Sunday, October 17, 2010

Newcastle. October 17th

Arrived in Newcastle at 7:30 this morning to stay in this huge old brick hostel by the sea.



We dropped off our bags and walked down to the beach for breakfast. Then we took a leisurely stroll until lunch along the beach.


By 10:00 am the weather was fine for swimming even though it was cool enough for a jacket in the morning.


A view from the causeway. showing some unused sandy areas.



Swimmers doing laps in the ocean pool.




Another enclosed area along the beach.


There were lots of surfers out on these waves.


The cruise ship in the harbour looked gigantic compared to the buildings beside it.



Susan on the foot bridge we used to cross to the harbour area.






Beautiful building across from the hostel.
We liked Newcastle, a quiet but charming industrial/beach town. In the afternoon we did a self-guided historical walk and saw lots of charming buildings from the early 1900's.








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