weekend walks: hermitage foreshore walk
As we had visited north, south and west on previous weeks, we were due to visit the east! It was over to Rose Bay which is about 7 km from Sydney.
Thankfully, the weather was much better than it was last week. The sun was out and skies were blue. The views of the harbour were sensational. The Hermitage Foreshore Walk was approximately 1.8 km but it wasn’t flat. We had anticipated the walk to be on boardwalk, but once again were surprised as it was sandy tracks, rock steps or gnarled tree roots.
We stopped occasionally to watch people out on the harbour: paddle boarding, water-skiing and kayaking. Luckily, the walk was uneventful, no snakes or sudden weather changes (although we did see a spider reel in lunch just above our heads – see the last photo). It was just a pleasant foreshore walk. There were little secluded beaches along the way and we also saw Strickland House (c. 1856) which was once a hospital.
After leaving Nielsen Park, the rest of our walk was through residential streets so our photos this week were mainly from the first part of our walk.
wise monkeys abroad 
March 14, 2014 at 1:12 am
Can I ‘dislike’ just the spider part?!
March 14, 2014 at 6:25 am
Creepy, right? ‘Dislike’ away 😉
March 12, 2014 at 5:43 pm
beautiful shots – like the path the most – no wait, like the second one wight he city and the water and the bridge – go I dunno – nice series! 🙂 ~y.
March 12, 2014 at 6:28 pm
🙂 Thank you so much for your kind words! Glad you like it!
March 10, 2014 at 11:17 am
What a wonderful day to have a visit.
Aw, these pictures make me hungry more for Australia. My dreamland.
By the way, i couldn’t take my eyes off of those sediment structures on ladder like Sandstone. 😀
March 10, 2014 at 11:32 am
It was a lovely day! Maybe this is a timely reminder for you to visit Australia 🙂 – thanks for swinging by and commenting!
March 10, 2014 at 5:47 pm
Nice reminder (i will always remember even without a nice post like this T_T)
March 10, 2014 at 5:53 pm
😉 that’s very kind of you to say
March 11, 2014 at 10:35 am
*Blushing.
Thank you 😀 😀
March 10, 2014 at 2:19 am
Your pictures are so gorgeous! I wish I was there!
March 10, 2014 at 5:47 am
Thank you so much! The harbour was incredible and the weather just perfect!
March 9, 2014 at 9:52 pm
You certainly chose a beautiful day for this walk today 🙂
March 10, 2014 at 5:46 am
Yes, it was such a beautiful day! Hope you made the most of it too 🙂
March 9, 2014 at 9:33 pm
Lovely photos
March 9, 2014 at 9:36 pm
Thank you so much 🙂 Hope you are enjoying your Sunday!