Watsons Bay

One of the best places to dine on fish. You can choose between a table at Doyles with one of the best views across the harbour towards the CBD and a price tag to match, or takeaway fish and chips with the same view and a fraction of the price. I have done both.

 

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Peewit

Saturday afternoon

Harbour activity on Saturday afternoon

 

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Peewit

Tourists

Tourists on Sydney Harbour Bridge

 

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Peewit

Art class

While in Sydney I signed up for a weekly art class at the North Sydney Civic Centre.
This is my latest effort. I always want to finish the painting during the class (three hours)so after that it joins my collection of unfinshed paintings.

 

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Peewit

A day in Sydney

Dawn

 

Breakfast

 

After a domestic morning, lunch at Mosman RSL



Walk to Georges Heights and take a few photos

Looking back at the city



Yachting



Near miss



Bounce around the harbour



Harbour entrance



Packer gin palace



Then set off on the easy and pleasant bush walk to Balmoral Beach

Bush sculpture



Balmoral beach



more Balmoral beach



Then I had fish and chips on the prom and a bus ride back up the hill to Mosman high street (Military Road).

Mosman shops viewed while waiting for my bus home



Uploading pictures to Blogger takes so long, you get bored and you cannot crop the pictures the way you want. It is worth the bother ?

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Peewit

Sydney loos

Choose carefully as some are rather smelly.

 

The ones located under Pyrmont Bridge at Darling Harbour seem OK.

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Peewit

The Bondi to Coogee walk

Want to know about a really pleasant walk near Sydney ?

We are getting some great weather here in Sydney at the moment. It is Autumn so the temperatures are a bit lower at the moment with 17C at night and 26C during the day. This is combined with cloudless skies and a slight cooling breeze. It was set to be another of those blue sky days today so having spent some time shopping in North Sydney during the morning, I decided to go for a walk. Having taken the 7 minute ferry ride from McMahons Point to Circular Quay I caught a 333 bus from a nearby bus stand. The bus was air conditioned and about forty minutes later Bondi Beach hove into view. I crossed the road from the bus stop and sat on the grassy park area to have my snack lunch while looking across the beach. If there is a group of you there are dozens of cafes where you can have a delicious al fresco meal, but being on my own, homemade salmon sandwiches suited me.



Some surfers have odd forms of holiday transport.



The beach looks very inviting but I am here for a walk. So setting off in a southerly direction you just follow the beach promenade. It looked like there was filming going on for the Bondi Rescue series however this was a day for sunbathers rather than surfing as the breakers were quite small.
At the end of the beach the path joins the road for a few hundred yards during which you pass Bondi Icebergs that is a sort of club. The last time I did this walk Paris Hilton was visiting the club and as a result it was surrounded by burly security staff. No such problem this time, just valets parking various models of Bentleys. Near the club there is a good view looking back across the beach.



You have to look out for the path turning off the road and down some steps towards the ocean then follow the path along the coast by all the spectacular rock formations and eroded cliff. The path is very well made and quite safe for all ages. From this path I could see a passenger cruise liner approaching Port Jackson. I zoomed in to the maximum ability of my little pocket sized camera and took this photo.



A little further on there were some young men taking the risk of jumping off the cliffs and into the sea. As I wanted to keep both my legs in full working order I was just sticking to the path.





The path curves around the coastline.



Soon some of the southerly beaches come into sight.



It is not long before you arrive at Tamarama Beach



Just follow the path around the beach and the up some steps to the road. The road takes you around the headland where the path starts again. There seem to be some good spots for fishing or scuba diving here.



Just a little further and you get your first view of Bronte Beach.



As I walked by the sandy beach it did look very inviting.



Having walked by the beach you again need to climb some steps and follow the road. This road can be busy at weekends but it was quiet for me. The road goes uphill and through a narrow cutting in the rocks but once at the top you can swing left and back onto a footpath. The last time I did this walk the path took you through a large cemetery that sprawls over the cliff, however there is now a nice new boardwalk that bypasses the cemetery and provides great ocean views. This photo looks back along the boardwalk with Bondi in the distance.



Next you pass the Clovelly Bowling Club



Fancy a roll up here ?
Follow the path along to Clovelly Beach where there seems to have been a concrete tsunami making this one of the less pretty beaches on this coastline.



Having walked on the path around Clovelly Beach and if you fancy a break there is a very nice café/ restaurant just on the right. Then cross the public car park and at the far end by the coastline the path resumes. You soon approach Gordon’s Bay



Here there is a bit of a sting in the tail with this walk as there is a bit of climbing and descending. Gordon’s Bay has lovely clear water and is a favourite spot for scuba diving with some sort of underwater treasure trail. I took this photo of some tinnies by the small sandy beach at the head of the bay.



You are then heading uphill again but at the top the path takes you through nice green parkland. The path is a gentle slope down towards Coogee. Along the way there is a memorial sculpture to commemorate the Bali bombing.
Lastly you arrive at Coogee Beach.



Here you have completed the walk and can relax on the beach or visit a café and maybe have a Danish pastry without feeling guilty having walked off a few calories while having an enjoyable and rewarding walk.
I caught a 374 bus back to Circular Quay.
The walk took me about an hour and a half at a leisurely pace with a few stops along the way.

All the best

Peewit

In Sydney again

Hi

I am back in Sydney after a disappointing summer in the UK. Although I did have a really perfect week at Taunton in early June when I went to watch the England Women’s Cricket team compete in the International Twenty-20 tournament. They were unbeaten in the all their matches at Taunton. Next they were playing Australia in the semi’s at the Oval. I managed to get a ticket on ebay and watched a great match where our girls beat Australia in a tough match. The English Women went on to beat New Zealand in the final at Lords.
So having won the International Women’s 50 ODI tournament earlier in the year in Sydney, they now held the Twenty-20 title too. Lastly they went on to beat Australia in the Women’s Ashes as well. An excellent performance.

This time I have entered Australia with my permanent resident’s visa. It took just over 18 months to get the visa but it was worth it.

I think Australia is a great place with very good weather. The thing I do find odd are the adverts on the tv here. They seem to consist of people shouting at you. Why do they do that ? It just makes me switch to a different channel. The fact that a nation accepts these kind of ads is worrying and their politicians seem to adopt the same “shout at you” techniques. Luckily with the age of the Internet it is easier to watch programs from other countries.

I have a great view from my apartment as it overlooks the harbour, bridge and Opera House.

If you want to see this view being updated every 60 seconds you can at www.sydneyview.com

Bye for now

Peewit