Manly - Spit walk ...

Late yesterday afternoon, Mum and I headed off on the Manly-Spit walk, a popular Sydney excursion.  The walk takes you on 9.1 km of coast line and bush to the Spit bridge, where you jump on a bus back to Manly.  It was a grey afternoon and the weather couldn't decide if it wanted to be warm or cold, but still, the walk was worthwhile.  Since it was high tide, we spent more time walking up on the cliffs than down along the beach, but the scenery is still quite beautiful.  Due to the somewhat depressing weather, there weren't many people on the path, but we were lucky enough to watch a hang-glider preparing for an afternoon flight and then to see him take off and soar way above the Sydney Harbour.  Here are a few pictures of our afternoon stroll ...

Not a bad view!

Boats in the Fairlight area

Cool, squiggly gum trees

Thanks to the rainy weather, the wildflowers were spectacular

 

More pretty flowers

Hang gliding out towards the Heads (South Head on the right)

Looking out towards North Head (near Manly)

Famous Manly ferry, North Head and a glimpse of blue sky

Up close and personal with a spiky bush

A big rock with a great view

Yet another little cove

Another big rock, this time with a support

Walking on soft sand at the end of long walk is h a r d

And another cove!

And finally at the bus stop ... ready for a glass of wine, dinner and a bath!