Saturday morning we got up early to make the trek out to Manly Beach, one of Sydney's Northern beaches. We took the first ferry out of Parramatta into Sydney Harbor, and hopped on the next ferry out to Manly. It was a chilly morning but we were too excited to care!
It was officially the first weekend of summer so we had to be at the beach!
We made it to Manly!
After grabbing some food we walked right to the beach - absolutely beautiful! I was so excited to be on a beach I almost ran like a little kid.
Only a few people and a few birds were on the beach when we got there. There were also the early morning surfers waiting on a good wave.
The beach!
The funniest thing of the day was that it's December! They had Christmas decorations up all over town and you can even see the Seasons Greetings banners lining the boardwalk! It was a bit odd but we loved it.
After a few hours of laying around reading and people watching, we decided to walk the beach. In the distant you can see the tip of the cape and Shelly beach - we were on our way!
We made it - Shelly Beach. It's a very small beach with lots of snorkelers and scuba folks. There was even a wedding happening on the beach!
On the walk over we even saw a local water dragon - looks like a creepy lizard but he was kind of cool to be so close!
We had a blast at the beach and cannot wait to go back soon!
So funny what you were saying about it being weird to see Christmas trees and decorations up when it's so warm outside. I was just in Puerto Rico and it was the same thing. Then I had to think, warm climate locations should be able to celebrate Christmas too! Looks like a good time. :)
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