On Yer Bike!

As today was a bit overcast, we rented some bikes and continued our new found hobby of cycling over famous bridges.

It didn't take long for the curse of the moving part to catch up with me and within the hour, we were back at the cycle depot getting my saddle tightened. It didn't end there either... after getting to the other side of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, my front wheel had mysteriously worked its way loose too!

The ride was excellent though. We ventured out into the city - which was pretty scary amongst all the buses - but it was a great way to see more sights like the Sky Tower, Domain, Hyde Park etc.
After grabbing some lunch, we headed over the Harbour Bridge to 'Luna Park' which is a very old amusement park that reminded me of Blackpool pleasure beach circa 1950. Oddly, it sits on what must be the best bit of real estate in the whole of Sydney with stunning views across the harbour. It has to have some sort of heritage status now which has protected it over the years from being levelled and turned into expensive apartments.

Because of last nights Mardi Gras, it was closed for a private function. Well, I assumed it was because of Mardi Gras... guys holding hands in tight PVC shorts, Kylie blaring away on the PA and some rather butch looking women kind of gave the game away a little.

Eventually, the afternoon sun and 100% humidity took its toll and we headed back to our hotel, stopping for a while to watch hundreds of fruitbats leaving the Botanic Gardens for their nightly feeding trip. We were later to witness what was to be one of the most powerful thunderstorms that Sydney had experienced in many years. It was awesome and I managed to get a good shot on the camera too.

Darren