22nd November 2009

We had a half day to spare before our long flight home and met up with a couple who were on the same cruise as us to have breakfast together. She had been poorly with a chest infection whilst on the cruise which had led to a 2 days stay in the hospital and a US $1500 bill! I hope their insurance covers the costs.

Still feeling brave after our climb up the Pylon I decided we would visit the Sydney Tower Observation Deck. Avril and Les had done this on our first visit to Sydney but I had declined to join them at that time. The Observation Deck soars a quarter of a kilometre above the city streets and offers breathtaking 360-degrees views of the whole city. The ticket also includes OzTrek which is an amazing virtual reality ride across Sydney to the Australian bush and beyond. I did decline to upgrade to do the Skywalk which takes you onto the outside of the tower at 260 metres above the streets onto a walkway which has glass floor overhangs!

By now it was time to say farewell once again to Sydney and as we boarded the plane for the long flight home it was time to reflect on our holiday.

This isn't quite the end of the blog. I will sum it up in a few days time so please keep checking to see when we reach The End.