Sydney, Part II
If you want to read more about the primary purpose of our trip to Australia, check out the Survivors blog here and read forwards.
Eric, Quincy and I arrived in Sydney less than an hour before Brandi, and the four of us had two great days to sight see with Helena before the rest of the crew arrived from their trip to Tasmania.
I have to admit, I am so glad we didn’t go to Tasmania this time. We were able to see the gorgeous outskirts of the Sydney Harbour, and didn’t even go downtown until the rest of our group arrived. The other Americans weren’t too impressed with Sydney when they saw it, because they only saw the downtown and didn’t get to see the outer harbour like we did. Downtown Sydney is rather boring and about the same as any other big city. But the rest of the harbour? Fantastic.
Our touring companions included Helena the tour guide, her younger sister Catherine (“Cat”, who reminded me a lot of my sister Mo), and occasionally their brother Michael.
Because we were guided by locals, we were taken straight to great sights without having to consult a guidebook.
One of my favorite stops was the home of May Gibbs, Australian children’s book author and illustrator. Not only was her house gorgeous, but her books are so charming and sweet (I’d seen them before, but had never known much about the author).
Quincy practiced being Snugglepot, one of the characters in a May Gibbs book, but her head isn’t big enough for the role.
We had a lunch there in the tearoom overlooking the garden, and then after a tour of the house headed for a harbour trail.
We walked along the harbour edge, to the ferry stop at the zoo. On a whim, and because Brandi and I were actively seeking Starbucks, we took the ferry across the harbour to Circular Quay (pronounced “key”) and walked to the nearby Starbucks. We took the ferry back as well, where we finally had a close-up view of the Opera House.
We spent our evening hanging out with the Canaris clan, eating and enjoying the antics.
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