When not to settle...

SURPRISE!!! It's a double whammy... lucky for you, hey? What can I say, the girl is on a roll. Besides, this is just a quick one. I need to warn you though, it could've been a momentary thing, but indulge me for a few minutes, while I share...

Yesterday Ti and I decided to do the scenic Spit to Manly coastal walk. Imagine being presented with beautiful landscapes of the city surrounds and discovering new ocean views and little secluded beaches, not to mention the lush fauna and flora that draped the very well mapped out path for 10km. So like all good walkers who come prepared, at one point you want to take a break, sit somewhere with a nice view and have a bit of a snack and refuel on some liquids that will keep your juices going until you reach your destination. It goes without saying that when you are ready for that break in the journey, one goes on a quest to find the 'perfect' spot that gives you a peek into 'God's window'. Anyways, to cut a long story short, Ti and I discover what we thought was the 'window' to take that breather - to soak it all in and enjoy being one with nature. The spot had a nice narrow view of the north, south and middle head but some parts of the view was obstructed by branches and trees. When we were done with our break, we literally took just a couple of steps continuing along the same path and voila - there, on a silver platter, God presented uninterrupted vast panoramic views of the same thing with a ledge on the window for what would have made THE most 'perfect' spot to take that break. True story! The silence was broken by our uncontrollable laughter... firstly at our own stupidity and secondly at the people that were trailing behind us (before we took the break) who must have thought that we were two nimrods  - squeezing ourselves into a 'little' nook when not even a meter away, nature presented itself in all its glory on a perfect stage setting. And the best part - it happened to us further down the trail again. Doh! What is the lesson to be learned? Expect the unexpected sometimes... dont' just settle for the first thing that comes along!

Oh how we laughed and laughed... cos we all know what followed later as we watched the bokke go down to our Ozzie counterparts ;(

Come take a walk on the 'wild' side with us!