Australia & Ashes 2017 - 2018 - Day 54 - 15th January

Day 54

Big adventure day today with Cerys. We set of early and caught the bus into Manly. From there we caught the fast ferry from Manly terminal and header towards Circular Quay where, upon arrival we caught another ferry to Darling Harbour. This was one of the smaller green ferries and it was surprisingly comfortable inside.

We had a few stops on the way over and finally arrived in Darling Harbour. From here we walked to the Wildlife Reserve which was the main reason for coming.  It was a fascinating place, right in the middle of Sydney and Cerys really liked it.  It contained a variety of animals, all of which are indigenous to Australia and we saw many species, and even handled a snake.

The biggest hit though was the giant crocodile which we got very close to via a glass dome beneath the water in which we could pop our heads up and be right next to the crocodile’s head with the glass separating and protecting us.

After we had finished here we walked into the city through the new Wynyard walkway and caught a train in the direction of home. 

We alighted at Chatswood and then caught a bus to French’s Forest.  We got off the bus one stop early, so we could get a cheeky McDonald’s before walking the rest of the way home. The weather was so hot that we were really flagging so we had a frozen Fanta in McDonalds and it sure hit the spot