down a treat!

    Wendy B – Especially when cars are involved.

  14. princessnaea 15 years ago

    yay Dangar!!! though TOTALLY UNFAIR PYJAMA SHOT. C’mon. no one is going to look good after a 48 hour hangover, wearing their boyfriend’s boxers.

  15. Hannah Cheeto 15 years ago

    Wow, that looks like so much fun! And the pictures look amazing!

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