Sydney, Australia - Day 6 of 7

Last night, we still weren’t hungry for dinner, so we ordered a cheese plate from room service, opened our last bottle of wine 🍷, and spent the evening watching a great movie on Netflix, A House of Dynamite.

This morning, it was clear that it had rained overnight, but the forecast only shows a 30% chance of scattered showers with a high of 78° for our last full day in Australia. The Carnival Splendor is back in port today, and the Crystal Serenity was anchored in the harbor — the first time we’ve ever seen a cruise ship sitting at anchor here.

We had a light breakfast before Mr. C picked us up at 10 am and drove us north over the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Palm Beach, about 30 miles away.

It was a shame the skies stayed cloudy all day — we would have loved to see this quaint beach in full sunshine. Still, the beach and bay were incredibly tranquil, surrounded by beautiful homes that looked like they belonged in a glossy magazine spread.

The two below photos of Palm Beach are courtesy of Google. 

We had a great lunch at Barrenjoey House — and of course, enjoyed a really nice Pinot Noir (when in doubt, add wine 😉).

On the way home, Mr. C drove us through several other beach communities. We were impressed by just how massive Sydney really is — very similar to the sprawl of Los Angeles.

We returned home around 4 pm and settled back into our room. We checked in for our non-stop Delta Air Lines flight at 2 pm tomorrow. We’re still quite full from lunch and doubt we’ll be hungry for dinner, so we’ll probably head out later for a long walk.

Tomorrow, I’ll make our final blog post for this trip…