Fri. Oct. 23

Riding the Ferries


This morning we awoke to bright sunshine and warm weather. We took a 1/2 hour ferry ride to Manly beach . The water was a beautiful color like it is in Ft. Lauderdale. This ocean is actually the Tasman Sea. We will be on this body of water Sunday, enroute to New Zealand.
We found a Coles store here.This is where the locals told us to go for things we forgot from home or things we needed before boarding the ship. The prices here in Sydney Harbor are outrageous. In one store, they wanted $10.00 for a n 8 1/2 oz. bottle of Listerine . We were able to get a one liter bottle for that price in Coles. Still overpriced compared to the US, but we saved a lot by leaving the city.

In the afternoon, we took another ferry,a jetcat, to Watsons Bay to have a fish and chips lunch in Doyles, a popular restaurant. It is a very expensive place for fish and chips, so we tried their competitor . They advertised the fish and chips and a glass of wine for 12.95. Sure beat 29.00 a plate at Doyles.
The fish was nice and fresh and lunch cost us $26 total. It was the least expensive meal we had this week other then McDonalds.

We used the ferries a lot this week. They went everywhere we planned to go and it was fun to sightsee the different harbors along the way. We purchased tickets that were good for the whole day and could be used on any ferry, train, or bus. We would have been better off buying the tickets as needed. You only got your money's worth on the daily ticket if you made three round trips in one day.

Sydney is an expensive place to visit as is NY, San Francisco and other major cities. But it's charm and beauty far out weigh the cost. We loved it!

Jet Cat Ferry



Manly Beach.The big pine trees are right next to the beach. There are palm trees also. The climate is similar to Northeast Florida.


Joe at Manly Beach