We were freelancing today, on our own, as Marc and Barbara dropped us off at 1130PM. We were awakened by the phone at 720AM by the concierge asking if we had a Gray Line tour, as the driver was looking for us (!). I was convinced that the tour was Wednesday (tomorrow) so we hurriedly negotiated a change in the departure date.
We had breakfast and Peggy did a bit of laundry, then we struck out into the heart of downtown Sydney. We jumped aboard the 555 bus, a free shuttle around the downtown core and we got of near the Sydney tower stop. The tower is 305 M tall to the viewing platform, affording awesome 360 degree views of Sydney, its harbor, and hte outlying areas. We took a load of photos and mailed a postcard from the top.
After a snack of chips, we rejoined the 555 down to Circular Quay and boarded the harbor ferry for Manly. It is about a 30 minute ride across Sydney harbor and departs from right beside the famous Opera house. From the ferry dock, it is a 5-10 minute walk to Manly beach via the Corso promenade which is bounded by shops and restaurauts on both sides.
Manly beach faces out onto the Pacific Coast with only 1000 miles of water between it and New Zealand. After a filling Thai lunch at a restauraunt overlooking the beach and the South pacific waters (around 330PM), we returned to Sydney and back to the hotel via taxi (we learned the free shuttle bus ends at 330PM).
We are off to the Blue Mountains tomorrow morning at 0710.
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