Beach Hopping

We’re coming to realize that Sydney might have more beaches then the entire east coast of the United States. As we meet more and more people we find out about beaches we had never heard of. We try to write everything down in an attempt to keep a list going of places we need to visit on the weekends. The number of beaches that we need to visit is getting so extensive that we decided one a day just wasn’t cutting it. So this past Sunday we hit up three. The first was a harbour beach. Harbour beaches tend to be a little less crowded and with a little less surf. However, they are often have spectacular sights, are surrounded by lively little towns, and are great for swimming as a result of the lack of surfers. Balmoral Beach was referred to us by a new friend in the running club – we had to check it out since he said it is where he would want to get married. It was definitely beautiful and the swimming was great. In fact, Greg was enjoying the water so much that when he finally got out, he realized that his wedding ring had fallen off. He attempted to borrow someone’s goggles to scour the ocean floor; however we are sad to report that the ring is gone for good. No worries, we’re either going to buy a new one here in Sydney or there is a popular tattoo parlor down the street. We’re thinking that might be a better route to go, then we won’t have to worry about the ring getting lost again (unless a shark decides that the fingers look tasty, which here in Australia is always a possibility).

After Balmoral, we head further up north to a beach on the Northern Shore called Curl Curl. Being up north, the beach was much less developed and also much larger than any of the previous Sydney beaches we have visited. It was also extremely beautiful and the water was the perfect temperature for a swim. And while missing Maddie is an often discussed topic between Carey and Greg, the lagoon on the beach where all the people brought their dogs for a swim didn’t help matters on that front. Sydney is definitely a dog friendly city, no doubt about that.
As if we didn’t have enough of the beaches for one day, we decided to meet up with some friends down in Coogee Beach later that night for some outstanding outdoor bars. The beaches seem to be the place to frequent during Sydney summers, and it’s pretty obvious why.