My final couple of days in Sydney went really quickly. The usual process of packing, giving the apartment a general clean and getting rid of rubbish wore me down a fair bit because it also kept reminding me that I was coming to an end of my time here with Lucy. It has been a very quick eight weeks and I have enjoyed the privilege of being her support during her transition to Australia. I also wanted to make the final day enjoyable for both of us.
We began by meeting up for morning tea at Chatswood and then took the train into town and to Circular Quay. It was Saturday and the forecast was for just over 30° therefore the perfect conditions for one of my highlight activities in Sydney – taking the Manly ferry across the harbour and to spend time at Manly Beach. The ferry journey takes 30 min and there is always something to look at whether it be yachts, speed boats or the odd pirate ship! The amount of people at the beach gave it a great atmosphere however we weren’t there for a swim. We walked around to Shelly Beach where there is a great café and restaurant and where we shouted ourselves an iced chocolate and a caramel milkshake.
The return ferry trip to Circular Quay was early enough to still have lunch and Lucy wanted to have Italian by Sydney Harbour so we went to Rossini’s, a place Lucy has enjoyed previously while under the care of a different parent (I think we get easily played by our youngest)… We spent the rest of the afternoon walking and talking and while doing so ventured around the waterfront to Barangaroo and Darling Harbour.
The Wynyard train took us back to Chatswood and then Lucy wanted us to take the Metro to Macquarie for a special dinner – Hungary Jacks.
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