Sydney - nice city but wouldn't want to live there!

This seems to be an agreed opinion about Sydney. The opera house and harbour bridge are stunning. We did the Bridge climb on Tuesday which took 3 hours - 160 metres above sea level at the top of the arch where you could see the Great Dividing Range on one side and the Pacific ocean on the other. We're also off to the Opera on Friday night, to watch Hansel and Gretel (a story I know and which will be sung in English!)

King's Cross, where we're staying, is a fairly infamous place in Sydney, described by the guidebooks as the place where backpackers and protitutes meet and live in harmony! It's quite a lively place with most establishments open 24 hours a day.

For a complete change of scenery, we're off to the Blue Mountains next, up in the Great Dividing Range, for a few days of relaxation and, knowing Sadler, a few long climbs in some steep hills!