A quiet day spent people watching, we walked around to Shelley Bay where we sat underneath the shade of a cabbage tree palm listening to the sounds of Rudolph the red nosed reindeer and various other Christmas songs. Somehow it didn't seem quite right.
This afternoon we walked to the wharf where there were some 16ft skiffs, then this evening we went back to the penguin watch.
A pair of fairy penguins live under Manly Wharf, the male is currently believed to be moulting so doesn't come out, but the female, Bella, goes to sea everyday to feed. She returns around dusk. We went lost night but didn't see her, tonight however she came in just as the light was fading and we watched for sometime as she preened her feathers before disappearing into the nest.

 Shelley Beach

 Some of the crowd at Shelley Beach, you might even see Santa.

 How to launch a 16ft skiff.

Penguins can be very shy, no photos.