Jervis Bay to Sydney

The journey to Sydney from jervis bay was only 2.5 hours so it was a nice, quick journey. When we both arrived in Sydney we were both so excited and happy to be there. Although we had both obviously been living in Melbourne for months we never actually quite felt like we were in Australia as it was so cold and so similar to home! So Sydney was the point at which we would really feel like we were in Australia.

Our first stop (as it was sunny) was the famous Bondi beach. We pulled up in the camper and parked at the beach and wow was it beautiful. Just like you see in pictures, waves crashing against the rocks, surfers and beautiful blue, glistening water. It was paradise. We headed straight to the beach and relaxed for a few hours.

That night we headed from Bondi to the Sydney opera house as we knew it was going to be a nice evening. As we approached the Opera House I couldn’t quite believe I was there, I really felt like I was in a dream. It was beautiful and the harbour bridge was also amazing to see. We had a drink by the Opera House (which we thought was going to be expensive but actually was only $10 for a wine which is £5, so not bad at all) and enjoyed the views that were surrounding us.

We headed over to The Rocks after our drinks and had dinner here. I was recommended by a few people that this was a nice place to go to so we decided to eat here. We found a cute little cafe restaurant where we sat outside and ate yummy food (definitely a nice treat compared to the camper food!)

Our first full day in Sydney we decided to take a walk around the CBD and get a feel for the city. We were a bit disappointed as the weather was so rainy and pretty miserable but we got our rain macs on and got on with it! We walked around and looked in some of the shops but found after a while we were just getting very wet and it wasn’t very comfortable so we headed for darling harbour for a drink. Darling harbour was a really buzzy place with lots of bars and restaurants so we found a cheap happy hour there ($5 wines) and sat for a few hours until the rain passed.

As the rain stopped we walked around the city a bit more and over the darling harbour bridge fireworks began to start. This was a really lovely surprise as we did not expect it at all .. kind of a right place right moment kind of time. We soon headed to bed after this as it had been a long day, so we grabbed some dinner on the way back and went to bed.

The following day the weather was looking a bit better so we decided to head over to Manly as we had seen a lot of the city already. We were surprised at how cheap the ferry over was ($5.60 return)! Manly was a cute little seaside town with lots of surfers. We decided to have fish and chips on the beach and then took a walk to explore Manly. It was a nice area but unfortunately too cold to lay on the beach so we got an ice cream and headed back over to the city on the ferry.

We decided once we were back to take a walk over the Harbour Bridge. This took us around 20 minutes and gave us amazing views of the city and the Opera House. The sun then started to come out so we had a few drinks by the Opera House before heading out for the evening.

That evening we wanted to explore the surrounding subhards so decided to head into Kensington. We found a crazy golf so we did that for the evening, had some dinner and then headed to bed. We decided that evening that we would leave Sydney the following afternoon as the weather hadn’t been the best and we didn’t want to waste our time.

For our last morning in Sydney we did the walk from Bondi to Coogee. This is a beautiful coastal walk which wakes around 1.5 hours. It has a lot of steps but definitely worth it for the beautiful views. Unfortunately it rained the whole way but we braved it and put our rain jackets on! It was nice to get some fresh air and see some more of Sydney before leaving.

That afternoon we packed up the campervan and headed out of the beautiful city of Sydney. We had an amazing time exploring despite the weather. We took the scenic route out of the city and over the harbour bridge which was a cool experience! Next stop … The Blue Mountains!