Newport Beach, Sydney

It is 35 minutes to the Sydney CBD. It's seaside village full of cafes, restaurants, supermarkets and specialty stores are a level stroll from the beach and residential areas. Newport leaves other more fancied destinations in its wake as a permanent or holiday/weekender destination. We swam, saw dolphins, walked to Pittwater, sailed and were dropped home in the RMYC courtesy bus and we dined out every night of our stay. We watched a surf carnival and celebrated Australia Day at the most wonderful Australia Day breakfast imaginable. We watched a dog race on Pittwater that must be seen to be believed and in the two weeks we used the car only once to go to the theatre.