Friday 22 October 2010, 11 pm Sydney: City of Steps Ok, it’s official – everywhere in Sydney is uphill (George Street manages to be uphill no matter which end you’re walking from, which is quite an achievement), and most of it involves steps. Lots and lots of very steep steps. Our first expedition this morning…
Sunday 24 October 2010, 7.30 am I feel like such a New Zealander. After last night’s rain (there was another downpour at 2 am heavy enough to wake me up), it’s a bit cooler today. Just a pleasant temperature for me, so I’m sitting at an outdoor table wearing a t-shirt, while all around me…
Saturday 23 October 2010, 10.30 pm Another incredibly full day. Our first expedition was to Kings Cross, so we could corrupt mini-Wombles 🙂 Unfortunately, at 9 am there’s very little corruption to be had, so we had to settle for a “differently gendered” person in a short leopard-print skirt and knobbly knees. After a quick…
Monday 25 October 2010, 9 am I woke up this morning with the beginnings of a cough and a sore throat. Not surprising, really, after yesterday’s adventures. The rain continued in fits and starts of drizzle all day, with an occasional downpour to break the monotony. It was still reasonably warm though (on land, at…
Home now, and I’ve finally caught up on all my release notes, and the diary entries I wrote while I was there, so now I just have to write up the last bit. Somewhere along the way on the Island Hopping we lost Edwardstreet and Edwardsister, who I think got sick of the rain. We…
Saturday 23 October 2010, 7.30 am Sitting outside a little cafe having croissant and hot chocolate for breakfast – how cosmopolitan 🙂 Wombles had arranged to meet Awaywithfairies at the evil bookshop – which truly is evil – just standing outside it while we were waiting for her I somehow managed to buy a book!…
Friday 22 October 2010, 7 am Mini-Wombles said last night that even though she’d only been in Sydney for a few hours, it felt like about a week. I know what she means – we certainly managed to pack a lot into those few hours. (Bookcrossers: we get more done in an evening than most…
Thursday 3.40 pm I’d originally envisioned spending today exploring and maybe hitting a museum or art gallery. Instead, I sat in the Chinese Gardens reading until nearly 2 – still, that’s what a holiday is all about 🙂 I sat in this pavillion for a bit, until I looked up and noticed the spiders living…
Thursday 21 October 2010 This is a bit of an experiment. I’ve failed miserably at properly blogging trips in the past, because by the time I get home to my computer I’m usually exhausted and the last thing I want to do is sit down and try and bash words into shape. When I’m most…
Stupid %$#@ wisdom tooth has chosen to make its semi-annual reappearance, so for the next few days I’ll have an unusual amount of sympathy for any teething babies I encounter. It hurts!!! (And to make it worse, the pain has transferred itself to the rest of my face in a lovely generalised neuralgia – what…