On our second day in Sydney, we decided to be somewhat active and head to Manly Beach in the North Shore area. We took a ferry from the harbor, which was really nice (even though I thought I was seasick, which I don't think I was). Then we make the foolish, foolish decision to take the Manly Scenic Walkway which is a 10km (6 mile) walk from Manly Beach to the Spit Bridge. So, all the guidebooks and tourist information people pass this off as a "walk." My friends, we are here to tell you it is a HIKE, not a walk and a very advanced, difficult hike at that. We thought we would be walking 6 miles, but strolling.... uh-uh. It was cute for awhile, but then we had to climb stone step with difficult footing. All that money on the hiking apparel for the trip and Brendan wears Pumas because he thinks we're taking a leisurely walk. It kinda stunk, but we did it! We thought we might die for about the middle hour-- we only had 2 tiny bottles of water and a Clif Bar, and it was about 85 degrees-- but we finished triumphantly. Then we went to lunch and had some beers.
We also took a Pub Tour of the Rocks area in Sydney, which was neat especially because it ended up being a private tour because no one else signed up. Our guide, Matt, was very knowledgeable and a lot of fun. We had a quick dinner at one of the pubs and went back to pack for the trip across the ditch.
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