Rituals of the summer lifestyle

One of the rituals of life in Sydney - living close to sparkling water, and clean beaches - is the family trip to the sun'n'sand each weekend. We have already had a number of days over 30C, and more are promised, or threatened! The Northbridge Baths are about a 10 minute drive, and nestle on Middle Harbour. As the warm weather really gets into the swing, it is best to arrive at our favourite beach spots - Northbridge Baths, and Clontarf Reserve - before 830am, and leave before midday. This way we beat the parking hassles, the traffic hassles, the crowd hassles, and the heat hassles. And we reckon the coffee is better earlier at Clonnys.