Today in the
Sydney area there is a light drizzle of rain, but yesterday was brilliant
sunshine so Lyle and I decided to drive to one of our favourite beaches.
Soldiers Beach is a super place to walk.
The beach is flat with a wide expanse of sand
which at low tide is just great for walking.
Not only that, many times we can walk here
without meeting a single other person. This was the case yesterday.
As you can see in the following picture, we
had the beach to ourselves. The picture shows the wide stretch of sand with a
small dark speck in the distance.
Lyle
took the picture and the dark speck...well, that’s me!
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| Sue on the beach |
This next
shows me in front of the sand dunes on the beach.
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| Sue in front of sand dune |
The parking
lot for Soldiers Beach is at the top of a cliff and is a popular spot,
especially for workers who take their lunch break here to sit and watch the
waves.
Unfortunately this high parking area
means a walk down a reasonably steep stairway to the sand.
I tend to struggle with this.
The several sets of steps are punctuated by
little platforms and there is no marking to show where the top step of each set
begins.
Add to that the drift of sand
that sometimes blurs the definition of the lower steps.
I am constantly wearing my heel against the
back part of the step going down and stubbing my toe on the way up.
I often feel for steps with my feet and the
toes and heels of my shoes are nearly always the first part of the shoe to show
wear.
The next
picture shows me coming down the stairway to the sand of Soldiers Beach. As I always do with steps and stairs, I am
holding on to the handrail.
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| Sue on steps |
The last
picture is the view of the cliff and the parking lot in the distance, taken
from the beach. In the center of the
picture you can see the top of Norah Head lighthouse which is some distance
behind the parking lot.
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| Norah Head Lighthouse |
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