Not a trig: Great walk #2 - Coogee to Bondi

My partner Anthony and I have popped up to Sydney for the weekend, and we are staying in Coogee Beach. I’ve never visited before and I must say this is a lovely part of Sydney.

I was prepared to do this walk by myself, but Anthony was happy to come along. 

The walk starts at the north end of Coogee Beach, with a short uphill walk through Dunningham Park 

to Dolphins Point where you can enjoy a panoramic view out over the pacific.

We saw a couple of whales (no dolphins!) in the distance, but they didn’t get close enough for us to identify them.

From the point, there’s a walk through the reserve, and then down a very pretty and green path  to the gorgeous Gordons Bay. 

I must try and get back there for a swim. The water was so beautiful and clear!

From there it was back up another hill (via stairs this time) and around to Clovelly,

which is a funky little beach with concrete on both sides.

After that, there are some ups and downs, including a boardwalk section (with quite a few stairs) past the Waverley Cemetary.

What an incredible place for a cemetary! Apparently, I have some family (on my paternal grandmother’s side) buried there. We wondered how long it might be before someone decides the land is worth something...

From here there is a walk down to Bronte Beach, which is really quite lovely. I quite liked the look of the little shopping strip opposite the beach.

From Bronte it was up again and then down to Tamarama

and then back up the hill. By then we were pretty close to Bondi; just a walk around Marks Park, where we could see the beach (and all the people on it - socially distanced of course!).

We went down some steep stone steps, 

and wound our way down the path amongst the rocks

and past the Bondi Icebergs pool until we got to Bondi Beach.

There were quite a few people there, but we managed to find a spot for a swim. The water was very cold!

We had a really nice lunch at the Bondi Hotel to finish it all off. It was a lovely few hours and we had a great time! 6.3km but it did feel a little linger as there were many ups and downs! I definitely recommend this walk.