This does not bode well! What happened to the lovely spring –
uh, sorry – FALL day that we had yesterday? Whereas it had been lovely and
temperate yesterday, this morning it is dark, gloomy, and overcast!
Other than the amazing sunrise building to the east, there
is no color in the sky. Well, that’s not exactly right. Grayish-Navy is a
color! What happened to the lovely day?
According to the butt-ugly-early newscast I found on the
hotel TV (at 04:30 as I was getting ready for today’s adventure) a strong cold
front is moving north across New South Wales and is likely to bring rain by the
afternoon.
I am sitting in the ferry terminal at Circular Quay waiting
for it to open. Luckily, there is a lovely little restaurant overlooking the
quay that serves coffee 24-hours. I had thought that the terminal would be open
by now, but being that it IS Easter, they are apparently running late this
morning. The first ferry leaves just after six… It has just gone 06:00 – I’ll
just sip the coffee, enjoy the overcast, and take a look again at the map.
The plan for the day is to head out to Manly on the first Manly
Ferry of the morning, (the Manly Fairy – sounds like a children’s book – or not, come to think of it!) and then walk
out to the Sydney Harbour State Park. According to the map that is about 3.5
Kilometers (2.25 miles) each way.
At least it is a nice morning for walking! I hope that the
skies clear a little so as to not make the trip a total wash! I like a little
cloud to give the sky some interest in landscape and architecture pictures, and
I like the diffuse light of an overcast day for portraiture. But a heavy,
brooding overcast is not good for much other than heavy and brooding
landscapes. Though I always think a good seascape can be brooding and
beautiful! Whatever it is like today, I am sure that it will be a great adventure!
Wherever you are this morning I hope that you have had an
adventure this weekend!
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