It has been a busy week and I've loved being back close to the city again! The kids have been alright but this nanny gig is getting a little tiring and the mom is a bit of a nut case...It is all kind of killing my adventure so I'm up in the air about it right now and trying to figure some things out (like a trip to Bali ;) Super excited!!! Just reevaluating what I want to get out of my trip a bit!
I've spent a lot of time enjoy the beautiful cliff walks at Watson's Bay (evidentally at the fish and chips place I've run by the last week Bill Clinton, Danny DeVito, and Jack Nicholson have been spotted many times!!) Now we are in Roseville (ironic huh?) which is in the North suburbs. We are staying with the another family member for a couple days before heading back to Kiama.
One of the Aussie guys we befriended the other night took me out which was so fun! It's been surprisingly challenging to met Aussies because most of the backpackers tend to be European! His name is Luke and he is 25, owns a tugboat and walks around in barefeet 90% of the time. He is so nice and loves showing off his country to me - it's pretty funny. He works pushing barges around the harbor with his tug and spends his sparetime surfing and bushwalking. He picked me up on his dad's harley the other night which was pretty fun to be zipping through Sydney on (we went over the Harbour Bridge too which was beautiful!) and had a fun night out in Darling Harbour.
A couple days ago he picked me up and we went to the way Northern Beaches - It was gorgeous! It is off the beaten path and not very touristy. The colors are so vibrant and there is tons of huge rolling hills. We did a big cliff walk at Palm Beach that lead way up to this lighthouse - while sitting at the top we saw a bunch of whales - so cool! They are all migrating to warmer waters in Hervey Bay, they mate in the south and then head north. And there were huge things in the water that looked like gigantic shadows but were actually big schools of fish! We then grabbed some fish and chips and good ole Aussie beer at The Arms in Newport. And then met up with Adam and Richie at some backpacker bars in Sydney Central! It was great - by the time the night was done we had an Irish, an Englander, a New Yorker, a 'Sotan, a Californian, an Aussie, and a Swede all sharing a table (sorry about the late-night call dad - oops! haha)!
What else...I spent an afternoon at the infamous Bondi Beach - lots of fun little shops and a few tables filled with older folks playing dominoes. Went on a cool walk through a national park with the kids today - we saw so many neat birds, crazy bugs, turkeys, and lots of lizards!
Well I think that's enough of an update! Thinking of you all!
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Hi Aussie girly! That sounds like a fun time!!! I know it was well deserved and needed. Sounds like a very adventurous outing with Luke, I hope you did wear a helmet! Nice to hear of people being so warm and welcoming-I would hope we would do the same??? Glad your meeting people and making so new friends. The whales are so amazing to be so big and not sink....I like the visual of the older folks playing dominoes-sweet. Have fun, be safe, love you so much!!! Miss you! Mom
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