Sydney and Manly

Today we took the train into Sydney from Glenbrook. We caught the ferry over to Manly, a suburb of Sydney. The name originated when Captain Arthur Phillip, the first governor of the colony, saw the Aborigines standing on the shore and commented that they had a manly look about them. We stopped at the beach and waded a bit. We walked along the coast, taking pictures and learning about the area. There was a rock pool which is right on the ocean and fills with salt water during high tide. It is a public swimming pool.

We looked at some shops and had lunch at a seafood cafe. Steve and I had prawns. Then we caught the ferry back and spent some times at "The Rocks", which the oldest surviving part of the city. The work done on all the stonework was amazing. Most of the work was done by convicts who were sent to Australia from England after they were sentenced. We plan to do more investigating in this area over the next few days.

Steve is going to a Rotary dinner meeting tonight with David. Carolyn and I will stay home and relax a bit. We have really enjoyed David and Carolyn's hospitality. They are wonderful people.