No 18: Cronulla Beach – 18 December 2011
Elizabeth We began our visit to Cronulla at Ham Harry & Mario where we had their breakfast plate: kind of a European deli take on the Australian big breakfast: prosciutto, avocado,…
No 17: Coogee Beach – 20 November 2011
We have visited the 17th beach, Coogee, to officially get the 2011/12 beach going season under way. We’re in the midst of the chaos of moving houses but I thought…
BBQ Brekky, Bowls & Cricket – Not a Beach: 30 October 2011
It began inauspiciously but developed into a nearly perfect Sydney Spring Sunday. Rain was falling at the appointed hour of departure but in the nature of plans made for Sunday…
No 16: Congwong Bay Beach – 3 April 2011
A southern beach! A SOUTHERN BEACH! Huzzah. Last one was No 8 Bronte on 2 May 2010. Congwong Bay Beach is 18 kilometres (11 miles) from home. Congwong Bay Beach…
No 15: Collins Beach – 5 March 2011
Collins Beach is in the Sydney Harbour National Park in Manly. It’s a beach that seems like it should be quieter and more obscure than it is. You have to…
No 14: Collaroy Beach – 27 February 2011
Frankly I can’t wait for a southern beach! The last one was Bronte (No 8) which we visited in May 2010. But it was good to get back to a…
No 13: Cobblers Beach – 20 February 2011
Cobblers Beach is the, ahem, first nude beach on the list. It’s a harbour beach located within the Sydney Harbour National Park. It’s right next to the naval base, HMAS…
No 12: Clontarf Beach – 5 February 2011
Per Wikipedia the suburb of Clontarf is named after a district in Dublin, Ireland. But far more interestingly this beach, in 1868, was site of Australia’s first attempted political assassination.…
No 11: Clareville Beach – 30 January 2011
And with No 11: Clareville Beach, enter Mitch with ten more digits. Per Wikipedia the area’s non-indigenous history began with a land grant to Father John Joseph Therry in the…
No 10: Chinaman’s Beach – 1 January 2011
Yes, that’s right: Chinaman’s Beach. It’s on the Middle Harbour in Mosman. The name comes from the Chinese market gardens which operated in the area beginning 120 years ago —…