Manly

Yesterday we went to Manly for some fun in the sun. We hopped on the ferry over there and went stright to the beach. I made a valiant effort to body surf but only managed to go about 5 feet at a time. But it was still a great time. After lunch we went shopping and I found new shoes! Hooray! Then we went hiking out to a lookout point on the top of a cliff overlooking the beaches. It was beautiful. On the way back Mum and Dad took a dip in a rock cut out pool next to the ocean. It's pretty neat, they carve out the pool from the rocks on shore and at high tide the pool gets filled with ocean water. After supper we headed back to our hotel and, to my dismay, I learned that the Opera House and the bridge aren't lit up at night. It's a very unimpressive harbour at night. Today we are going to the zoo in Blacktown to see some native Australian wildlife.