The babysitter's name was Desiree and we were asked to call her Dez. She called us Darlin. Older, obviously tanned herself and extremely friendly. Sash showed Dez her toys as soon as she stepped foot into the apartment and Dylan giggled when she picked him up [He rarely giggles for us...whats up with that??]. We knew then that they kids were in good hands. I think it helped that we had prepped Sasha the night before, telling her a friend was coming over to play with her. She takes the "friend" label at face value, very much like a wiseguy in any mafia family. So after checking ID, giving Dez the rundown on emergency telephone numbers, location of passports and signing the necessary medication and ambulance release forms, Doug and I legged it out of there. Precious mintues were awasting...

We started our walk along the Eastern Coast by first going out to the ledge where we used to spend every evening having a beer. It was where Doug proposed too. Since we have been back at Coogee we have only been on the ledge once. Too dangerous to take the kids.





We then walked along to Gordons Bay.



Then to Clovelly.





Next to Coogee, our second favourite beach is Clovelly. The beach is child friendly, the pool excellent and the Sea Salt Cafe serves the best angel hair pasta. We will try and take the kids there next Sunday. They may not be able to do the whole 3 hour coastal walk with us this year, but they should at least enjoy part of it. After Clovelly, there is a beautiful cemetary. We always say that the dead guys are on prime real estate. Before reaching the cemetary, we stopped to enjoy some Aussie wildlife.







After Clovelly, we headed towards Bronte beach.





It is really only after Bronte that the walk really gets interesting. This is where you really feel like you are walking along the edge of Australia.





In all my travels, I have yet to experience a more interesting walking route. Well, the 4 hour walking tour of the fairy chimneys in Capadocia, Turkey comes a close second, but there you need a guide whereas here on the Coastal Walk, all you need are your trainers and a hell of alot of sunscreen.



We reached Bondi and realised that we had taken longer than expected. I guess when we used to live here we took the views foregranted and used the walk mainly for exercise. We never took a camera along and we wouldnt have stopped to check out the squatter camp that had been set up. So now not only do the dead guys have a great view for free.





We decided to forego lunch and just grab a Boost Juice to enjoy on the way back. Got us thinking about how much free time we had before kids. We used to do this walk every weekend, sometimes twice a week, have lunch at Icebergs or a random cafe in Bondi, explore the North side of Bondi, then head back leisurely. Those were the days when alone time did not cost Au$155 for four hours...we made it back in 3.5 hours, bought a couple of Burgers at Chish and Fips, and ate lunch while hanging out with Sasha and Dylan at the playground. It was another excellent Sunday.