Manly

Today we took Rusty for a walk along the Manly foreshore to Shelly Beach and back. The weather this winter has been extremely warm. As you can see, it's warm enough to sit on the beach and go swimming!

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Bruce with Manly Beach in the background

Cabbage Tree Bay looking towards Shelly Beach

Rusty!

Water dragon!

North Head with South Head and the Sydney CBD in the background

North Head looking out at the Pacific Ocean

Manly

I decided to do a bit more exploring now that the sunshine has returned and before I start full-time work next week. Today I visited Manly, located on the north shore coastal peninsular, with the Pacific Ocean on one side and Sydney Harbour on the other. Manly beach is very popular with surfers.

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Manly Corso

Manly Beach

Cabbage Tree Bay looking towards Shelly Beach

Cabbage Tree Bay Rock Pool

Shelly Beach looking towards Manly Beach. A popular scuba diving spot.

On the Manly ferry heading back to the city, watching a large ship being guided out of the harbour.

Stunning!

Spit Bridge to Manly Scenic Walkway

Today I met up with Jules and we walked part of the Spit Bridge to Manly scenic walkway.

The walkway meanders around the harbour foreshore from the Spit Bridge via Dobroyd Head to Manly. The full length of the walkway is 10km and takes around 5 hours to complete however there are a number of connecting tracks which lead to beaches and lookouts, so you could easily make a whole day of it.

We walked 3km from Spit Bridge to the Grotto Point Light and back, which took around 3 hours.

More info on Grotto Point Light here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grotto_Point_Light

You guessed it, Bruce was working again this weekend (his last apparently), so unfortunately he doesn't appear in this post!

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Looking out over the Spit Bridge and Port Jackson towards South Head in the very distance

Clontarf Beach

One of the many beautiful houses on Monash Crescent along Clontarf Beach

Jules on Clontarf Beach

A lucky boat-owning Aussie enjoying the sun! Looking towards Chinamans Beach

If it were Summer, I'd be straight in that water!

As above

Australian Bottlebrush

Washaway Beach (disappears with the tide) looking towards Middle Head

On the rocks above Washaway Beach looking towards North Head

At Grotto Point Light looking towards Balmoral Beach.

Looking out at the Pacific Ocean with two Manly ferries about to pass each other and North Head visible on the left