As we had been flying for quite a long time now, we had planned a night stop in Sydney before travelling on to Queenstown in the morning. We had chosen to stay in a beach area east of the cbd called Coogee beach. It was a lovely seaside resort and we were able to take the coastal path all the way to Bondi beach which was about 7.5km away. Sydney was hot today, about 38degrees so the walk was really good but hard work at times. In saying that it was worth it as ou...

The boat stayed overnight in Sydney so basically we were ina massive floating hotel for the night! Gave us a chance to get used to how thewhole place worked before it got moving. We made our way to breakfast at thesame restaurant we had dinner and again went for an omelette. Andrew decided totry and egg white only omelette, turns out it’s just like having fried eggs. We then sat outside at the back of the boat and typed up theblog before again nipping off t...

Today was ship boarding day! Started our day with anotheromelette from the hotel breakfast, before spending the rest of the morningpacking up the suitcases. Checked out and jumped in a taxi for what should havebeen a quick journey to the cruise terminal, instead the taxi driver decided totake a stretched out route, not the first time this has happened in Sydney toAndrew.Check in for the boat was very straight forward and fromarriving to being handed our first mim...

We started the day with an omelette, then headed down to Circular Quay as our cruise ship had arrived to finish off its previous cruise. We were very excited to see the massive ship in situ and were not disappointed. Next stop was to buy tickets and board the small ferry to Manly, which is a lovely suburb of Sydney. The ferry took 30mins and offered fantastic views during the journey. Once in Manly we headed to the beach where we took a stroll along the promenade...

We stated the day with a lovely big breakfast then set out and about. Our chosen mode of transport today was the ever favourite hop on hop off bus, bolstered by a change of weather for today so the sun would be shining.  There are 2 different routes for Sydney, one around the city and the other to Bondi beach area. We spent the whole day seeing the sights on both buses including stopping at Bondi beach. We didn't stick around too long there as it was blowin...