The best way to get there is on the Manly Ferry, $14.60 return trip which gives you a great 1/2 hour tour of Sydney Harbour on the way there and back.
We arrived at the Manly Ferry Terminal at 10:00 and it was a few block walk down the Corso to the beach. Even at this time of day it was packed with surfers and swimmers.
We decided to take a bit of a hike (10 km) to the North Head to get some overviews of the shoreline and the harbour.
The beaches from Manly looking north...
The exit from Sydney Harbour, if you have ever seen the Sydney to Hobart yacht race start, this is the headland rounding as the fleet heads into the open ocean...
The "critter of the day" is the Water Dragon....
Didn't see any Bandicoots...
North Head was a fortification that was built during the 2nd WW as a gun position to provide protection for Sydney Harbour. Some huge gun installations. It continued as an artillery training site until it was retired and became a National Park.
A brick for every Australian war casualty...
By the time we were returning to the beach area, it was clouding up and looking like rain. We stopped for lunch near the beach and by the time we had finished, it had started to rain putting an end to the beach action for the day. We waited out the rain at Ben & Jerry's and then made our way back to the ferry for the trip back to the city. Still, the opportunity for a few good views of the city waterfront. Lots of little bays full of marinas.
On the way back, we passed Australia's newest warship, an amphibious assault vessel built last year.
After disembarking the ferry, we made our way back to the hotel and went to the pool and spa to relax.
Supper was a bit of a challenge finding something that was open as most restaurants close on National Holidays. We lucked out and found a Jamie Oliver Italian Restaurant 1/2 block up the street that was open although, without reservations, we had to wait almost an hour to get seated. We had some nice pastas and called it a night.
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