Life's a beach

And if you live in Sydney's Northern Beaches area, you've got lots of beaches to choose from. There are 22 in fact in the stretch Palm Beach to Manly. I know because I counted them as I walked the 33km walk recently.

Here's the list:  Palm, Whale, Avalon, Bilgola, Newport, Bungan, Basin (aka Bongin Bongin Bay), Mona Vale, Warriewood, Turimetta, North Narabeen, Narabeen, Collaroy, Fishermans, Long Reef, Dee Why, North Curl Curl, Curl Curl, Freshwater, Queenscliff, North Steyne, Manly.

Views of biblical proportions

Sydney has hundreds, or probably thousands, of scenic little secret spots, and this is one of my latest discoveries. It's the Bible Garden, in Mitchell Rd, Palm Beach. It features most of the plants that are mentioned in the Bible, nicely kept and nicely labelled and referenced. 

It also features some terrific views of Palm Beach and of points north along the Pacific Coast. It's a very pleasant place to spend some time.