At the Edge of the World, Meeting a Different Pacific -- Sydney's Watsons Bay

At the Edge of the World, Meeting a Different Pacific -- Sydney's Watsons Bay

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Travel is another kind of life, and life is a journey.

The ever-moving steps keep picking up the beauty and hardships of life, making travel more meaningful and life more like a journey.

The meaning of traveling alone is not to pose elegantly, but to learn how to get along with yourself.

Look at the scenery, listen to your heart, think about the path you've taken, and explore the way back. Life can't always be about rushing; the small stops along the way may hold the most beautiful miracles.

Someone once told me that what they love most is the sea.

The vastness of the sea can broaden one's mind.

The blue of the sea can heal all sorrow and grief.

The blue, melancholic sea is healing!

Having been in Australia for a while, I once set foot on the World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House and was deeply attracted by its charming shape.

Then I went to the Blue Mountains, in awe of the grandeur of nature.

I also visited the prototype of Harry Potter's school—the University of Sydney—feeling as if I were in a fairy tale kingdom.

Watsons Bay is one of the must-visit places when you come to Sydney.

With its azure waters and steep cliffs, it's only here that you truly understand what it means to have a vast sky and a boundless sea!

At the subway interchange station, you can directly transfer to the ferry. An Opal card can be swiped directly.

Standing at Watsons Bay, overlooking Sydney city.

Love Australian cotton candy.

On the ferry, looking back at the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

On the ferry, looking back at the Sydney Opera House.

You can use the Opal card to take the ferry to Watsons Bay.

Watsons Bay is located at the southern end of the entrance to Sydney Harbour, and the Hornby Lighthouse is the navigation beacon for ships entering and leaving Sydney Harbour.

In fact, Watsons Bay includes The Gap, The Crescent, and South Head. Whether you come by boat or bus, there are bays or parks everywhere, so coming here to calm down and slowly enjoy everything will temporarily make you forget all worries.

Watsons Bay is a famous bay. Walking up the slope from Watsons Bay, you can overlook the picturesque view of the Pacific Ocean, and the beautiful harbor scenery is refreshing and soothing.

The horizon where the sea and sky meet at the end stirs infinite reverie.

The little beauty of an Australian spring day.

After getting off the ferry, you will pass through the residential area of the local town. Then you will reach Watsons Bay.

Returning from South Head the same way, I arrived at the famous The Gap. The protruding headlands on both sides of the bay are close to each other, with the north higher than the south. Both headlands are vertical cliffs, steep and majestic. Looking down at the sea, the terrifying waves surge violently against the reefs, raising a patch of white foam. The raging waves fiercely pound the cliffs, sending up a thousand piles of white snow.

This stretch of coastline is not long. Walking slowly, you can complete a round trip in less than an hour, but the scenery here is truly intoxicating.

Walking up the slope from Watsons Bay, you can overlook the picturesque view of the Pacific Ocean, and the beautiful harbor scenery is refreshing and soothing.

With its azure waters and steep cliffs, it's only here that you truly understand what it means to have a vast sky and a boundless sea! And here, it's no longer a beach but steep cliffs.

This is the end of Sydney, and ahead lies the endless, vast Pacific Ocean.

And on the other side of the sea, yes, it's the beautiful country, the U.S.A.

Everyone has a lighthouse complex deep inside, a love and longing for the sea!

When we have time, we can go hiking, watch the sunrise, take a walk, appreciate nature, go to unfamiliar street corners, and do everything we once or still want to do.

Someone can accompany you, or you can go alone.

In short, at that moment, you are free.

Not just physically free, but more importantly, completely free and relaxed mentally.

You will find that what once seemed hard to do can actually become easy if you are willing.

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