Hike from Spit Bridge to Manly

After a quick bus ride where the driver was a tour guide we began our hike from Spit Bridge.
The day started out sunny, but showers were in the forecast. It was a good start with a warm breeze and mostly sunny sky, however, halfway through some sprinkles started and then thunder.

Once we had left anything resembling shelter, it started to pour. It poured so much it made the evening news. 78mm of rain fell in less than an hour. We had some rain gear with us, enough to keep phones and the camera dry, but nothing that would keep us from getting soaked to the bone. At the apex of the storm we came upon a public washroom and met another couple who were from Canmore Alberta who now live in Nanaimo BC. They had been paddle boarding and decided to take shelter like we did. It was an interesting conversation as we discovered people we both knew while the storm raged.

We finished the hike into Manly as the rain came to an end and took the fast ferry back to Circular Quay in Sydney. We left puddles on our seats for the next passengers and walked back to our hotel where we changed and attempted to dry our clothes. It was a long process.

PS we didn’t see any Penguins😀Read more