It was a bit of a shock being in a city in holiday mode, but we managed to settle in nicely in the comfort of Davie's plush harbour view apartment.
We did the tourist thing, climbing and taking a photo by the harbour bridge. And ofcourse there was the catchup brunch with Marcus, Davie, Michelle and Gaby.
Before leaving for Melbourne, we went to the Blue Mountains for a night with Stu and stayed in this rustic house complete with open fire.
We did the 'three sisters' and a knackering walk around the woodland area surrounding it. We ended up doing a few extra kms as we got lost, however the reward was a trip back to the top via the scenic railway as oppose to climbing the giant staircase.
A nice bit of stats - the railway length is 450m, with a vertical drop of 250m. The steepest incline is 52 degrees and the length of the natural tunnel that the train goes through is 80m.
I enjoyed a bit of luxury while the lads slaved away in the kitchen, with Stu coming up with a gourmet roast dinner complete with SDP and custard, that's 'sticky date pudding'. The entertainment was a class game of scrabble which I let the boys win and one war movie.
On our final morning before going back to the big smoke, we did a 5km hike to make up for the indulgence of the last week.
It was a bit of a shock being in a city in holiday mode, but we managed to settle in nicely in the comfort of Davie's plush harbour view apartment.
Before leaving for Melbourne, we went to the Blue Mountains for a night with Stu and stayed in this rustic house complete with open fire.
We did the 'three sisters' and a knackering walk around the woodland area surrounding it. We ended up doing a few extra kms as we got lost, however the reward was a trip back to the top via the scenic railway as oppose to climbing the giant staircase.
A nice bit of stats - the railway length is 450m, with a vertical drop of 250m. The steepest incline is 52 degrees and the length of the natural tunnel that the train goes through is 80m.
On our final morning before going back to the big smoke, we did a 5km hike to make up for the indulgence of the last week. 