Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
Karen and I have now left Sydney and are in Queensland. One of the last things we did in Sydney was climb the famous Harbour Bridge. My leaving present from work in London was a gift certificate for a climb (thanks guys!). Karen took a long time debating whether she wanted to do it with me or not but in the end, she decided to. I think seeing every guidebook and brochure for Sydney saying it's the "must do" thing convinced her.
We scheduled our climb for 3:30 on Sunday and the climb takes three and a half hours. I was a bit worried because the forecast for the day wasn't looking so good and, sure enough, it was drizzling a bit when we boarded the bus to town from the 'burbs and also when we were in town, just an hour before our climb. When we suited up for the climb, the group (all Brits, by the way) originally put on rain pants but then decided not to. Good thing we didn't, as we wound up with glorious weather for a climb. It didn't rain at all while we were up there, and, despite cloudy weather for the first bit, it eventually cleared up to a bright, sunny day by the time we reached the top. So we had glorious views of the impressive Sydney Harbour and the Blue Mountains beyond. Even the temperature was great, in the low 20s, unlike the 30+ degree temps we had the day before.
They don't allow cameras or anything else that can fall up on the bridge, so, like everyone else, we were forced to stump up for some inflatedly priced pics. But we think they're worth it. You get the group photo for free, but what's the fun in that?
In case you're wondering, the top of the bridge is 134 meters above the water and 74 meters above the roadway and railway tracks below. And no, it's not scary at all (promise!).
We scheduled our climb for 3:30 on Sunday and the climb takes three and a half hours. I was a bit worried because the forecast for the day wasn't looking so good and, sure enough, it was drizzling a bit when we boarded the bus to town from the 'burbs and also when we were in town, just an hour before our climb. When we suited up for the climb, the group (all Brits, by the way) originally put on rain pants but then decided not to. Good thing we didn't, as we wound up with glorious weather for a climb. It didn't rain at all while we were up there, and, despite cloudy weather for the first bit, it eventually cleared up to a bright, sunny day by the time we reached the top. So we had glorious views of the impressive Sydney Harbour and the Blue Mountains beyond. Even the temperature was great, in the low 20s, unlike the 30+ degree temps we had the day before.
They don't allow cameras or anything else that can fall up on the bridge, so, like everyone else, we were forced to stump up for some inflatedly priced pics. But we think they're worth it. You get the group photo for free, but what's the fun in that?
In case you're wondering, the top of the bridge is 134 meters above the water and 74 meters above the roadway and railway tracks below. And no, it's not scary at all (promise!).
posted by Kevin at 1/10/2007 08:55:00 AM
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