My Saturday bike ride takes me on a circuit to the forts at Middle Head, Georges Heights lookout and Bradley's Head which all have great views of the harbour. I usually spend more time looking at the view and studying the wind patterns than riding.
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| Murray Cox |
First stop today on the bike, the forts at the end of Middle Head. The views are extraordinary and way in the distance with the sun rising behind them were three support boats, some kayaks and half a dozen swimmers heading for South Head, the light shining through their splashes. And just to make it spooky, coming up the harbour a huge oil tanker. But they had it worked out and were safely near South Head when the tanker steamed out to sea. The rule on Sydney Harbour is you must stay 500 metres from the bow of tankers, not easy for vessels/swimmers doing 1.5 knots.
You can read about Murray Cox's adventures on his blog.
http://www.swimsydney.com/swimsydney/Harbour_Blog/Harbour_Blog.html
My own modest quest proceeds well. I am sticking to the exercise plan most weeks, sailed three times this week to make up for last week single effort. It is harder to find the ideal practice winds with our winter patterns being either 5 knots or 20 knots West to South winds, with not many ideal days in between. Made contact with the local Laser club to get my membership process started. Still looking for a second hand full rig sail.
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