Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Not So Summer Bay

It was the long weekend to celebrate the Queens birthday (ironic??? - i wonder will happen if Australia leaves the Commonwealth. There is already an Australia Day and i can hardly see them removing a public holiday from the masses) so we made use of the new motor to head north to 'Summer Bay'.

Actually the place we were headed was Palm Beach in the north of the northern suburbs of Sydney at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River. Its the setting for the fictional town of Summer Bay in Home and Away. Unfortunately, with rain and a slight chill in the air, Summer Bay was far from summery. Ah well. Fun was still to be had.

The 'Bay' is actually a spit of land with a Pacific Ocean beach on one side and a sheltered inlet/harbour beach on the other. It is actually a beautiful place. the sheltered waters of the Hawkesbury River are just stunning.


Even though the weather was not ideal we did manage to climb 'Stewart Point' to the lighthouse. From there we could see Palm Beach in all its glory. It didn't last long however as the rain soon came in.



After a quick stop at the surf club (and really lame touristy photos - but i guess it has to be done) it was back to the warmth of the accommodation to dry out and sort dinner.



Sadly we didn't bump into Alf, or any flamin galahs for that matter. There were a few hoons though.