I went out this morning to walk along the Esplanade in Cairns by our hotel, and in about a quarter mile, mostly in the shade, I was drenched in sweat. I turned around, satisfied to be able to say I did it.
We flew today from Cairns to Sydney. It was not uneventful. The landing gear was down and we were almost landing when the plane went back up in the air. Hmmmm. The pilot got on the speaker eventually and told us that it was an air-traffic-control issue, and there was a plane on our runway. So we circled and landed safely. Whew! All of our Qantas flights have had very smooth touch-downs, unlike Virgin Airlines.
Sydney is beautiful!
We checked into our tiny hotel rooms and went back on the bus to drive to Darling Harbour for dinner. Some went to a seafood restaurant; Lanie and I went with several others to I'm Angus Steak House. I had a lovely dinner of salad, chicken and mashed potatoes. The Harbour is beautiful and vibrantly alive with people. The building on the left in the photo below is a huge convention center.
Just as we were getting back to the bus, it started to drizzle. Very shortly it started to pour. This was our first rain of the trip. Given that we now have two full weeks of the trip completed, we can't complain.
It's way past our bedtime...
Leta
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| At Darling Harbour |
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