Long Reef to Newport 2nd Oct 2010
We have a dilema!!
If you’ve read our previous blogs you may have noticed that all our training walks have finished in Newport…..Why? The simple answer is Cocoa Bar….a cafe which serves delicious banana bread, cinnamon brioche toast and silky smooth coffee.This mornings’ training walk from Long Reef to Newport is our longest yet, around 12km. Not before we take a few photo’s do we leave Long Reef golf club behind us at 7.50am and make our way north along the beautiful coastline. The gents, Peter and Jason, assume their position ahead of Michelle and I, setting the pace for the morning. The chatting begins covering topics of holidays, family, business, food, goals, wishes and dreams…and that is just Michelle and I, the gents find plenty to talk about too….flying, sailing, technology and the weather to mention just a few. The skies are not as bright or blue as our previous walks and we’re all preparing for a sprinkling this morning, what we haven’t bargained for is the deluge! The trees in the reserve near Narrabeen offer little protection from the driving rain & within minutes we are soaked to the skin and our shoes are squelching. This doesn’t dampen our spirits though, we’re on a mission…..to get to Cocoa bar. Thoughts of warm banana bread & hot coffee keep us going.The rain eventually stops and clouds disappear to offer some rays of sunshine which not only help to dry up the roads, but us too! We take advantage of clearer skies and stop occasionally to admire the view and capture it with a photo or 2, all the while hoping for a glimpse of a whale out to sea. We see Newport in our sights and our well earned refreshments are now within reach.
You may be wondering what our dilema is?? We’re training for a 100km walk from Palm Beach to Coogee (non-stop) and so far we have been able to walk a different stretch of the coastline finishing at Newport, as we now have to venture further south, we would love to find a finishing post that offers the same comforts as Cocoa bar. Can anyone help?
