Sydney - Part 3

On our final day in Sydney we decided to go our own ways for the morning then meet back up later to go to Bondi Beach. Leah and I decided to head back to the harbor bridge and climb up in one of the pylons (we had received the ticket to do so as part of our bridge climb deal). After climbing so much the night before we were a bit skeptical about climbing another 200 steps but it wasn't as far as it sounded and, with stops on the landings in between, we soon found ourselves outside again, a bit higher than before. The view was great!

Once we climbed down from the lookout point we headed across the bridge on the walking path. 

Once on the north side of the city/harbor, near where I had launched from for kayaking, we headed toward our last stop for this excursion: Luna Park. We had been seeing it across the harbor since we got to Sydney - just a small amusement park, and we wanted to explore while we were over there. It was free to walk around in, you just paid per ride. Walking around was very cool, it was set up like an old fashioned carnival with small rides and various stands with snacks and games and clowns on stilts walking around! 

Neither of us were very interested in actually going on any of the rides so after we took some pictures and looked around we headed back toward the bridge to catch the train across and back to Town Hall. We were reuniting with Eric and Jillian to grab lunch and finalize timing and plans for the evening.

We found what bus to catch, picked a time, and off we were to Bondi Beach! On our way we were questioning what stop to get off and a kind Sydney native pointed us in the right direction, also giving us directions to the best gelato in town. We followed her instructions (and the other people getting off the bus with beach towels - should have thought of that) and found our way easily! We hung out on the beach for a couple hours and picked up a couple souvenirs for people back home. As the sun was setting we headed up to the park area behind the sand and watched the sun set.

We decided that we wanted to go somewhere nicer for dinner as we had been eating fast food the whole trip (cheap and easy to find, we had had Subway three days in a row). We found a nice place with a view of the beach and enjoyed a filling, peaceful dinner.

On our way back to the bus stop we grabbed some of the gelato that had been recommended to us earlier, it was delightful. With our stomachs full and knowing we had to start the next day very early, we headed back to our hostel and curled up in bed, chatting about the trip and what was to come next. Although we were excited to head to the Great Barrier Reef we were not too thrilled that our alarms were set for 3:30am for our 6am flight up to Cairns.

That time came around way too quickly for our liking but soon we were all packed up in a taxi and en route to Sydney airport to continue on to the next leg of our journey.