Gunnamatta Bay

It's Sunday morning, and since my room faces east I was unable to sleep in due to the intense sunlight pouring through the window. I decided to make the best of it and walked up to my favorite breakfast joint to grab a to-go bacon and egg roll plus a long black (same as an Americano). I bought the Sunday edition of the Daily Telegraph and walked up to Gunnamatta Bay, a really lovely park with naturally still water where people go to swim if they're not in the mood to get pummeled by waves at the main beach. There was an adult swim club of some kind meeting there this morning, so I ate my breakfast and watched all of the oldies race each other in the 100 freestyle.
I went for a long walk along the shoreline, which is great because it's lined with gorgeous homes, and it's so deserted that it feels like a private beach. If only I had a spare couple of million dollars lying around, I would totally buy a house here. Maybe it's not too late to become a doctor, or an oil tycoon, or... whatever you have to do to live here. The water stays really shallow for at least 100 feet; in the first photo you can see that there is a guy fishing way off in the distance in knee deep water!

I walked all the way to Darook Park, where there were lots of toddlers splashing around, and decided to head for home. I have to work tomorrow, but since it's Christmas Eve it should be a quiet day and I'll most likely get to take off early. Here's hoping that the weather stays great for my days off work!