Last full day in Australia. Boo! 🙁 It has, however, been an absolute blast. So many different experiences.
Awoke to a reasonably sunny and warmish morning, so decided to try the much-lauded Coogee to Bondi walk along the eastern coast of Sydney Harbour. This entailed getting to grips with the Sydney public transport system which, given the state of the roads around here was not at all easy.
Having consulted the hitherto reliable Google Maps for the journey out to Coogee, which involved a change of buses, we obediently waited on one side of the road for the first bus to arrive. However, another bus with a completely different number stopped on the opposite side of the road, showing Coogee as its destination. We shot across the road to board this bus and, after an interchange with a very surly driver who spoke very little English, we parted with a small sum for the fare to take us all the way there with no changes. Result.
Set off on the walk in bright and warm sunshine. By the time we got about halfway round, the weather was closing in and it was blowing a real hooly. It actually started to drizzle, so we took refuge in a restaurant recommended by a friend of Jean’s – the RSL Club. Thank you, Jan Follett! Absolutely top tip.
I know we weren’t seeing it at its best, but in our opinion, it wasn’t a particularly spectacular walk, despite all the hype. Nice enough, for sure, and we were glad we did it, despite the rotten weather.
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Coogee Beach |
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