Whirlwind!

 It has been a few days since I have time or internet to blog.  Very exciting few days so here is a recap….

Our delightful B&B

A real Rubber Ducky!

We spent our last day in Sydney soaking up the city, walking through the Botanical Gardens one more time, visiting Darling Harbor and Chinatown and City Market.  Some of the sites are just too fun not to post:

Great view of the opera house

We ferried again back to Circular Quay.  If I haven’t mentioned ferries are available to take you anywhere…and we used them lots.  We bought a multi-day pass which allowed us unlimited travel on ferries, trains, buses.  We never once regretted not having our own car!

Looking at the maps, we decided the best way to get to our guest house on Potts Point was to take the Ferry to Garden Point and walk.  So confidently we got on the appropriate ferry and began to get off at Garden Point, only to be told…this is not permitted.  You are NOT ALLOWED on this military base!  Okay….so, we got off at the next stop but it was a long walk to get to the train station, all uphill.  Again, I want to thank Stephanie my wonderful trainer for all those workouts that enabled me to get up a high hill (actually our “workouts” only got harder once we arrived in NZ but that comes later).

After a much needed shower (it was again about 97 degrees), we went to a nearby restaurant with an awesome view of the city.  Here we are after maybe a bottle (or two) of wine!