Spit to Manly Part II

Worried she was too close to the edge!

In honor of our first Saturday of "summer" this December we headed out to finish the rest of our Spit to Manly "hike" we first began back in September, see here.

One might say it started out a little rough... more than a couple of wrong turns once we got off the bus trying to get back to where we left off on the trail led us all thinking we might just turn straight home and forget about it, especially with a four year old saying "when will the bush walk be done? Where's the ice cream? I want to go swimming at the beach!" All of course which were fair questions as she had been bribed with both of those outcomes, but not so great when we still knew we probably had two hours of walking to finish out the 5k+ we had to get to the end.

Sorry Morgan for cutting off your head in this photo for this selfie with your older sister.

We finally got back in the groove on the trail where we had left off previously and Emma enjoyed her role as leader and chugged along at a good pace while reminding the rest of us to walk carefully. We enjoyed some nice overlooks, tiny hidden beaches, and big friendly lizards along the way.

Beautiful views

Happy sisters!

Lizards have to take in the views too

Morgan came along for the ride nicely except for making both of us more than a little sweaty. The ergo and Australian summers really don't mix well.

Three of four were looking at least

Thankfully it wasn't until the last 1 or 2k that Emma really started to ask to be carried and we obliged a decent amount with hopes that we would make it to the finish and not have to camp out overnight instead.

Skipping over the tree roots!

And as all good parents do, there were plenty of rewards given at the end for everyone surviving including milkshakes, playground time, splashing in the fountains and beach time. It had been awhile since we had made our way out to Manly and we forgot what a fun area it is full of beautiful beaches every direction you look, trendy beach shops, cafes, markets, and street musicians.

These two seriously think each other are hilarious!

Based on this last photo, I think we ended on a high note, just wish we had a video of this one and her "roar!"

A defiant - I'm going to put my foot on this table no matter how many times you guys move it!