Coogee Beach

As we woke up to another hot day in Sydney, we figured we'd check out another of the beaches, Coogee Beach. Coogee is a beachside suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 8km south-east of the Sydney central business district, is part of the City of Randwick local government area and considered to be part of the Eastern Suburbs region.

Coogee is said to be taken from a local Aboriginal word koojah which means "smelly place", or "stinking seaweed", a reference to the smell of decaying kelp washed up on the beach. Although at certain times large quantities of seaweed are still washed up, it is usually removed before it gets a chance to stink.

Some evidence suggests that the word "Coogee" may in fact be the original Aboriginal place name for the next bay to the north, now known as Gordon's Bay. Nice to know, huh? Anyway, here are a few shots:

Christian upon entering the Coogee area. Does the term "Beach Plaza" even exist in Norway?

The beach itself was quite crowded, as the public holiday has just started. Christian is wondering where to lie down.

Toes chillin' out

Mari reading her novel & relaxing in the sun

Christian swimming Dressmann-style

Pretty nice, huh?

Seasons greetings in the sand!