On a walkabout. But only for an afternoon.

Sydney is a great place to go whale watching (when and if you manage to spot them). That's what Sydneysiders say, because the city's coastline consists mainly of steep cliffs that are only periodically interrupted with beaches. The cliffs are why whales come closer to the shore on their way to mate up north. So Sydney really isn't all about the beaches, no matter what all the tourist guides say. I think it's also about the lovely lighthouses and the cliff drops, which aren't so much lovely as scary. On our hike the whales eluded us, though, we didn't see one fin or tail out of them. It didn't ruin our mood one bit, because the weather was unusually sunny and there were lots of other things to see and photograph, you can check them out below. The lighthouses were my favourites.

Sydney's skyline as seen from Watsons Bay. If you stare at the photo closely,
you can see a plane taking off on the left side of the Sydney Tower Eye.

Did I mention the lighthouses?
They were so pretty.

Look how pretty!

Wouldn't you love to live up there? I would.

That's the old path along the cliffs, I guess.

Sound advice.

A big ass cactus. 

Sunset at the suburbs.