Atlassian QA Team goes for a walkabout
As many of you know I work for Atlassian, a Sydney based software company that develops software for software teams. If you haven't heard of Atlassian you might have heard of JIRA or Confluence which is our two most well known products.
Atlassian is a good company and they take care of their employees with lots of social activities. A few weeks ago the QA Team took the afternoon of for some team activities. We had two choices, either doing the Spit Bridge to Manly walk or a chocolate making course. For me it was an easy choice since I am not really a big fan of chocolate and but hiking on the other hand is something I really enjoy doing.
The Hike
I was really impressed by the hike, I had heard it was suppose to be great but still it blew me away. The hike takes you through bush land, beaches, cliff walks, great views and there is even great aboriginal rock carvings to stop and look at. Since we were doing it on a week day it was pretty much empty too, I can image that on a nice weekend it would be much more crowded.
I'd like to go back when I have more time, bring some picnic and stop at some beach or view point along the hike and chill out. Bring my binoculars and maybe my bird book.
You can read more about the hike at
Here are some photos from the hike, they do not really do the walk justice but should give you an idea of how beautiful it is. Click for larger version.
Sandy Bay
The plane wrote "Fix Trains" in the sky 
Brush Turkey getting ready to jump it.
My colleagues Glenn and Mikael chasing a brush turkey.
The water is crystal clear, wouldn't mind going for a swim here.
South Head in the distance.
Here you can see parts of Manly and North Head.
View towards Manly
Some statistics
4 Pines Brewery
After the hike both groups, hikers and chocolate makes meet up at the 4 Pines Brewery, a brewery in Manly, for dinner and drinks. The food was alright and I really enjoyed the drinks. We got tasting platters which I am not a big fan of, but the rest of the menu looked great. I'd definitely go back back for a veggie burger or veggie schnitzel.
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