Wylie's Baths

See more about Wylie's Baths in previous blogs: here (reading the Saturday paper), here: the first time I blogged them in 2006, here: Feb 2009, here: wedding reception at Wylie's, here: more Feb 2009, here: Mina Wylie, Olympic swimmer 1912.

Ocean swimming

Can you spot the pair of swimmers were doing laps in the ocean off Coogee. I like to think they were keeping pace with the ship on the horizon!

I was at McIvers ladies pool. You can read more about it here and here and here and here and here.

It's one of my favourite places in Sydney

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 66: Freshwater pool

The sign didn't seem to make a difference to anyone, me included! Freshie pool was great - newly renovated.

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 62: South Curl Curl Pool

I've let the blog lag for a while as life took over, and haven't finished to walk yet! Day 5 began at South Curl Curl with a very refreshing dip!

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 58: Underwater at North Curl Curl

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 57: Underwater at North Curl Curl

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 56: Underwater at North Curl Curl

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 55: Underwater at North Curl Curl

This is underwater near the rocky headland shown yesterday from the pool at North Curl Curl.

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 54: North Curl Curl

The view from in North Curl Curl pool. Tomorrow we'll dive underwater.

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 53: North Curl Curl pool

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 52: North Curl Curl pool

Wednesday January 9 was overcast and a bit windy, but the sea was benign. A different story on Monday January 28, when a giant swell was crashing on the rocks and spilling through the pool.

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 42: Keeping cool

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 41: Water

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 40: North Narrabeen Pool

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 39: North Narrabeen Ocean Pool

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 35: Pelican

Pelican Head ?

At the ocean pool at Mona Vale we encountered this pelican. A local later told us there are three which live there. This one was very keen on being as close to the fisherfolk as possible - an easier way to "catch" breakfast than doing it for yourself!

Then it went for a stroll around the rock platform outside the pool.

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure: Mona Vale

Looking south from Mona Vale headland. Bongin Bongin Beach is the first one, then the Mona Vale ocean rock pool (we;ll visit there tomorrow), Mona Vale Beach and Turimetta Head in the distance. The large white boxy building is Mona Vale hospital.

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 31: Drying at Newport

A windy afternoon at Newport Ocean Pool - just right for drying sarongs and other buts and pieces.

Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 29: Showoff!



Bilgola Pool



Sally and Ann's Excellent Adventure 28: Bilgola Bird

An Australian pied cormorant (also known as a the pied shag) surveys the world from the  chain at the edge of Bilgola pool.