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#87 Discovering the 'hood on (running) feet

Inspired by Kate's experiment, I Google mapped the running route my co-conspirator and I took this past weekend from our apartment near Bondi Junction out to Watson's Bay.

The route

From this Google map.

We deliberately meandered so we could figure out more about our
neighbourhood – to which we moved pretty recently. This was a good move.

Our jogs have helped us discover all sorts of tiny parks and reserves all around our area, plus weird houses in cul-de-sacs, free discarded furniture and commercial districts to which we later return.

This time, we found what we think is the actual hill of Bellevue Hill.

We've been to Bondi Beach a zillion times, but never really noticed Bondi Seven Ways, a
crazy intersection of streets where the café-seated population seemed
composed of fewer posing surfers and backpackers. We ended up eating brunch there a couple of hours later.

Following this rather hefty run, we were tired. We had a nap.

Comments (2)

Picture of user chrisgaul

Did you document your nap?

Picture of user vaike neeme

great idea. even as a born and bred Sydney-sider there is much i don't know about on my own doorstep, i might give it a go. i bet i find parks and bits i've never seen before. hey did you actually jog all that way?! that's a long way

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