diffusions

We are staying just a few minutes walk from Coogee. It is a pretty beachside suburb with a strong sense of community. It is also quite old and is blessed with some outstanding buildings from a variety of different architectural styles. I aim to get some more photos in the days ahead.

While it is a photogenic village, it has had it’s fair share of crazy. Building an English-style entertainment pier that only lasts 6 years before it is ruined by rough surf might sound mad, but that’s nothing. In 1935, a severed arm was regurgitated by a tiger shark kept by the local aquarium. The arm belonged to one James Smith. The rest of him was never found.

Some people might also remember what the media called Our Lady of the Holy Post. Apparently, a local noticed that a fence post on Dolphin Point looked like The Blessed Virgin. It was damaged by vandals days later, but it is still revered as a shrine even though Council has replaced the fence post. I’m pretty sure that if it happened today, that post would be on eBay in about 4 hours.

The weather changed for the better on the weekend. We decided to make the most of it and take a stroll from Coogee to Bondi. Its a nice walk, no where near as hard as everyone told us it would be. It is a 6km long walk, however, and you need a moderate fitness level to make it there and back in around 3 or 4 or so hours, including lunch. I’m at my least fit ever and certainly didn’t need to push myself. My feet and legs were tired when I got home.

The walk is a very scenic one and I managed to snap a few shots. You can see them here, if you are interested:

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A couple of other observations:

• I saw at least 7 ‘I ♥ NYC’ shirts on just on Saturday – WTF?
• I saw Todd Sampson and his family at Bondi – It appears his persona on The Gruen Transfer is genuine as he was wearing a navy blue T with Fuck ‘Em screen printed on it. Awesome.