Sydney, Australia On the morning of February 11, 2014 we arose early to get to the bow of the ship. And there it was, Sydney Harbor in all its glory. The sun wasn’t quite up, and the city and Harbor lights were still visible. What a visual treat. The Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Bridge, both right in front of us. The pictures below can’t begin to describe the beauty of
what we saw.

We spent a week in Sydney in 2001 and have done most of the “must do” items there. We decided to climb the Sydney Bridge this trip. We booked it online before we left home, rather than booking it through the ship. With great anticipation we got up early because we couldn’t sleep any longer and had a substantial brekky (Australian for breakfast), knowing that we had a full day. We arrived at the office for the bridge climb almost three hours early just to make sure we knew how to get to it later for our 11:30 appointment. We were asked if we wanted to go early as there was space in a group leaving at 9:30. Yes! we responded, thinking that a three hour wait would give us time to chicken out. We found the guides and other workers at the Sydney Bridge Climb office to be thorough and very helpful. After almost an hour of getting ready for the real thing we were ready to go. Note, that almost immediately walking out of the office to begin we were belayed to a cable. This attachment to the cable remained secure until we completed the climb.

 

 

Ann admits to being terrified. She has a fear of heights, as many of you will testify. We loved the whole thing. In the afternoon we enjoyed the ferry to Manley Beach. Our second day in Sydney we visited China Town, and walked around putting many miles on the flip flops. A great city!