{"id":9378,"date":"2019-11-08T03:49:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T08:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=9378"},"modified":"2019-12-14T13:22:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T18:22:47","slug":"november-6-sculptures-and-swimming-at-bondi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=9378","title":{"rendered":"November 6 – Sculptures and Swimming at Bondi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBondi Beach, Sydney, Australia<\/p>\n

Today was our first full day in Australia. Last night we managed to stay up until about 9:00pm & then finally had to surrender to our jet lag exhaustion.<\/p>\n

We both slept pretty well & were up at 7:00am. The view of Bondi Beach from our hotel balcony is fantastic.<\/p>\n

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We went back to the really nice cafe (Le Paris Go) that we were at yesterday & had a great breakfast there.<\/p>\n

Next on the agenda was a walk along the seaside pathway that goes from Bondi Beach to nearby Bronte Beach. Our holiday timing was good as there is a sea sculpture exhibition along this pathway for the first last week of October & the first couple of weeks of November.<\/p>\n

This annual event has been going on since 1996, has over 100 exhibits & attracts over 500,000 visitors each year. Check out their website at: https:\/\/sculpturebythesea.com\/bondi\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Many of the exhibits were really innovative & fit into the surrounding landscape.<\/p>\n

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There were lots of people on the pathway so it was a bit of a challenge to get some photos without anyone else in them.<\/p>\n

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I especially liked the little village display.<\/p>\n

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There were also several larger than life sculptures.<\/p>\n

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The main event of the day was next on our agenda – Catherine was going to spend a few hours swimming in the Iceberg Pool at Bondi Beach. Check out their website here:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/icebergs.com.au\/swimming-pool\/<\/a><\/p>\n

This outdoor oceanside pool was built in 1929. It is 50 meters long & is filled with seawater.<\/p>\n

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The swimming club welcomes visitors for an $8.00 per swim fee. The setting is beautiful with the far end of the pool facing Bondi Beach & the outside facing the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

Catherine took advantage of the pool not being very busy & swam for about 2 hours straight. There she is below! The water was pretty chilly at 18C & the natural salt was certainly different from the pool at our local “Y” so it took a while to get acclimatized.<\/p>\n

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I took a few videos & some photos of her in action & then went to check out the restaurant\/bar overlooking the pool.<\/p>\n

It was a great spot to hang out & count her laps, while I lapped up a cold brew. We both had a great time in our own way.<\/p>\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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