Barrenjoey lighthouse and cottages

Saturday 2 April

We saw in our local paper That the Cottages

were open for inspection and a survey for

what best to do with them.

One thought is short tern accommodation.

It was a hot day 31 degrees.

We had to climb the hill. 

We haven't been there since the fire (arson)

destroyed all the headland.

It look very different without all the vegetation.

They made a new path.

It took ages to do but it make it 

easier to climb

they will need a lot of work.

nice views from the windows

nice views from the windows

of Palm beach on one side and Pittwater on the other.

Then we went to the top of the lighthouse

and the view was even more fantastic.

Lion island on the left

It look very strange to us. 

we did not know there was so many rocks.

We can walk quite far to the headland

there is no bush to stop us.

Palm beach

We had never seen this view before it was 

obscure by shrubs

Lion island

It look very desolate without any trees

Palm Beach

The ponds walk

Thursday 31 March 2016

We met at chatswood station with 22 other

walker from the Forestville group.

We caught the train to Epping .

We walked to Carlingford Memorial park 

at Mobbs hill for morning tea.

We strolled on to the start of the

Ponds walk. 

This walk is mainly bush tracks, which run alongside

the Pond s Creek and Subiaco Creek through

the Dundas valley.

Subiaco creek eventually drains into the

Parramatta river.

We had lunch at Upjohn park, Dundas.

The walk finished at Victoria road Rydalmere where we caught 

the bus to Parramatta station.

Most of the walkers caught the fast train to Chatswood,

but 9 of us decided to go back by the 

River cat from Parramatta warf to Sydney.

Then Claude and I took the ferry to Manly.

It was a long day, sometime I think we spend

more time on public transport then walking.

Busy day

Wednesday 30 March

I went to have a fasting blood test this morning

nice and early.

I had arrived at the lift when I discovered that I had 

forgotten the script.

I had to drive all the way home to get it.

When I got back there was 8 people in

front of me and it took ages.

By then it was too late for my stretch class

so I went to get a smoothie for my breakfast.

They were very busy and kept on saying

"I'll be with you in a minute"

Well it was getting late and it was almost 

time for my aqua class, so I left without

breakfast.

After aqua I finely had my smoothie 

while my friend had their coffee.

Then I got a phone call from Claude .

He was at the mall. He walk there 

by the bush track at the bottom of 

our road.

He went to the travel agency to organised

a surprise holiday for my birthday,

and it fizzle out so he needed me to sort out

the dates!!!!

From there we drove to Cottage point

for lunch.

And from Cottage point to Manly to

the hairdresser.

OUF what a busy day!

Woolloomooloo

Saturday 26 March2016

We parked the car in Fairlight and walk to 

the Manly ferry.

Then we walk across the botanical garden

to Woolloomooloo for lunch.

Fairlight on our way to the ferry

on the ferry

Woolloomooloo

This is the Sienna Marina where we had lunch.

It does not look much but the food was great.

Having a walk around to digest and spot where to

have lunch next time.

We discovered and old flight of steps

one of the step was the root of the fig tree!!!

On our way back to the ferry we went to have a look

at the place in the Botanical garden where the 

Opera Turandot is playing at night.

We had a lovely day.

Ku-Ring-Gai chase

Friday 25 March

I made some sandwiches and we went

for a walk in Ku-rin-gai chase.

We parked the car at the last pic nic spot at West head 

and did the walk to West Head look out.

We used to do this walk when the children

were little.

It has changed a lot.

It used to be a path and now it is mostly steps.

I guess it is to combat erosion but

I liked it better the way it was.

We had our lunch overlooking Palm beach

on our way back we went to the aboriginal hands cave.

I don't know what happened but we could only found 

1 hand !!!???

Another two branches down

Thursday 10 March

We were in the garden when we heard a branch 

breaking, a very loud noise.

It did not fell to the ground but got caught

in the lemon scented gum where it stayed.

well until suddenly an even louder noise 

and two branches crashed down.

Lucky we were on the deck when

it happened as I think we won't have had

the time to run away.

The end of the branch dug itself into the ground

the BBQ bench suffered.

It was the only casualty

We had an arborist come and look at the trees.

We were concerned with two big branches 

on top of the house.

The arborist told us that these gums have too 

many gum nuts and it was too heavy.

That is why they drop their branches.

So he trimmed them for us and chopped

the broken branches too.

Solar energy

March 2016

Claude has been thinking of putting panels

on our roof to get the solar energy.

After thinking and thinking we decided not

to have it done.

We will be dead by the time it will cost us

less to operate.

It is a very expensive output and you have to 

wait 20 years to get the reward.

Claude and the guy discussing