A driving day today. We picked up a car first thing from the Hertz office in Downtown Sydney and then made our way north. Around six and a half hours later (after a lunch stop at a very nice ‘sustainable
Sydney (Day 5) Darling Harbour and Manly
Today was our last full day in Sydney, so we decided to fill some gaps in what we had done previously. We started by walking over (via a wool shop) to Darling Harbour and the Maritime Museum. There were a
Sydney (Day 4) Bondi to Coogee
Bondi Beach is probably the most famous in Sydney. Boondi is actually an Aboriginal word meaning surf and Bondi is a mecca for surfers. We took the bus from Hyde Park out to Bondi and watched the surfers for a
Sydney (Day 3) Skiffs
Sydney has one of the great harbours in the world. It was not in fact where Captain Cook first landed. He made his landfall at Botany Bay. This was originally named Stingray Bay (we can probably guess why!), but later
Sydney (Day 2) Manly to Spit Bridge
It’s hot here … well it is to a pom! With a forecast of twenty eight degrees and bright sunshine, we did the obvious thing today and went walking. Mad dogs and englishmen and all that ….. Still it was
Sydney (Day 1) Wandering the streets
We wandered the streets of Sydney today. For breakfast we headed back over to Chippendale and went to a cafe local to Fiona and she then took us round via Central Park to Darling Harbour. On the way, we went
Arriving in Oz
Last night was sadly our last night in New Zealand. Our flight to Sydney is not until 4pm, so we spent the morning exploring around Christchurch. Despite the devastation wreaked by the earthquakes and aftershocks, this is a vibrant city