Kelly was up early and on her way for coffee as I laid in bed checking e-mails. Coffee was then delivered bedside! (Yes I am smart:-) Nice start to our last full day in Sydney.
Some Facetime with our grandchildren this morning created a few laughs.. . looking forward to seeing them soon! I also completed our ArriveCan application that makes our declaration into Canada complete.
My backpack loaded, we headed off across Prymont Bridge to the fish market. It was only about a 15 minute walk before we arrived at one of the entrances. Kelly was a bit freaking out at first, thinking it was private property but we soon found the main area.
Some large Pelicans waiting for something to fall off a pallet...
We found the main market and it as amazing! There were several fishmongers and lots of takeaway restaurants as well. A huge variety of everything but sadly too early in the day for lunch.
The whole area looks a bit dated and so they are in the process of building a huge new fish market. It will feature all modern construction and give the fisherman a great place to sell their catch and a great place for locals and tourists to visit. It will be fantastic once completed.
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New market under construction.
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We decided to continue our walk and headed over to Waterfront Park where we enjoyed the views and grabbed another geocache. It was a bit of a tricky one but we got lucky and figured it out. A shipload of sugar was leaving the dock across from the park so we watched that for a while. I was also having some data issues with my phone so we stopped and got that sorted out.
Time was marching along so we returned to the fish market and had lunch. It was a far busier place now as everyone in Sydney was looking to do the same! We picked a variety of items and ate them out on the dock. We could watch the ongoing construction of the new fish market. It will be amazing once done.
We walked back towards the Prymont bridge, stopping to see the huge construction going on for the underground subway system being developed. They were tunneling 40 meters down and the dirt was brought up to the surface and then loaded on trucks and sent out to stockpile points elsewhere.
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Quarryman's Hotel est1913
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Once again we returned to the upper deck of the Prymont Hotel and enjoyed a beverage or two... hey we were walking by! Probably the most visited drinking establishment we have used in Sydney this trip 😂 Kelly downloaded our boarding passes for our Air Canada flights home and sent me mine... I'm all set if I lose her! She also pre-ordered an extra large uber for the morning for $47 (she had a discount coupon! That's my girl!)
We wandering over to Tumbalong Park and grabbed another geocache then walked down to the end and there it was.. the Paddy Market! So close too! We wandered around a bit more and found the Power House Museum but it was closed and under a huge renovation.
We did manage to find a great geocache that incorporated a hidden lift within a sign. We love these ingenious ones! George would have like it!
Look... Gelato! Yes we stopped an had a cup of this great treat which, on a hot day like today, sure hit the spot!
We went back to the hotel to relax and then start the packing procedure everything This consists of getting everything Kelly has purchased into my bags.
Clothes planning consists of what we will wear on the plane and what we will need in Victoria once we arrive home (5°C) The rest gets packed. So three bags x 50 lbs plus Kelly's two carry on's packed to the gunnels and my old flight bag which is now my carry on and a backpack with the rest of Kelly's stuff. No problem she says!
We decided to go to the roof top bar at the hotel called Zephyr and enjoy our last sunset in Sydney. It was a nice end to a great vacation.
Last bit of packing and it was lights out for us. Tomorrow: Trip to the airport and we head back home.
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