Sunday 20 January 2013

Whale Beach Ocean Pool (7 Jan 2013)

From January 6 to 11 2013 my friend Ann and I walked the Northern Beaches of Sydney, from Barrenjoey Lighthouse to Shelley Beach, Manly. I had wanted to do this trek, part of Sydney's Bicentennial Coastal Walk for some time, with the aim of swimming in all the 14 ocean pools along the way. Here's pool number 2: Whale Beach Ocean Pool (7 Jan 2013).

Whale Beach through one of the pool "portholes

Pool from the rock platform on which it is built


Honeycomb weathering on the rock platform


A carved rock on the rock platform

A father and son watch a passing yacht

The only whale we saw out of season was this mosaic in the women's toilet block


Friday 18 January 2013

Palm Beach Ocean Pool (6 Jan 2013)

From January 6 to 11 2013 my friend Ann and I walked the Northern Beaches of Sydney, from Barrenjoey Lighthouse to Shelley Beach, Manly. I had wanted to do this trek, part of Sydney's Bicentennial Coastal Walk for some time, with the aim of swimming in all the 14 ocean pools along the way. Here's pool number 1: Palm Beach Ocean Pool.

Lifeguards

Sally, Nola and Ann - Palm Beach is in the background

Sally and Ann with Barrenjoey Head in the beackground

Barrenjoey Head with the lighthouse atop

The water inlet/outlet holes along the side

Wildlife at the pool admiring the view