<< A Rest Day in Sydney

08/24/25 - Welcome to Sydney

Sydney is having a rainy winter, the rainiest since some time in the 1850s, so rain is going to show up a fair bit in this account of our journey. We were prepared for rain with rain coats and rain pants, but we had to scramble and buy a pair of rain hats because we had forgotten to pack ours. Coming from the Pacific Northwest, we're no strangers to rain. Rain gear is a local industry, so we weren't the only ones wearing familiar brand name garb.

We had a lovely dinner with barramundi, local oysters and bay bugs among other things. There was a woman eating a plate of spaghetti at the next table. She seemed more interested in recording things with her phone than her food. That was her loss and this gull's gain.

Enjoying the left overs

The harbor bridge in the rain

The Opera House and the Bounty replica, also in the rain

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