Day 22 - Manly Harbour

On Sunday while Will was looking at a map of Brisbane and area, he stumbled across Manly Harbour. Curiosity piqued, he Google'd possible jobs in the harbour and what the cost of living might be. He was hooked - we had to go see some sailboats and smell the fresh ocean air. Although it's lovely to be as close to the Brisbane River as we are, it just doesn't equate the same as the ocean with Will.

A short train ride later ( I say 45 min, Will thinks 30 min) we stepped off at Manly station and could see the harbour from the train station. A short hike down the hill brought us right down to the docks where all the pretty sailboats were lined up - Will was in heaven! 

 

We took a stroll along the boardwalk, enjoying the families still on summer vacation eating their picnic lunches on the beach. A storm was brewing behind us and while my instincts said "hide", Will's said "let's walk out on that little spit of land and watch". So we walked out on the breakwater, watching the thunderclouds roll in. At the end of the breakwater a father and his two sons were fishing while his wife was busy as photographer for their catch. We struck up a conversation with Anne-Maree (the photographer) and learned so much about her, her family, her work and her latest endeavour - the construction of her huge Canadian-esque house in Brisbane! If the weather hadn't intervened I'm sure we could've spent even more time getting to know Anne-Maree better. Instead we exchanged addresses for our respective blogs. A-M, your house is beautiful. Thank you for the opportunity to meet you and your family. Again, I am just amazed at how friendly and warm Australians are. Total strangers are welcomed into conversations, and that reminds me a lot of home.

 

PS - Check out Anne-Maree's web store in the "Sites worth a click" section.