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Naturally, I had to snap the Opera House, on the way from Darling Harbour around to Circular Quay.
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Around the bay are all sorts of great images....
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and what a great place to fly too......
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This looks like a great way to see the bay, sadly we didn't have the time to try it.
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This chap was gatecrashing a wedding party :-)
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An evening on a boat back from Manly
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and some "proper" sailing in the harbour.....
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Last minute practise for a CYCA offshore race
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Meet Kate, a friend we bump into in all sorts of places....nice view from her apartment balcony eh?
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Ohhh....and they have some rather impressive bats!
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Circular Quay by night....
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One of the days, we went out to the Blue Mountains, stopping on the way at an animal sanctuary......
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This little chap is a Tasmanian Devil......
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and this one, a Wombat.....
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I guess, you know what this is?
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and this cute fella, is a Dingo
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So, after the animals, we headed out into the bush.....no, really, we went walkabout.....honest....
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Well, it was a "bush trail" accoring to our guide, it's just that is was only about 200 yards ;-)....Anyway, here we are at the first viewpoint over the Jamison Valley.
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On the way, we stopped at a proper old fashioned sweet shop.....Mmmmmmmmm, I bought Acid Drops and Pineapple Chunks ;-)
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These are the "Three Sisters", there's a great story about how they came to be, something to do with a Bunyip in Dreamtime.
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On the return, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to visit the Olympic Stadium......These flood lights were a million bucks each!
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SO, by the So post......all these posts are covered with the names of the 20 thousand or so volunteers that helped out at the games.
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This one, is a friend of ours...more of her later.
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Takes a lot of poles to write 20 thousand names on!
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Some sculling on the river on the way back to the hotel.
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I imagine the pilto on this freighter was hoping he'd judged it right when it he said "sure it'll fit under" :-)
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So, I said this was a work trip, right? Here are some photos from the TV-Anytime social event........a lawn bowls evening........no, really....it was fun!!
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Of course, opting out to drink was also an option
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But most were hooked......here they are watching the instruction!
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A master at work......
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Very good Ronald, not sure the instructor is so impressed.......
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They roll nicer if you chat with them, apparently......
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As you can see, our instructor almost gave up on us completely.....
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But the British War Dance soon brought her round again.......
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Here you can see the years of cricket training taking over.....rolling the wrist on release, must be a googly......
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The Ladies off to a flying start......
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By the looks of this, you might think all the training had paid off.......actually, this was Mark Jeffrey's first ever bowl!! and from here, it went a little Pete Tong.....
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I think the picture just about covers it........Well done chaps ;-)
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So, on to our last night in Sydney....Remember I mentioned a friend who helped out at the Olympics? Well, this is her on the left...Clare Harvey, a stand up lass, with her hubby to be on the right, and my boss in the middle with Shivs.
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On the trip back, we had to stay over in Singapore, providing an opportunity for a little stroll down Orchard Road to see the Christmas lights.....
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So, I'll leave you with some of the famous sights of Sydney......
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And here are a few panoramas, stiched together from multiple shots, using 
Bondi beach, taken from the Icebergs Club.
Circular Quay, from that fantastic balcony!
and two shots of the Jamison Valley.......
