It's now Saturday, we're in Sydney, our last full day here, leaving on the Bangkok flight tomorrow afternoon after dropping off the camper van and having driven almost 6,000 km...... On Thursday we reluctantly decided to leave the grazing roos and the paradise that Bendalong was and head for Sydney on the last 260 km of this coastal tour. Dropped in at Kiama - my first stop long ago - now in lovely weather and the blowhole blowing magnificently!
Then along yet more spectacular coast, in some places on viaducts as the cliffs are so steep. Stopped at Bulli Lookout (last time I was here it was in the clouds), looking down at a light plane flying along the cliffs below us, counting all the 15-16 cargo ships lined up to collect their cargos of coal and grain from Wollongong, the 9th largest city in Ozz. Then on through the Royal National Forest, our last rollercoaster ride before hitting the traffic nightmare that is Sydney, miles of so-called "Freeway" with traffic lights every 100 metres or so. We'd decided to stay at a site in another National Forest Reserve - Lane Cove, an ecosite recommended by many, but on the north side of Sydney, while the airport is to the south...... Deeply regretted now, as is the move from Bendalong! Ah well, next time we'll just keep out of big ciites as much as possible!
We took the metro into central Sydney yesterday, visited the Botanical Gardens (highly recommended!) and the iconic Opera House built out over the harbour, with the equally iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background. Then hightailed it out of town, feeling very much out of place and country peasantish among smart-suited business yaps and elegant totties dressed to the nines flitting between the Prada and Gucci outlets..... Enjoyed much more the kookaburra raucous evening chorus and Ros's night walk through the park with a ranger pointing out all the nested birds and the possums and bandicoots going about their nocturnal business (though not caring much for the snake and spider stories!)
Today packed and got ready for prompt departure tomorrow, bought access to the Tollways to avoid the worst tr affic back through Sydney to the airportand then took what we hoped would be a relaxing ride to a beach, but which developed into yet another traffic-jammed point-to point between traffic lights....... Back to the haven of Lane Cove and then a delicious farewell meal at a local Japanese Restaurant!
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