We wake early & set off to climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge at our booked time of 9.45 am.We arrive a little early & get put on an earlier climb of 9.25 am. We fill out some forms, get briefed & dressed for the climb. Ronan is our climb guide, a combination of Mary Hopkins & Graham Norton. The voice of one & the wit of the other, not sure which way round though as they both are recognised for their lovely voices & razor wits!
We set off & slowly climb to the top, lots of pictures are taken, by Ronan, walkers are not allowed to take anything on the climb. We cross the bridge & slowly descend. The whole experience takes about 3 hours; the walk is about 1.5 hours. It is much less strenuous than envisaged, not as scary as envisaged as most of the walk is on solid steel, only a small amount is on see through grating & with Ronan as guide much funnier than envisaged. Ronan was knowledgeable, pointing out significant places of interest, giving facts & figures & funny as he would gently mock anything & anyone including paying guests, my kinda guy. It was a pleasure to meet him & if/when you do this walk ask to go on Ronan’s climb, you will not be disappointed.
We mooch around Sydney for the remainder of the day looking forward to our next destination, Tasmania.
We hope you are all well, had lovely Christmases & fun New Year celebrations.
Love & brand new shiney 2010 hugs,
Jeff & Janet
Jeff & Janet
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