Thursday 24 September 2009

Athol Bay to Chowder Bay

Ae, Je and I took the ferry across to Taronga Park where Sydney's Zoo is located in a magnificent position overlooking the Harbour.

Unlike the hundreds on the ferry who headed straight for the Zoo as they disembarked the ferry we made our way to the adjacent Sydney Harbour National Park to walk the stretch from Athol Bay (where the Zoo is) to Chowder Bay. We took the walk in leisurely style - more like a stroll - completing it in about an hour and a half as we stopped to enjoy the sights and sounds along the way.



The view from Athol Bay with the City and Harbour Bridge in the background, Taronga Park in the right foreground, cruise vessels and ferries on the harbour and a sea plane to the left.



More or the less the same view in movie form from a little further around Athol Bay.



A lizard on the pathway.


Finally at Chowder Bay we stopped for a light lunch and drinks at a hole in the wall type eatery, Bacino Kiosk which looked a little like a converted former men's toilet but was probably a former service facility. Either way it was great use of the tiny building. We sat in the sun overlooking the beautiful bay and adjacent Clifton Gardens watching the navy divers and other leisure seekers enjoying the weekday sun.



Bacino Kiosk.



A neighbouring Italian speaking diner as gorgeous as the view.

3 comments:

  1. Goanna or monitor? Ah Monitor Lizard which can also be called a goanna. What a contrast the sky looks to yesterday. Like it never happened.

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  2. Andrew - so true, I didn't think to comment about the weather contrast.

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  3. Thanks for the swell pics. Things to do in my lifetime:
    Visit Sydney

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