The top picture was taken on Whale Beach in 2005 when we came to Sydney for the first time during a vacation. Nicky was 1 1/2 years old then and we were given a memorable tour of the scenic spots north of Sydney by our hosts Julie and Tony.

Now we're anchored on the "other side" of Whale Beach in Careel Bay and during a little excursion on shore today we took the bottom picture on the very same beach - this time with a 10-year old Nicky. Time flies...