On 26th November, 2023, we sailed past North Head and into Sydney Harbour, which was to be our home for the next five months.
Ecstatic to witness the iconic views of the Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. It was emotional….
On arrival in Sydney, we rented a mooring ball in Balmain with the intention of staying for a month but loved the city so much that we didn’t leave until May!
December in Sydney had us exploring the Powerhouse Museum, Maritime Museum, swimming at the iconic Iceberg pool, visiting the Opera House, hiking the Hermitage Foreshore and the coast from Cronulla to Kurnell. We visited the Botanical Gardens, took in the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the spectacular Australian Museum.
We became regulars at the Greenway Parkrun, joined the Running Science crew for early training sessions around the Bay and Zoe became a Goddess (fitness training crew). We swam with the Bold and Beautiful in Manly, and became regulars at the Orange Grove farmers market. The boys did a dinghy sailing camp, started swimming lessons and joined some robotics and coding sessions at the Darling Square library.
For Christmas, our very lovely and generous friends, Chris and Phil, allowed us to squat in their beautiful home whilst they were away. It was heavenly having limitless hot showers, flushing toilets, a washing machine and mould-free walls!
On Christmas Day we all ran Parkrun in the morning, hit Bondi beach in the arvo, had our first roast dinner in 3 years, and had the compulsory BBQ. Boxing Day saw us out at the Hornby Lighthouse cheering on the Sydney-Hobart race crews. For New Years Eve, we were hosted by our lovely friends on SV Miles Away, to see in the New Year, anchored in a prime spot in the harbour. It was epic!
Sailing Mowzer 
trying to catch up with you guys!
I lived in Sydney for 2 years and I reckon you saw more of it than I did!!
onwards and upwards Mon braves
Graham and Andrea xx
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