Hamilton Island to Sydney

Quick 2 hr flight from Hamilton Island put me back where my Australian adventure started -- Sydney!

My wanderings about Sydney

On my return to Sydney, I walked a lot -- seeing more of the Bronte/Bondi area, Neutral Bay (across from Sydney) and the Glebe/Haymarket neighborhoods ...

Coogee Beach

My first few days were in the Bronte area. Great coast walk nearby as well as amazing coffee and eats!!!

Ocean Swim anyone?

Racers competing in the Coogee Island Challenge series -- 3 courses: 800m kids swim, 1km bay swim and a 2.4km swim around Wedding Cake Island and back ...

Swimmers approaching the finish line

High Tech listing sign

Had not seen this before ... an electronic display of the listing as part of the sign for the listing!

Makes you think ...

There are some large and very old cemeteries in the Bronte/Coogee area that I ended up walking by ... sobering, fascinating and saddening all at once...

Centennial Park

This is a huge park on the outskirts of Sidney that I found myself walking through several times on my way to/from the coast to downtown ...

Neutral Bay view of Sydney

After my stay in Bronte, spent a few days across from Sydney in the Neutral Bay area. Found this view as I walked along Mosman Bay to catch the ferry across the harbor...

Sydney Icons

Glad to get this of the classic double ended ferries ... they're being phased out and I feel like a part of Sydney's history is disappearing with them ...

St Mary's Cathedral

Australian White Ibis

Nice to see in a more natural setting of Centennial Park

Sydney from the Taronga Zoo

A quick ferry ride from Circular Quay is the amazing Taronga Zoo ...

Girraffes at Taronga Zoo

ANZAC Memorial Bridge

A very modern cable-stayed bridge with the Sydney Harbor Bridge in the distant background. Completed in 1995.

ANZAC Memorial Bridge

Another view of the ANZAC Bridge Towers

And that's a wrap ...

Long travel day with a layover in Hawaii to break up the flight back to Seattle... Hope you enjoyed reading about the trip as much as I enjoyed sharing it with you...