My last few days in Oz were spent in Sydney, where i was staying with a friend from PE (hometown in SA). I had been given 6 detailed text messages of directions of how to find him in the city centre, and i made it there by 1pm, which was perfect timing as that was when he finished work. The next couple of days i spent walking around the city centre, seeing the opera house from all possible angles, walking across the harbour bridge... i saw some people walking on the arch of the bridge, and i thought that it would be a nice thing to do... as the prices started at $200 i decided to give it a skip and just climb the pylon for $10. The views from up there were really good and worth the money. On my final full tourist day i bought a day pass (travel card) that allowed me to go on all forms of transport, so i made sure that i made the most of my ticket and started the day at 6.30 by heading to Bondi beach. I spent a few hours here soaking up the sun, and even went into the water... briefly... it was freezing! As the schools are on holiday there were lots of surfing camps happening, so many youngsters out there learning to surf...
From Bondi i then decided to go to Watsons Bay, this place offers amazing views of the entrance to the harbour and has a lovely coastal walk, as well as some nice beaches. I again spent some time soaking up the sun... once i had had enough i headed back to the ferry, and was lucky enough to catch the last one – i had not realised that the last one leaves so early in the afternoon. When i got back to the city centre i hopped straight onto another ferry and headed to a place called Mossman. I didn’t get off the ferry on the other side, i was just there for the ride after all. Mossman is this beautiful little inlet that is home to many yachts parked in the water and houses along the coastline – it kind of had a south of France feeling to it. When i got back to the city centre i waited a bit for Mike to arrive as we were meeting up for dinner... finding a place was not easy... by this time i was cold and hungry and it seemed like we took forever to find a spot... we eventually landed ourselves in a little hotel and had dinner there. There was only one option for vegetarians, so there was no choice really... it was called a rosti, but really, it was like a big veggie burger – only without the bun and trimmings – so i was still hungry afterwards...
I had decided that i wanted to be in Sydney at night time so i could get a night time shot of the Opera house, and i also wanted to go on another ferry ride – they were free after all, so it felt that i should be using my travel card until i dropped – and that was pretty much what i did. I took the ferry to Manly, and tried getting some shots as we sailed past... not very successful as the Opera house was not really well lit up and the boat was obviously moving a lot... hence pics like this...
I eventually arrived back home at 11.30pm – i don’t think i could have fitted any more into my day! Now i was exhausted and still needed to pack... I finally managed to get to bed at 2am... and then i woke up at 6am to get myself ready to catch my 10.30 flight...
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