Spit bridge to Manly Scenery walk

Today was the perfect day to try out my new bought hiking shoes. The wetness of last Thursday's rain had disappeared and the sun was shining proudly. Together with two Swedish girls, Nadja and Emmie, we had decided to do the famous Spit Bridge to Manly Scenery walk. This 10 km walk lines the entire coast line of North Sydney.

The first part was mainly through an area with densed trees, rocks, and waterfalls. It had more of a rain forest kinda a vibe. Even though it was noontime with a strong sun shining, the shades of the trees kept us cool and it was quite humid as well.We spotted at least 20 lizards. It was obviously there niche. They made us feel like we were walking into the movie set of Jurassic Park. It was so

weird to me that such beautiful nature was present so near to the city. I had a feeling as if we were walking somewhere in the Amazon rim boo.After a few kilometers we ended up relaxing at a cute, small, deserted beach with soft white sand and water as clear as blue eyes of a hawk. We chilled there for some time, an ideal moment to escape the heat by swimming in the cold water. We continued our journey and the rain forest ambiance was replaced by a more open, hot area with no humidity at all. It was very dry, as if in a desert. Beside lizards, we also had spotted numerous amounts of spiders in all sorts and shapes. These spiders especially enjoyed each others company and therefore big family spider webs were seen adjacent of one other. Very intimidating I can tell you, to walk past a family of big, hairy spiders. Emmie kept screaming ''Fan''! (swedish for shit/damn!) every time we saw a spider cluster. After a while, Nadja and I noticed through the bush that there was a nice view waiting for us behind the trees. As we tried to work our way through the bush, as real adventurers off-track scratching ourselves in the process, we finally managed to glance at the beautiful scenery of Manly Beach. When we got back on the path we discovered that five meters ahead there was a look-out post with the same view. Haha! Ah well, at least we felt like we ''discovered'' something for a brief moment. Not long after that, we made it to our final destination. It was a nice stroll through beautiful, typical Australian environment.
Especially the combination of the rain forest vibe, private beach moment, and the dry desert feeling made it a diverse bush-walk. And my hiking shoes did an awesome job. Now I am going to sleep, tanned, tired, but content.