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



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