After breakfast comprising a muffin and a smoothie from McDonalds (cheaper than the Intercontinental breakfast!) we headed to the Harbour Bridge for the Bridge Climb (whose tag line is “The Climb of your Life”...). After signing the disclaimer form and passing the alcohol breath test we got kitted up in lovely grey jumpsuits (that are designed to blend with the colour of bridge so as not to distract the traffic), harness, caps, hair scrunchy, glasses ...

On Boxing Day we had a nice relaxed time at Rod and Mieka’s. We had a game of tennis on their back garden tennis court in the lovely sunshine; Andrea narrowly won. Afterwards we packed up and headed into Sydney to be dropped off at our hotel. On the way we called into Rod’s office building and enjoyed the magnificent view from the 25th floor, looking over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. We said goodbye to Rob and Mieka and checked into the Syd...