Continuing on with the second post...

DAY 2 (13 NOV)

The second day of explorations started out really early (I woke up before 4am), with a sunrise outing to Bondi with the UNSW Photoclub, and that kicked off a really, really, long day of walking.

From Bondi, I went right over by bus to Circular Quay, caught a ferry to Manly, then another bus to Long Reef, where I walked the beach and headland (taking more time than expected too). The view was pretty great, though the day was really hot.

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From Long Reef, I caught a bus (Which came very late and was way too crowded) to Palm Beach, all the way at the Northern edge of Sydney. There I climbed Barrenjoey Headland, which was really steep, but the views from the top were rewarding.

Above - Barrenjoey Lighthouse. Below - panoramic views south and north of the Headland.

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After the rather exhausting climb up (and down), I took a short break, and caught a bus to the next place.

The next location, Bangalley Headland Reserve, was a location that I had found out about only a week before. Information about the place was a little confusing (some people called it Bangalley Headland, others Careel Headland), and the route to the Reserve, which was through residential areas, wasn't marked out (I had to rely on what I remembered from Google Maps). But I found the place, and it also involved quite a bit of climbing. Views from the few lookout points (not really marked out either) were pretty nice too.

View northwards; Barrenjoey Headland can be seen in the distance.

View southwards, towards Avalon.

Climbing down the other end of the headland, I caught a bus, then made a short unscheduled stop at Newport Beach to take a look around (Not very much there, unfortunately). From there, it was another bus journey back to Manly, then ferry back to the city, and the end of the day's explorations.

TBC once again...