Sydney Parts 2,3, and 4

Paige and I ready for our snorkel in the harbor.

Paige and Hen looking fine on our snorkel

A tiny waterfall in the Blue Mountains

After leaving the city we stayed on the other side of the harbor in Chowder Bay at a place called Lands Edge.  It was great everything was green around us, we didn't have to think about cooking and we spent most of our time outside.  A couple of the days we worked with the local park services pulling weeds or excavating an old military tunnel. We also learned about the Aboriginal culture in the area.  I even got to throw a boomerang!


We weren't there long (not that we're ever anywhere long). We returned to downtown Sydney for a few days before head off in seperate directions for break.  I stayed in Sydney for break with Paige and Eric. There were others that stayed in the city too and Emily Smith and Karin stayed in the same hostel as us.  It was nice to not be on a schedule for a few days. Paige and I went to Manly for a day where we met up with others from our group.  I took a dance class at Sydney Dance Company and then wandered through a market with Paige in the Rocks (the oldest area in Sydney).

We met up with a bunch of others from the group one night for pizza at the Australian Heritage Hotel where we all enjoyed pizza made from some unique Australian ingredients.  There was the Kangaroo pizza (my favorite) and Crocodile pizza (not so favorite).

I also had the chance to meet up with Izzy Roe. She, Paige and I went out to dinner one night and explored some areas of Sydney that Paige and I hadn't seen.