We left Brisbane early in the morning to fly down to Sydney to spend the rest of our short Australian trip. After figuring out the train system and getting slightly turned around on our walk to the hotel we finally made it into Sydney and were ready to explore. It was supposed to rain all day but when we got here it was beautiful and sunny so we decided to take a ferry out to Manly Beach, a popular surfing destination for the locals. As soon as the ferry engines started, it started to downpour. We were headed to a beach on a stormy day. The rain let up slightly during the ferry ride but started again on our walk across Manly to the beach. We ate our lunch on a bench under the little cover that we could find. Then it stopped raining again! So we walk down the boardwalk to a little alcove called Shelly Beach. Here we looked for seashells, dipped our toes in the ocean, and tried to soak up some sun. Until it started raining, again. As soon as it started to rain we go off the beach and attempted to make the twenty minute walk back to the harbor as quickly as we could. It was no use though, we were drenched! So we hopped back on the ferry to head back to Sydney harbor. When we made it back to the harbor we decided to go back to our hotel dry off an bundle up for the last night of the Vivid Sydney Show on the Harbor.
After dinner we headed back to the Sydney harbor to see the last night of the Vivid Sydney, a festival of light, music, and ideas. We were extremely lucky to make it to Sydney in time to see this spectacular show. Buildings all around the harbor, on both sides, had digital light displays, the ferries had lights on them, there was music every where, and lot's of activities for children and adults. | |