Tuesday, July 3, 2007
The manly "corso"
This is their main pedestrian shopping street and your first stop after the ferry.
views from my private beach
here is the beach cove i found along my walk. can't remember the name right now but i have it on my map for later.
views from my hike up sydney national park
below is the little cliffside lookout that i found on my climb. my travel bag is posing.
manly beach walk part 2
above: ocean side public swimming pool. Below little restuarant away from the crowds but along the ocean walk route that i stopped for lunch
forget the name of this little beach below
possible penguin sighting?
Tuesay Last Day
last day - zoo day. and apparently everyone and his dog or rather SUV stroller and thier screaming brat decided to go as well. on the same ferry i was on. and its winter school break here. luckily i talked my way into a 50% industry rate which softened the blow (reg. $37.00) and the zoo is large enough that it didnt feel too crowded most of the time. saw the local animals and split.
came back, and spent the rest of the day in this park underneath the Bridge with views toward the oprahouse, reading and relaxing. Tonight i treated myself to a good meal at a place along the boardwalk. In honour of surviving the zoo experience i had starters of kangaroo and crocodile skewers followed by a heaping plate of seafood linguini.
now to pack. not looking forward to the 15 hour trip.
came back, and spent the rest of the day in this park underneath the Bridge with views toward the oprahouse, reading and relaxing. Tonight i treated myself to a good meal at a place along the boardwalk. In honour of surviving the zoo experience i had starters of kangaroo and crocodile skewers followed by a heaping plate of seafood linguini.
now to pack. not looking forward to the 15 hour trip.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Monday - Manly Beach
did the northern suburb of Manly and its beaches. highlight of the trip so far. finally got a hot day - convertable pants into shorts worked great. did a 3 hour walk around the coastline including a hike up a small mountain in Sydney national park to this amazing semi-hidden lookout with views of all of Manley and the ocean. it was great- had most of the walk to myself - as everyone seemed to take the opposite route or just stay at the main beach. I much prefered this area to Bondi.
eventually I arrived at this little cove and beach and had it all to myself and wished i had a copy of Alex Garlands "the beach" with me. then i couldn't figure out how to get out - the guide said look for stone stairs at the right end of the beach. unfortunatly because it was a cove it was surrounded by rock and stone. tense moments but eventually success! there were signs that this was part of a "little penguin" habitat or something. little bastards must have been hiding. pictures soon. on the walk down there were signs that said "endangered wombat" area next 2 km. so i kept a look out for these elusive creatures but they were obviously in kahoots with the pinguins.
Monday Night Football - yes thats what they call it. nationally televised game - all the bells and whistles of going to an NFL game. clearly they've hired some ex-NFL producers - big inflatable mascots, smoke machines, cheerleaders (who i looked at with pity and distain of course), parties outside the stadium, big crowd, food vendors outside for hotdogs etc. Sydney Roosters got stomped 36-6 to the Bulldogs - who i still don't know what city they are from- before a crowd of over 20,000. as i entered the stadium and got to my seat - it became apparent that the Bulldogs were the home team. so with much tact and skill, I slowly put away my newly purchased Roosters team ball cap and cheered on the Bulldogs to victory.
eventually I arrived at this little cove and beach and had it all to myself and wished i had a copy of Alex Garlands "the beach" with me. then i couldn't figure out how to get out - the guide said look for stone stairs at the right end of the beach. unfortunatly because it was a cove it was surrounded by rock and stone. tense moments but eventually success! there were signs that this was part of a "little penguin" habitat or something. little bastards must have been hiding. pictures soon. on the walk down there were signs that said "endangered wombat" area next 2 km. so i kept a look out for these elusive creatures but they were obviously in kahoots with the pinguins.
Monday Night Football - yes thats what they call it. nationally televised game - all the bells and whistles of going to an NFL game. clearly they've hired some ex-NFL producers - big inflatable mascots, smoke machines, cheerleaders (who i looked at with pity and distain of course), parties outside the stadium, big crowd, food vendors outside for hotdogs etc. Sydney Roosters got stomped 36-6 to the Bulldogs - who i still don't know what city they are from- before a crowd of over 20,000. as i entered the stadium and got to my seat - it became apparent that the Bulldogs were the home team. so with much tact and skill, I slowly put away my newly purchased Roosters team ball cap and cheered on the Bulldogs to victory.
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Coastal Walk part 4
this is where i want to hang out when i retire. the clovelly bowling club at Burrows park in Waverly
Below: view toward Coogee - the end of the walk. by this point i think i was running out of steam and everything was starting to look the same.
Coastal Walk part 3
Above: meckenzies bay. Below homes along the coastal walk
below - Tamarama beach
Below: waverly cemetary- amazing seeting with rows of huge monumental masonry for english, italian and irish residents.
Coastal Walk part 2
Above: Surfers at Bondi Beach. Below - Bondi Iceburgs club. Its a mix of private club with private swimming pool above the ocean - and public restuarant and night club.
Below: view towards Mackenzies Bay
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