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Early in 2005 myself and my friend Kim Zhou made plans to go on
a bike trip along the Sydney Pacific Coast, we had been on road
trips many times before and found this to be a chance to examine
the finer details of a journey, we drew up a rough route map and
set the date for the 20th of April 2005. We would take the train
from Hurstville station up to Bondi Junction where we would then
ride along the coast down to La Perouse and then back up to
Mascot where we would get a train to the city for dinner and
then finally catch a train back home.
9:00AM -
Hurstville
After a sleepless night, the day finally arrives but at 9am
I wake up to grim skies and rains galore, fearing that yet
another of my trips would have to be cancelled due to the
weather I eagerly hop on the computer and check the weather
forecast for Sydney, thankfully it says that the rains will
clear so a quick call to Kim and get the OK for the trip to go
ahead with a delayed start time of 11AM. Now with plenty time to
spare I relaxingly treat myself to breakfast and TV and
leisurely pack my bag for the trip then head out to my local
train station to meet Kim for the train to the journey's start
point at Bondi Junction.
| View from home balcony |
11:30AM -
Bondi Junction
Upon arriving at Bondi Junction we feed our hunger by
heading into Hungry Jack's (a.k.a. Burger King) for lunch,
without knowing it we both order a Bacon Deluxe Combo even both
getting the Onion Rings top-up.
| Main Street at Bondi Jctn. |
Transmission Tower near Bondi Jctn. |
12:18PM -
Tamarama
After riding our bikes for ten minutes or so we see the
Pacific Coast for the first time on the trip, the weather
however, left much to be desired (it makes for some dramatic
photos though :P). Finding ourselves on a dead
end road, we end up carrying our bikes down a steep staircase
but with some nice fauna to photograph. :)
| Houses overlooking the coast
| Tamarama Beach | Something Green | and Something Red :) |
Bananas! |
| Panorama from Carlisle Street |
Panorama from Tamarama Drive | Tamarama Drive |
| Kim's Photos, the first one shows me taking my bike down the
stairs. :) |
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