Summer on the Beaches
Sydney has had a hot week and weekend, although not quite at the levels of Melbourne. Sue and I had several trips to the beach in the evenings after work, with Laura joining us one night for a refreshing dip at North Curl Curl - a lovely way to end the day and get refreshed before a warm night!
On Saturday we managed our first snorkelling of the year - we had hoped to do this at Jervis Bay but the water had been quite churned up at the recommended beaches, so we went down to the popular Shelley Beach near Manly and competed for space with the numerous others snorkelling there. It's a protected reserve and also away from the main swell so the water is quite clear and lots of fish, so great to float and watch them all below and close to. I was lucky to also see about 10 small squid swimming along but they are quick and faster than I could keep up!
Sunday was also hot and the day of the first organised bike ride of the year by our 'group'. This was quite a short ride and local, covering man of the bike tracks and paths between Dee Why and Pittwater, including around Narrabeen Lagoon and the Warriewood wetlands, which took us across boardwalks. An interesting ride which introduced us to some good trails that we will use again. Finished the ride off with another dip in the sea and then home for a late lunch and recovery, before a late night watching the Australian Open final between Nadal and Federer - a fantastic game for the first 4 sets, and then capitulation by Federer in the 5th as the match ended just after midnight.
On Saturday we managed our first snorkelling of the year - we had hoped to do this at Jervis Bay but the water had been quite churned up at the recommended beaches, so we went down to the popular Shelley Beach near Manly and competed for space with the numerous others snorkelling there. It's a protected reserve and also away from the main swell so the water is quite clear and lots of fish, so great to float and watch them all below and close to. I was lucky to also see about 10 small squid swimming along but they are quick and faster than I could keep up!
Sunday was also hot and the day of the first organised bike ride of the year by our 'group'. This was quite a short ride and local, covering man of the bike tracks and paths between Dee Why and Pittwater, including around Narrabeen Lagoon and the Warriewood wetlands, which took us across boardwalks. An interesting ride which introduced us to some good trails that we will use again. Finished the ride off with another dip in the sea and then home for a late lunch and recovery, before a late night watching the Australian Open final between Nadal and Federer - a fantastic game for the first 4 sets, and then capitulation by Federer in the 5th as the match ended just after midnight.
posted by Hawkins Family @ 8:10 am
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