Bondi to Coogee Walk

The sun was shining gloriously this morning and in spite of the ridonculously loud shite music coming from next door’s room until the early hours I'd had a really good night’s sleep. Mainly because my one and only roommate didn't come home last night so I could blast the show tunes in my earphones to block out the cruddy techno without disturbing anybody. It was good to get to wake up and have a room to myself again as well. I could take my time getting ready and make as much mess as I wanted in the process.

Because the sun was shining so nicely, I decided to undertake the famous Bondi to Coogee coastal walk. All my pairs of sensible shoes were still recovering from the epic rainstorms they'd battled through in the past few days so I opted for my uber-comfy flip flops, hoping they'd make the journey in one piece. I grabbed the essentials (aviators, iPod and French stick) and set off. They did have maps available in reception but I figured what's the point in a map for a coastal walk? Once you've found the ocean you can't really go that far wrong...provided you set off in the right direction of course! Luckily, I did!

As it was a sunny Sunday morning the route was quite busy. Lots of joggers, lots of families, lots of dog walkers but it got less and less crowded the further I went along, probably as others stopped at one beach or another or paused to get lunch.

The view all the way along was amazing. The waves were immense! There's not a chance I'd be able to go swimming in them without my own personal lifeguard looking after me. I can't believe parents were letting their kids paddle in some of the places. They could've easily been knocked over by some of the massive waves and pulled out to sea in the strong currents.

I got a few stares walking along with my baguette but they turned into envious looks whenever I paused at a bench to take in the view and munch some bread. Saved me money on lunch anyway! I think one of my favourite parts was the view from Waverly Cemetery because from there you could see Bronte Beach, Tamarama and all the way back to Bondi where you'd started and I felt rather proud that I'd made it that far considering how many steps I'd had to climb and how many cliffs I could've fallen off. And that was only half way! My other favourite part was a little hidden gem! The official coastal walk veers inland around a bowling green and rejoins the coast at the other side of the park. I spotted a hidden bench next to the bowling green which looked like a potential good baguette munching spot and lo and behold the bench was a gateway to a secret little cliff walk that was hidden by the trees. It was quite scary clambering over the rocks especially as there were no safety rails here but, hearing Pierre's warning voice in my head, I stayed well away from the edge and practically had the place to myself! The waves crashing on the rocks below were mesmerising and it would've been the perfect place to recreate Ariel's singing on the rock moment...if you didn't mind being drowned or smashed against the cliff!

The cliff above Clovelley Beach was also notable to this particular Ozian as it had a yellow path! It wasn’t made of bricks and it didn't lead me to the Emerald City either, just Coogee Beach!

Once in Coogee I needed to chill for a little bit but it was chillier so I didn't want to sit on the beach and I was too full from bread-munching on route to need lunch. In the end I bought a milkshake from McDonald's and used their wifi for a while. I'd received an email from another job I'd applied for, this time in the Whitsundays which would be an amazing place to work so even though I'm supposed to go to this new job on Wednesday I would really really prefer to get this one so I'm going to have a phone interview with them tomorrow and then I guess I'll have to let them know at the other place that I'm not coming or just coming for a limited amount of time. We'll wait and see anyway.

I decided to get the bus back to Bondi rather than attempt the walk again. I could've probably done it if it was flat but I couldn't be bothered going up and down all the steps again! I almost didn't have a choice. All the newsagents I went into seemed to have sold out of bus tickets! I wandered all around Coogee and just as I'd resigned myself to the walk back I spotted a little newsagent's hidden behind a Subway shop. I went in there and immediately felt a good vibe...mainly because I straight away spotted Dr Pepper in the fridges. When I asked if they had any bus tickets left the girl looked at me like I was retarded, like she was thinking "Why wouldn't we have bus tickets?" So I finally managed to get on a bus (stealthily hiding my can of Dr P up my sleeve because I'd seen a bus driver kick people off for having an unopened can before) and got off at Bondi Junction.

I made the mistake of deciding to window shop in the shopping centre. I got so lost. That place is huge! I counted five floors when I first went in but I kept coming across hidden extra floors so I have no idea how many there were in total. It's a good job I'm not staying in Bondi long because I think that place would hold too much temptation for me and my wallet!

Finally, I made it outside and found the bus station to get a bus back to Bondi Beach. I was looking forward to curling up in my room, watching a movie on my iPod maybe and eating the big bar of Dairy Milk I'd been saving. When I checked the kitchen some tool had already broken into it! Bastards! If I find out who it was I'll punch them in the face! Luckily my cookie dough and pancake mix were still intact so I smuggled them up to my room and I will not be abiding by any more crazy food rules until I know people can be trusted. Evil swine!