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Spit Bridge to Manly Walk

January 22nd 2009 05:00

Take a stroll past small beaches, through the Sydney Harbour National Park and pockets of bushland along the water’s edge between Manly Beach and the Spit Bridge.

hollowed rock Manly horse carriage vines kayakers

L-R: hollowed rock by the path; horse-drawn carriage at Manly; vines on mossy rock; kayakers on the water

I suggest starting your morning at the Spit Bridge. That way, you can cool off with a quick dip when you get to Manly and have fish and chips on the beach. It took us about 4 hours to get there. We set an average pace, stopping every so often to have a break. Some of the steps were a bit harsh on the legs.

path Sydney Harbour National Park dead tree

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Don’t feel like walking for that long? You can choose one of the shorter walks that make up the Manly-Spit route.

Sydney Harbour National Park

See the webpage below for a list of the walks including the distances, approximate time needed and the walking grade for each walk. Also on the page is a great map that shows helpful things like where you can enter the tracks, picnic areas, lookouts, toilets and bus stops.

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Reminders:
Wear a hat and sunscreen
Wear comfortable shoes
Bring drinking water
Bring your swimming gear

flowers along the way

LINKS:
Manly to Spit Bridge Scenic Walkway
Bus timetables
Ferry timetables

Manly Beach

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Head for the Park Next Weekend

January 17th 2009 03:58

Lake Belvedere at Bicentennial Park

Round up your friends and family on January 26 to celebrate Australia Day and the Chinese New Year at Bicentennial Park. From 12pm to 10pm, there will be kids’ rides, a petting zoo, drumming workshops, live entertainment, cultural performances, a screening of Dr Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! in the evening, and more – all for free! Bring a picnic, have a BBQ (facilities are free) or enjoy the food available for purchase.

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Posted By: The Rusty Can - Category: Activity, Sydney Olympic Park

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Bows and Arrows for Fun

January 15th 2009 01:24

Orlando Bloom with his pretty Barbie tresses looked like he was having fun shooting all those arrows in LOTR and he probably was enjoying it. That's because archery is fun – and very satisfying when your arrow hits the target. Want to give it a go?

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Things to See and Do at Sydney Olympic Park

January 12th 2009 04:05

Along with many sports facilities and 425 hectares of parklands, Sydney Olympic Park also plays host to live shows, sports games and other events throughout the year. Whatever your interests may be, you’ll find something to your liking there.

Brickpit Ring Walk ANZ stadium Bicentennial Park

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Yinka Shonibare MBE Exhibition

December 30th 2008 23:11

Blow up Two Heads at Once Yinka Shonibare

MCA banner showing How to Blow up Two Heads at Once

Drawn to the Museum of Contemporary Art by the extravagant 18th century costumes made from gorgeous Dutch-wax printed cotton, I was somewhat surprised by the sight of headless mannequins in such finery posed in various acts of debauchery under a suspended carriage (link to photos below).

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Outdoor Cinemas around Sydney

December 21st 2008 22:46

***Updated 23 February 2009***

Bring your picnic rugs and beach chairs to watch a movie under the stars! You might also want to bring a jacket in case the night gets cool and insect repellent to keep the mozzies away. I realise I’m a bit late in putting this together… some free events have ended and most of the tickets for the Open Air Cinema have been sold… D’oh! The following screenings take place during summer with the exception of the Drive-in theatre, which is open all year

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Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination

December 3rd 2008 05:20

Star Wars fans can find over 80 models, props and costumes from all six of the movies at the exhibition starting tomorrow. See C-3PO, R2-D2, Luke’s original landspeeder from Episode IV, Luke and Anakin’s prosthetic hands, an original Yoda puppet and much more.

The hands-on design labs will allow visitors to do such things as creating a virtual community; programming a robot to navigate through a droid factory; and building a levitating vehicle they could test on a magnetic track

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