Bondi Beach
Today was a day we planned to spend at Bondi Beach. Not a real warm day for the beach as it is cloudy and in the 60s but we decided to go and check it out.
It is a 30 minute ride by bus.
It was still quite early and cool. Not many were at the beach. This a great location for surfing and they were already out.
We decided to do at least a little of the path that runs along the ocean. This wasn’t a hiking day but we decided we could do some of it.
This is the Bondi Icebergs Pool situated right on the ocean. Waves come crashing into the pool.
The path was crowded with people. Some were running and tried to maneuver in between folks. Lots of stairs, turns, inclines and declines. Many places for great photos.
We walked about 2 miles on this path and then turned around. Sunday is the most popular day here and it was getting crowded. Light rain began to fall. We did a little shopping for a friend of ours back home at LA Fitness. He asked for a t-shirt. Finding a xxxl t shirt here was not easy but a souvenir shop did have one. We stopped for coffee and then went to another stop on the Bucket List.
Here it was 2 pm on a Sunday afternoon on the beach and the girls were dressed like it was Saturday night at the disco. After being here almost 2 weeks, we’ve decided that these girls represent the average Aussie girl.
The live music we came to hear never happened but we enjoyed watching the people. It rained hard while we had lunch but it quickly moved on. The beach cleared but quickly filled up once it stopped. We may come back another day to do the whole trail. I imagine a weekday would be a lot less crowded.
We stopped at the apartment and then went to the grocery store. I imagine most folks buy enough for a few meals only. There are no shopping carts, just baskets. We are used to buying at least a week worth of food. This means carrying everything back. We brought a wheeled bag with us to make it easier. The grocery store was as busy as the beach.
We are wondering if we are going to bring back some of the native dialect. We don’t hear much “G’day Mate” but we do hear a lot of “yeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh” when folks talk. We are starting to say that to each other now. “No worries” is another one.
We can also tell when someone is from the states. “…and I was like, wow, and she was like, I know, like I couldn’t believe it like I was like, so disgusted like, you know…. It maybe easier if one person said “like” and the other said “ditto”. After this exchange, other words could be used.…