Monday:
Looked like it was going to be a lovely day, not quite clear skies but pleasantly warm and a light breeze so we decided to go back to Manly on the bus. We walked along the promenade to Shelley Beach where we sat to enjoy the views. This is our favourite beach, the sand is rather coarse but the scenery makes up for it. 
A group of school children were on a day out at the beach and had left their bags along with some McDonalds boxes on a bench. A group of brush turkeys were wandering around and one found the food, it was very pleased with itself and kept going back until all of the chips were finished, then ran off with a tub of sauce.

We went for a paddle, there was a shoal of fish in the water, quite close to the beach.
As the afternoon drew on dark clouds appeared to be making their way up against the wind and a few raindrops fell so we made our way back to the wharf as the rain began to fall heavily. We waited for it to ease and made a break for the bus stop.
On the journey back to Dee Why the rain got heavier and when we got off it seemed that we had to cross four streams as well as the road to get back to the flat, so much water was running along the gutters of the dual carriageway.