Thursday 28 February 2008

Bondi Beach





Friday, Stephen and I took the bus over to the famous Bondi Beach. We actually took the bus to Bronte Beach first because Stephen figured it was within walking distance to Bondi. Bronte Beach was located in a really pretty cove-like setting. Unfortunately, the swimming beach was closed due to dangerous conditions. We walked along the cliffs toward Bondi and stopped at Tamarama Beach for some coffee and a sandwich while watching some really incredible surfers catching some huge waves. We carried on around Mackenzies Point and saw the really nice swimming pool that overlooks Bondi. What a great palce to do laps!


Stephen and I locked up our things and decided to rent a boogie board. We spent the entire afternoon in the water diving under enormous waves and hugging the sand on the bottom so that we wouldn't get churned up and thrown back to shore. It was a pretty rough day in the water. Stephen said he had never been in such rough conditions and I haven't been in them very much. We still enjoyed ourselves as we tried to imitate the really good body surfers catching waves around us. They looked as though they were up on boards, but in reality they were just using their arms to keep their heads out of the water. We managed to catch a few good waves. They were strong enough to pick us up even if we weren't doing things entirely correctly. It was a lot of fun! I can only imagine how busy Bondi is on the weekend because it was incredibly busy during the week.
That night we met Andy and a girl Stephen used to study with in Oxford. We had a nice meal on the harbor.
Bondi beach Sydney - Bournemouth again
Good things
Surfed huge waves at Bondi beach and managed to miss the dopey swimmers because the lifeguards pen you in to a 10m section. Not enough for the most famous beach in Australia.

Bad things
Needs 3 buses to get there

1 comment:

Wanda said...

The pool beside the ocean is great. What a view as you swim!