Woke up bright and early this morning and snuck out the dorm to get ready -didn't want to wake the others that were still sleeping. Quick stop at the 7 eleven to get breakfast (a krispy kreme donut) and headed to the hotel for our pick up. A mini bus eventually pulled up and out came a man who was the perfect mix of crocodile Dundee and Steve Irwin. He greeted us and introduced himself as smokey, our driver and tour guide for the day. Soon enough we were on ou...

Not the most clever idea to stay out to the wee hours as we had planned to do the spit bridge to Manley harbour scenic walk. The walk is supposed to take 4.5 hours apparently but we managed it in 3 including a lunch stop at a park on the way. We saw every kind of terrain Australia has to offer and the views were out if this world. A lot of steps at one point which I thought would be my downfall but I conquered them and marched on - even in y hungover state! We a...

We arrived in Sydney on time, however absolutely exhausted as couldn't sleep. Ended up watching movies the entire journey - anchorman 2, 12 years a slave, American hustle and the new remake of carrie. A little upset at how efficient the airport was. Immigration was us scanning our passports so no stamp in my passport :( Got a shuttle to the hostel which is ideally located about a 10 minute walk from the bridge and opera house. As it was still quite early we ch...