Staying in Sydney , but heading back to the Northern Beaches . Our first house sit there . And they are not that easy to get . Summer moves into Autumn , but the days get hotter
What the Northern Beaches do best is sand And our house was 100m from a great one With temperatures rising up to 39 c , this was the best place to be Bella the Labrador had a few favourite walking places . The first was a dog park on top of the cliffs South of Mona Vale . Dogs are banned on the beach Of course I found places dogs are also banned away from the beach This was the Angaphora reserve near Avalon And great coastal walks up and down the coast Around cliff top golf courses Of course Bella and Anita come too Blue tongued skunkBella was well known in the local cafe – Ruby’s, especially for her big appetite One for a later visit One of Bella’s longer ventures to Warriewood Beach Path down to Mona Vale beach Our house was a beautiful weatherboard cabin Bella’s other favourite walk is to Bay View dog park , with Scotland Island behind Bella liked a bed time walk through the park and around the life saving club Some creatures were keen to get out of my way There was often a great surf out , Warriewood beach from the Sunrise Kiosk One morning we took a risk and ventured onto the beach But Bella knew Bay view dog beach was legal and swimming allowed Another monitor out in the bush Gordi and Alison visited with their friends Simon and Gail on the way to Tasmania . A fleeting visit to Palm Beach after a long lunch in Avalon With my dicky shoulder , Anita was dropping me off on her way to the swimming pool This time from Avalon walking south Our house had a rather long and thin drive Sunny evenings we often spent above the beach , catching the last few rays Whilst Anita was swimming I wandered into the surrounding bush With good views down to Bantry BayLast few of Bantry bay and desperate for a drink
