ANZAC Day

Saturday was ANZAC Day which commemorates those that fought at Gallipoli in World War I as members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. It is the local equivalent of Memorial Day. There is a dawn service and then parades during the day. I passed through a staging area on my way to the harbor.

I dedided to reprise my trip from the day before and went to Manly Beach again. I had considered going to Bondi Beach to check it out but that would have involved buses or cabs so I went with what I knew. The ferry is just such a civilized way to travel.

The weather was much nicer than the day before, so here's another picture of the downtown skyline.

This time around I was able to get a shot of the naval base; you may recall an earlier pic of a warship steaming past the Opera House, this is where it launched from.

I had a very enjoyable afternoon at the beach just walking around.

Not much had changed from the day before so I'm not putting up a lot of redundant photos, but I thought this one is interesting since it captures just how crowded the water is with surfers.

This is autumn after all so it's pretty impressive to see the dedication to the sport.

I had a very nice dinner with two of my mates and called it a night.