We had a morning of planning for the next move of our trip, as we decided to leave Sydney the next day. We had done all of the bits in Sydney that we wanted to see and do, and felt refreshed after living with Lynda and Ron.
We got the ferry to the City and then our second double decker train of the trip, to the Greyhound office. After becoming members of the YHA and buying our Greyhound tickets, we were satisfied that we were prepared to move on. Greyhound is a huge bus company that runs buses between all the towns up the East coast and so with 1 ticket, we have 90 days to make our way up to Cairns, jumping on and off buses as frequently as we like – this gives us plenty of time before our flight booked for 7th April to leave Oz.
We then got the train over to an area called the Rocks – this is at one end of Sydney Harbour Bridge, and is a historic area with cobbled streets and small cafes. It is beautiful, and really makes you for forget that you’re in a city at all – once you look above the small buildings and see the skyscrapers, you are reminded soon enough!
The day was very warm and close, it felt as though a storm was going to break out. After taking lots of pictures (again) we headed back home. Ron arrived back from his break away to Magnetic Island in the late afternoon and we had planned to take both him and Lynda out for a farewell and thank you meal. We got back and had a leisurely ‘get ready’, whilst enjoying champagne and beer, and then made our way to the local Thai restaurant. The food was amazing, company was even better – we had a great evening, and were sad to say goodbye to such lovely people.
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