Sydney

I ventured to Sydney on my Term 2 holidays with my colleague Kerry and her three kids.  It took about 8 hours from Inverell to Sydney, but had a beautiful day to drive up and over the mountain range in the first picture.  Kerry had booked a lovely B&B in a 1920's home on the Manly side of Sydney.  Our first day involved not getting lost as we navigated our way to Ella's ballet school.  We dropped her off and Angus, Nick, Kerry and I headed to the beach.  Angus had money in his wallet that burned like kryptonite, so we snooped around the beach and checked out the surf shops.  After picking Ella up from ballet, we headed down to catch the ferry across to Circular Quay in the heart of Sydney's tourist area.  We walked and shopped until it was time to head back.  We went to the Taronga Zoo the next day.  When we arrived we took the gondola over the zoo and were amazed at the view of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House in the back ground.  They had a beautiful selection of animals.  Another trip on the ferry allowed me to meet with the Australian Coordinator for the Teachers Exchange.  I met with Helen and we had a lovely lunch. It was nice to finally put a face to all the emails I had over the past year getting myself through the paperwork flurry to get here.  Kerry, crew and I headed back to Inverell after three fun filled days in Sydney.