I headed over to Manly in anticipation of catching some Manly football fever. With the Rugby League Grand final to be played the next day I was hoping to capture some Manly Sea Eagle spirit. Manly was a hive of activity, a relatively sunny day and the annual Jazz Festival had drawn large crowds. Miss Laura and I started our day at the top of the hill and crept slowly down into Sea Eagle territory. My husband TJ was raised here until he was five years old so we enjoyed the family history tour as well.
Standing guard the top of the hill on Darley Road is the impressive St Patrick's Seminary, build in 1885. The Catholic Church now lease it to the International College of Management (affiliated with Macquarie University)
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| St Patrick's Seminary |
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| view of St Partick's Seminary from the bottom on the hill |
Heading down the hill into Manly we stopped to take a photo of my husband's first family home on Cliff Street. A shot at Shelly Beach, a walk along Fairy Bower before we came to the Manly beach and home to the Surf Life Saving Club.
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| TJ's first home- his little cot used to sit behind this window |
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| boat chains at Shelly Beach |
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| a walk from Shelly Beach along Fairy Bower to Manly Beach |
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| TJ learnt to swim here at the tidal pool along Fairy Bower |
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| view of Shelly Beach from Fairy Bower |
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| Manly Beach- volley ball anyone? |
life savers at Manly Beach
soul savers at Manly Beach
Manly Sea Eagles V New Zealand Warriors NRL Grand-final 2011
Final score Sea Eagles 24 Warriors 10
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| support for the home team along The Corso |
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| Council Chambers even got into the spirit of maroon and white |
The Manly Corso links the beach side of Manly to the harbour side of Manly. It is a strip of restaurants and shops with fountains and play equipment for the kiddies. Today it played host to the annual International Jazz Festival.
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| Annual International Jazz Festival on The Corso |
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| posting and dining on The Corso |
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| finding LOVE near The Corso |
The harbour side of Manly is home to The Manly Wharf and the popular Manly ferry. The first Manly ferry docked on the wharf in 1877. I would visit Manly by ferry as a child and swim in the shark proof harbour beach near the wharf.
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| shark netting along harbour side of Manly |
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| boards for sale |
great pics of Manly-so much action there. It was good to catch the jazz festival!
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