Day 7

We had another typical morning in Bronte, but with an addition to our crew. Des stayed over last night and was now a part of our morning fun. Everyone made their breakfast, except for Des who I cooked for, and we talked about what we were going to do today.

Leslie and I have wanted to go to the northern suburbs of Sydney and check out the Manly Beach area. Luckily enough, Des lives in Manly Beach and said she would drive us all out there so we could go to the beach. We hopped in the car, a VW Golf (which everyone seems to have out here), and made our way to Manly. We stopped quickly at Desiree’s apartment so she could drop off and pick up a few things and then made the walk down to Manly Beach via The Corso. The Corso is like a small strip of stores, shops, and food places that line the walk to the beach. Almost like a promenade. The girls wanted to stop at a deli to pick up some lunch/picnic items for the beach, but I was anxious to try a fish and chips place that was recommended by my guide book. It had a list of the Top 10 Cheap Eats in Manly, and one of the top 5 was a fish and chips place that was on The Corso. While the girls were in the deli getting their food, I made my way next door to a souvenir shop to pick up a hat. My face can not take anymore sun! After a few more steps down The Corso, we reached the fish and chips place where I stepped in and got my meal. Now it’s off to the beach, which is simply across the street!
Apparently there is a big rivalry here between people who live in the northern and eastern suburbs over who has the better beaches. The beaches in the east tend to be a little short in width and large in depth. Manly, in the north, was large in width and small in depth. In being a person that much prefers quality over quantity, I had to let Des know that I was siding with the residents in the eastern suburbs in what I have dubbed the Beach Wars. We found a spot at the beach, ate our food (my fish and chips were not that great), and had a typical day at the beach.
When we were all done soaking up the sun, we made our way back down The Corso with a quick stop at Coles to pick up groceries for the BBQ we’re going to have when we get back to the apartment. Des decided that she is going to come back to Bronte with us for the BBQ and then stay over again.

After a quick drive back over the Harbour Bridge, we are back in Bronte. We BBQ’d and had a nice dinner on the patio. Rob ate with us and then had to leave to work a late job breaking down the stage for the Pearl Jam concert that was in town tonight. Once we were all done, we settled into the living room to watch “The Last House on the Left”. Good movie. With everyone now on the edge of our seats and disturbing images in our heads, we hit the sack.