Along the base of the hillside runs the boardwalk that skirts the shore from Manly beach out to Shelly Beach, a protected cove with sand beach where sunbathers had their blankets set out at the beginning of the Australian winter. You can see the beginning of a large park set in the headlands just behind the shore houses.
This is the beach at Manly, the little town across the bay from Sydney. This shows the esplanade and pines just behind the beach. Off in the distance is the cove with Shelly Beach.
Just above the beach is an older cottage colony called Fairy Bower, but as you can see if you blow up the photo, the red sign talks about adding on a floor, and that is what most people have done, either raising the houses or knocking them down and putting up larger condominiums. But there are a few beauties left.
On the edge of the shore path is a salt water pool that people were swimming in. I had a windbreaker for the ferry ride, but in Manly most people were in shirts - lots of shorts as well.
Another picture showing in more detail the shore front homes and the shore walk out to Shelly Beach. On the edge of the beach, a little bungalow serves wine and beer.
The street performer here has set up in the middle of the main pedestrian mall that runs from the ferry out to the beach. Unfortunately, the shops have all put up modern steel and glass marquis style structures, hiding some beautiful art deco and Victorian facades.
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