This last week I unexpectedly had to go to Sydney with my sister. Not being sure what to expect as she may have had to have an operation, I took my camera just in case.
Luckily she has had a reprieve for a few weeks and went home Friday happy in the knowledge. I myself, rather than spending double on airfare, decided to stay over and go on Saturday thus enabling me to go out to the southern beach area of Sydney to have a look at the tidal pools I have seen many times in pictures. My aim was to walk from Bronte Beach and if time permitted to get to Coogee Beach. It wasn’t a long walk but stopping and taking photos did take time but I managed to get it all done and was really happy as I made my way back into Sydney and then to my flight home.
Map courtesy of bonditocoogeewalk.com.au
Having been to Bondi at Easter this year and not having a great deal of time, I decided to start the walk at Bronte beach at the first tidal pool. My only disappointment was just not being there before dawn, maybe next time. What a wonderful place, during the whole walk I was stunned by nature at its rawest and by design with the rock pools, it is just magnificent. How lucky we are to live in this country, sometimes you forget to appreciate what is around you.
It was a warm winters day with a bit of an icy breeze in the unprotected areas yet there were still a few people swimming. One man told me it was about 16 degrees Celsius. The water was so inviting with its aqua/green hue that I just wanted to wade in, clothes and all. It was just that enticing. I would love to go back in summer just to the beaches, catch the morning light and have a leisurely swim with not a care in the world.
You can find more information about Bronte Beach here.
In my next post I will go from Bronte Beach to Clovelly.
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Beautiful!
Alison
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Thanks Alison 🙂
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I love that tidal pool! Happy memories evoked by your photos! Thanks…
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Thanks Sonya. I’m so pleased that they did 🙂
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Actually it’s Susi! Sonya is a nice name though!
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Oh Susi I’m so sorry… That’ll teach me to put my glasses on when reading my comments in bed.! lol Thanks so much for your comment and your earlier one also. I really appreciate your feedback. How wonderful that you got to have happy memories living in this area. I was really taken with the place. I’ll be posting a couple more pieces soon on the rest of my walk. 🙂
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Seriously no problem at all! It’s a lovely part. Have you tried the women’s pool at Coogee too? One of my favourites too!
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Oh yes that was my favourite! That is one that, even though I was fully clothed and it was a winters day albeit sunny, I just wanted to wade right in , it was that enticing. Loved it and I want to go back. It was such a surprise.
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Nice chatting! Look forward to more blogs
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Gorgeous. I saw a couple of those pools at Bondi the other week. Just curious. How long did it take you to walk from Bondi to Coogee?
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Thanks Sue. Hmm not to sure re time…. Not long really. I stopped a lot to take photos. I think it was only about 4km altogether and could have taken about 3/4 hour or less if I was just walking smartly, but I think stopping and starting it was about 1 1/2 hrs!! Its not as far as it seems. I must go back to Bondi and have a better look at their pools. I’m now kind of hooked on tidal pools…..
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Mine were shot from a distance but they really looked lovely.
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Have you posted them yet? 🙂
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No. I’ll get to them in the Through my Lens posts eventually. They are taken from a distance so not as beautiful as yours.
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I look forward to your post. Its such a beautiful area, I hope to get back down there to go further south and maybe up to Avalon where there are more I think on the northern side.
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beautiful clear water! Just want to jump in!!
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it was gorgeous Jasmine… it was cold but I still wanted to jump it, it looked that good 🙂
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Damn, I have pool envy!
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I know right.. it looks so inviting 🙂
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What a beautiful place, I love the beach, the sea, the colors and shimmer you have caught here
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Thanks Ritva it was a beautiful place. I hope to go back 🙂
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Oh, how beautiful!!!
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Thanks Olga, they were, and there were more along the walk which I will put into some posts soon.
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beautiful beach and the water- so inviting. Is this Australia?
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Thanks for these beautiful views, Karen. I’ve just had a wonderful morning zen moment 🙂
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Very nice pics. Looks like a cool place to be. 🙂
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Thanks 🙂 I wished I lived there so I could go there all the time. It was beautiful.
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🙂 I know what you mean. I feel the same way about the northwest U.S.
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Amazing colours! I need to get myself down to Australia 🙂 It might sounds a daft question, but I wonder why has that tidal pool been built right next to the ocean and the beach?
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The water was divine! Good question re tidal pools. Maybe they wanted to swim in the salt water but have protection from the waves and tides and creatures etc Ill have to investigate……
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😉 That would be nice to know. I think in Hawaii they built some kind of walls to protect people from shark attacks, so it could be one of the reasons for the pool?
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Sounds about right Andrea. I’m sure that would be one of the reasons as we do have a reputation for shark attacks here also 🙂
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Oh yes I saw stuff about that on telly. Surfers have been attacked its scary. But Australia’s seaside is beautiful.
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I’d love to know what camera/kit you are using I’m trialling a Cannon and Nikon but i love the photo quality of your Bronte beach pics, its my favourite place too 🙂 ❤ I took my friend there for photos http://www.susiestokesphotography.com/blog/bronte-beach-36-weeks
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Hi Susie, I am a Canon girl but I am not sure there is much of a difference. I sometimes envy the sharpness of the Nikon. I was using a Sigma wide angle 10-22mm lens. I would love to go back to these rock pools at sunrise and sunset as they have so much to offer 🙂
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Ah thanks very much, yes I’ve been with Cannon from the start but I too was jealous of the sharpness from Nikons. Maybe i need to change to a better lens on the Nikon for better like for like comparison. I love the Bronte rock pool such a magical place 🙂 I must also pay it another visit 🙂 ! thanks again love the blog 🙂
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Thanks so much Susie for visiting me. Maybe I will meet you there one early morning for a great sunrise Cheers 🙂
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