…….and a thousand miles from care”, is a saying referring to the 7 mile ferry journey from circular quay to Manly, the trip that most Sydney 
residents would suggest as the single excursion one should do while in the city. Having tried out Bondi, we decided today to travel to Manly to compare the two famous beaches of the area. The ferry ride takes about half an hour crossing directly over the mouth of the harbour where the water was particularly choppy. From the wharf at Manly
it’s a short walk down a pedestrianised street to the beach, where the waves of the Pacific lap onto the sand. The beach didn’t appear to be very big but the tree lined esplanade gave it a much more up-market look than Bondi. There were many surfers and body boarders and along the top of the beach were laid out around 6 beach volleyball courts.
After a pleasant walk along the beach and back we
decided to have a drink and muffin at a street side cafe before ambling through a small market. After purchasing a few presents and some shorts for me , we returned to Sydney for the afternoon. Overall I would have to agree that Manly is a much better beach than Bondi.
The afternoon was spent walking around “The Rocks” district where our hotel is located
. This is probably the oldest part of modern day Sydney although few of the original structures survive today. The focal point of the area on a weekend is The Rocks market, which consists of over a hundred stalls selling mostly hand made crafts, closing off the top of George Street. It was an interesting walk through the stalls which built up an appetite for tea which was had at “Pancakes in the Rocks”. Sylvia having pizza while I had a Mexican crepe with chips, excellent.
After tea we had a lovely walk along the back of the Rocks on the road that comes off the bridge. This gave us some different views of the bridge and the opera house.
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