Sydney 28 Jan - Thursday

The weather outlook for today was showers. As it turned out, it was not a bad day, temperture up at 27°C, a little cloudy at times, but mostly sunny with no rain.
As planned we met up with Mark Griffin and Sandra McElhenny at Circular Quay then caught the ferry to Watson Bay.

As you can see we passed the world famous Opera House.

Looked back at Sydney Harbour bridge.

Passed the Sydney city skyline

We got a wider view of Sydney as we arrive at Watson Bay

After a coffee at the harbour front, Liz stopped with Pat in a local park, while the rest of the group, guided by our new leader for the day, Mark. Lead the group on a short walk along the "South Head Heritage Trail" which is part of the "Sydney Harbour National Park".

Below is a sign on the trail that shows the local rules for fishing in the harbour.

 

The next sign on the trail, as you can see is for a nudist beach. 

Being curious, we had a quick look to see if there was anyone partaking in this opportunity. We could only see one person on the beach, a over weight middle age man, who was completely naked. He seemed happy to display all his wares to anyone who stopped to look. 

As none of us were impressed with his wares, and I did not have a strong magnification lens on my camera, there was no point taking any photos of him.

Walking on a little further with Sandra and Mark, you can see Sydney in the back ground. You can also see that Bob is modling, what is now his world famous hat. Which has not only been all over the UK, but has been to Africa, up Kilimanjaro. In India, to the source on the Ganges on the Chinese border, and now in Australia. 

Southern Head light house.

Where Sydney Harbour goes into the Pacific Ocean (or is the Tasmin Sea). Eitherway, the Southern opening to the Ocean/Sea is called the "Southern Head" and the Northern opening to the Ocean/Sea is (you've guest it) the "Northern Head".

The photo below shows rocks that are known locally as "The  Gap" in the back ground you can see the Northern Head.

Below is the view of Sydney, looking back from the top of the gap.

After having a fish and chips lunch at Doyles restaurant in Watson Bay, we returned to Circular Quay. Passing the Opera House again

And the Harbour Bridge.

If you look closely you may be able to see people doing the bridge walk. The walk is on the left hand side of the bridge, as you look at the photo. People walk up the lower arc, then at the apex then transfer to the top arc, which they then walk down.

We finished of the day by walking around the Opera House. Which is a fantastic building, although the inside is somewhat sparce, lots of bland concrete. Apparently when it was being built, they had a change of government, who decided the building was costing to much, so they made savings on the internal of the building.

Below Dorothy, Bob and Liz outside the Opera House, with the Harbour Bridge in the background (thanks for the photo Mark)

Overall we had a great day with Sandra and Mark and would like to thank them both for being such good company and making it a fantastic day. Mark organised a great walk on the South Head Heritage Trail and Sandra went out of her way to join us, making a 2.5 hour train journey from her home in Newcastle to meet up with us, and then another 2.5 hours to return home.