A ride over to Manly.
The ferry ride takes half an hour but goes by so quickly. The views of the harbour are stunning.
Very happy I went! This beach must be jammed on a hot summer night. There were joggers everywhere (side note: loads of men run here but have only seen a handful of girl runners. Also, in ottawa, serious male runners tend to be quite lean and narrow. Here, the guys who run are tanks. Not sure what running guys eat over here.) but only a few people on the beach - all in jackets! It was fun watching the surfers practice.
You can't go to the beach without chowing down on fish and chips. Fishmonger is the hot spot for take away (not take out) fish so I grabbed a box of their best seller and dined seaside.
Even their greasy food looks pretty here.
I counted over twenty seagulls staring me down for this. The only one who came and sat next to me and begged for a bite was the guy without a foot. Go figure.
I polished off a Copenhagen ice cream while I strolled a relatively deserted boardwalk. Only in Australia do you see tons of Billabong stores.
I waited to board the ferry back until after sunset so I could see the harbour at nighttime. Pictures really don't do it justice (especially mine).
The walk through downtown was quiet. A nice end to a busy day.
