Like in the previous picture, Manly is on the horizon.
Wikipedia says that the lighthouse is the third oldest lighthouse in Australia (if Wikipedia says so, it has to be true. Would Jimmy Wales lie to us?). It was built in 1858. It guards the entrance to Port Jackson, or really, the city of Sydney.
I woke up one morning and then I felt an urge to see the Tasman Sea. So I got on a bus to catch a boat ride to Watsons Bay, which is to the east of Sydney.
This particular shot was taken from South Head, one of the heads that form the entrance to Sydney from the sea.
In the background is Manly.
The morning did not start cheerily. It rained. Is it not funny how weather affect your mood sometimes?
To keep my spirit up, I am posting this picture from Manly up.
A friend told me that British explorers found this place to be manly and hence, the name Manly. At least according to a French publication.
That is just too outrageous but I think Manly is my favorite beach so far.
p/s — well, Wikipedia says:
Manly was named by Capt. Arthur Phillip for the indigenous people living there, “their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place”. These men were of the Kay-ye-my clan (of the Guringai people). [Manly, New South Wales. Wikipedia. Accessed March 21 2010]
I owe a friend of mine an apology. How do you say sorry in French?