Tag: scenic: Sydney
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Day Out at Jibbon Beach
The water was still a little cool but it’s finally a pleasantly sunny 24°C. Richard took us on his boat for a nice day out at Jibbon Beach. It’s high tide so there was very little beach in the beginning. We first went to the Dharawal Aboriginal Engravings Site. Richard was horrified to see that…
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Dog O’Clock at Cronulla Beach
The tide was high, there were dead bluebottles all along the shore and not a single dog in sight, and Cronulla Beach was still interesting and beautiful. Turned out we were only too early for dog o’clock, which I discovered was 4 pm! Happy dogs make Vickie happy. smile
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A Stroll Down Cronulla Beach
I can spend all day here listening to the waves and watching all the happy dogs. When it warms up a bit more, maybe we’d watch the stars at night, too.
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Dusk View from Cronulla
So gorgeous. Makes the stresses and annoyances in life seem so trivial.
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Whale Watching at Kurnell
It’s whale-watching season and we’ve been talking about going on one for a while, so we thought why not do it right now! It’s very windy today but still relatively pleasant in the sun. Sydney is so beautiful! We didn’t spot a full whale, but when we were about to leave, a volunteer pointed us…
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Impromptu Winifred Falls Walk
It’s ANZAC Day and another long weekend! It’s been wet so we stayed in for the morning and did a “The Wire” marathon (Season 4 now), but as soon as the weather cleared up, we headed out for another walk. This time, Richard armed me with a walking stick and took me to the Winifred…
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Spit Bridge to Manly Walk
It’s the Easter long weekend. I joined Richard and his friends in the Spit Bridge to Manly walk — my first ever bushwalk! Or I guess more accurately, my first hike where I use the term “bushwalk”, because this is only my first in Australia despite having been here for almost 8 years. Actually, no,…