Last night and today found us back in Sydney, Matt for the first time. Great weather again, which makes checking out the sights so nice. We took the ferry out to Manly so I could show Matt around there and the harbor.

After Manly, we headed to iconic Bondi Beach to check things out. Sydney is loaded with gorgeous beaches and adjacent parks pretty much everywhere. So many neighborhoods have their own beach. Crazy cool. Bondi is where it all began, and is beautifully set and protected.

Bondi Beach in its glory:

We hiked the Bondi to Coogie trail – about 6 km along the water, with a thousand different views. Really picturesque.

How would you like to live here, with a fifteen minute commute to downtown Sydney?

Very valuable waterfront real estate:

Returning to Bondi late afternoon:

Had a fender bender with the camper the other day, which left it undriveable (we were struck in the left real wheel and it and the suspension were damaged). Our rental company hasn’t been able to find us another camper, as the past three weeks have been school vacation and all their campers are out on the road, so we grabbed a regular car for the time being. They hope to get us back into a camper, but the logistics of having another vehicle we picked up in Sydney to return there and snatching a camper elsewhere, as we make our way south towards Melbourne, make it unlikely.

The silver lining is that I may visit  Ayers Rock, which I was originally going to miss en route overland to Perth. An Aussie from Melbourne told me on Fraser Island that he’d gone last year for the first time and was absolutely blown away. His description reminded me of the Grand Canyon – you can see a thousand photos of it, but until you’re there, standing on the rim taking it all in, you’ve no idea what it’s all about. I’m checking that option out, but it should work. Oh, well… Life on the road – always an adventure.