Today was another day of exploring, I went to a highly rated bakery new the circular quay. It was decent, but clearly an on-the-go situation for all the people heading to office work. After that I went and checked out the Observatory Hill before walking across the Sydney Harbour Bridge. As far as I could tell, there was one level for cars, four lanes in each direction. I couldn’t see the west side, as it was for bikes only, but the east side (pedestrians only) was a walking path for both directions. The wind kept it comfortable there were some cool views, though there was a high anti-climbing fence, so it wasn’t great for photos.
On the opposite side I went to see Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden. It was pretty well hidden behind what looked like natural foliage, there were a couple small cutouts that I would have missed without a marble post draw my attention. I don’t know if it was the time of year, but walking early in the morning was pretty creepy. It had a bunch of switch-back trails that led down to some train tracks. There was an open air shed that was falling apart, some dirty and mangled chairs and table, most of the flowers were decaying and wilted. On the ground and high up in the trees were Bush Turkeys, which give an unsettling vibe when they are just sitting there watching you. As I walked through I ran through some cobwebs and remembered about the eight-legged dangers I couldn’t see. I left shortly after that.
At that point I walked to Mosman, which was not that interesting. Lots of small shops, I found my way into a residential area that was upscale. I sat at a park for a bit and watched some people practicing cricket batting, did some reading and just enjoyed the outdoors. At this point it was late in the afternoon and it was 97 degrees. My feet were starting to blister and I had hiking to do the next two days, so I took a bus back to the hostel. I cleaned up and went to the roof top bar to eat, drink, and read. There weren’t many people to talk to and they looked busy. I watched as in the span of 20 minutes, the temperature dropped 15 degrees. A thunderstorm had rolled in and dumped buckets. It wouldn’t have been the worst thing be stuck out in it but I was comfortable with a beer and enjoyed the change in atmosphere.
I realize now that I didn’t take many pictures this day. This is something I know that I need to work on, for myself and this blog. I also need to get better about posting and improving the site! 😅