Tuesday, Nov. 16th. We went to Watson’s Bay, and also bought touristy stuff. The ferry trip was a highlight. Our hats almost blew off. There is a cliff at Watson’s Bay, Camp Cove, where you can see the Pacific Ocean. It’s historic significance is first as the place where people would watch for ships, and then as a fortification. Now it is a national park. The cliffs are beautiful, the drop looks huge. Lots of plants I hadn’t seen before. There were signs that people are planting young plants in areas where there is only dirt now. Maybe young native plants.
I don’t know if we really bought aboriginal art gifts, but they were advertised that way. I liked the quilting squares and the coasters. I did not like the kangaroo scrotum pouches.
We keep over-eating. It’s hard when the portions are big and the menu is tempting. Today was pancakes and eggs, then fish and chips. The price of the fish and chips was astronomical-40 AUD!!!!
The hostel offered $5 burgers for dinner, so we had those and met some of our fellow travelers. Now we are doing laundry and drinking sparkling shiraz. Tomorrow we have a guided hike in the Blue Mountains. Thursday we probably check out on time (10am) and then leave for Cairns in the afternoon.
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