So, I told several people before I left that Chris had something up his sleeve...I had no idea what it was, but I knew he had spent quite a bit of money and I that he requested I get off the plane in Sydney rather than fly all the way through to Canberra.
Well...the big surprise was...drumroll please...We were not going home to Canberra. Instead, we were staying the night in a hotel in beautiful downtown Sydney and better yet, we were climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge the next morning!!!
Just to give you a little perspective as to what the bridge is and where it is located, look at the picture below. It is a huge steel structure that is one of the biggest bridges in the world. The very top of the top arch sits like 470 meters above the water. We climbed to the very center of the top arch where the flags are located on the picture below. It was by far the coolest thing I've ever done. It was an absolutely gorgeous day...not a cloud in the sky and very warm. You could see out to the ocean in the east and far out to the mountains in the west. Gorgeous, perfect, beautiful...and a wonderful welcome to Australia. Thank you Chris!
This is Sydney Harbor...you can see the Sydney Opera house in the background and the ocean beyond the land...think Finding Nemo
Here are a few pictures that were taken of us on the bridge:
This is 1/2 way up the arch in our wonderful climbing gear :)
Beautiful Sydney in the background.
Sydney Opera House in the background!
Chris hates this picture, but I happen to like it a lot!
We've reached the top!!
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