The net

Nielsen Park's beach may be called Shark Beach, but there's no need to worry about having a swim - it's netted during the summer months. Th floor of the enclosure. e bottom of the net sits on the sandy

Floating

This woman was having the best time floating around in the swimming enclosure at Nielsen Park.

Nielsen Park - looking west

Another view from the water at the swimming enclosure at Shark Beach, Nielsen Park, Vaucluse

View from the water, Nielsen Park

Floating, looking back at the cafe/restaurant at Nielsen Park.

Shark Beach, Nielsen Park, Vaucluse

Continuing the Nielsen Park Series. See yesterday and the day before. Trees are also a feature of this lovely setting. 

Shark beach, Nielsen Park, Vaucluse

Continuing a series started yesterday from Nielsen Park. This is one of my favourite Sydney harbour pools (though it is hard to choose!)

The beach is called Shark Beach, but no need to worry, it's protected by a shark net in the summer months.

Read more here. 

Shark Beach, Nielsen Park, Vaucluse

Feel like a dip? Come on in, the water's great at Nielsen Park, Vaucluse. This is one of my favourite Sydney harbour pools (though it is hard to choose!)

The beach is called Shark Beach, but no need to worry, it's protected by a shark net in the summer months.

Read more here. 

Ring of rocks pool, Little Bay

This beach was a private beach for the people who used to work at the old "Coast Hospital" - Prince Henry's - above. This pool was constructed to provide nurses with a safe place to bathe. Read more here.

Little Bay swimming

Red leaf

Before being renamed Murray Rose Pool (see previous post), this harbour pool at Seven Shillings Beach was called Redleaf. Perhaps I found the red leaf?

Splash!

It's fun to jump from the boardwalk at Murray Rose Pool, Seven Shillings Beach.

Seven Shillings Beach, Point Piper

My swimming buddy Darelle proclaims that her heart will go on at Murray Rose Pool, Seven Shillings Beach

Pontoon, Murray Rose Pool

Murray Rose Pool, Seven Shillings Beach

This harbour pool was renamed from Redleaf Pool to Murray Rose, after the three times Olympic swimming champion of the 1950s. Rose lived nearby and learned to swim here.

Read more here.

Seven Shillings Beach, Point Piper

There are several stories as to how this harbourside beach in the exclusive suburb of Point Piper got its name:
1. Named as such when a Mrs Busby gave an Aboriginal seven shillings compensation for fishing rights, or for a catch of fish;
2. A nurse, employed by Captain Piper, lost a purse containing 'seven shillings' on the beach.

To find out more about this beach, and a tale about Captain Piper, after whom the suburb is named, click here. 

Summer fun, Murray Rose Pool (formerly Redleaf), Double Bay

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 60: North Curl Curl

The cliff edge of Dee Why Head, and rock platform at North Curl Curl. Curl Curl Lagoon opens to the sea.

Cafe chairs (Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 51)

Maybe there's something special about these chairs at the South Curl Curl kiosk which is worth a bird's eye view?

City Daily Photo Theme Day: Cafe chairs.

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 48: Walking

No sooner had we discovered this helpful brochure online, than this group came walkign off its pages!

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 47: Jeremy

On a windy, overcast, but still warm day, we met Jeremy, who with his friend Alex was kite-surfing at Dee Why Beach.

We stood and watched them for ages - looked difficult, but lots of fun!