Remember...We drive on the left!

Instead of being productive and doing some planning and work for school, I decided to join some of the girls and take the ferry over to Manly Beach for a bike ride. We met around lunch time and caught the bus to Circular Quay. We got there right on time and caught the next ferry over to Manly. It was about a 30 minute Ferry ride in the wind, but totally worth the amazing views. We had some great views of the Opera House, The Harbor Bridge, and all of the surrounding city. It was very windy and looked a little like rain, but we all just kept our fingers crossed that we would be ok.

We got to Manly and found the bike rental place. We had no idea where we wanted to go, but the guy who worked there was extremely helpful. He set up all of our bikes and then reminded us more than once that Australian drive on the left and we have to follow traffic. We all just looked at each other and kind of laughed. Our main goal was to make sure that no one got hit by a car. The start to our journey was an interesting one considering we were with quite a bit of traffic, but we figured out where to go and after having to walk up two really really big hills made it to the last road that we had to simply follow all the way down. It was a little weird being on the left side and having really easy left hand turns to make, but we all got the hang of it pretty quickly. We made our way up to the top of North Head. There were amazing cliffs and gorgeous views of Sydney. We found a really nice family that was whale watching and they helped us look for some whales, but unfortunately we did not see any. Our ride back from North Head was sooo much easier and all downhill. Although some of the downhill parts were really steep and a little scary. We had a really good time and rode about 14 miles total, so it was a nice little workout for the day.

We were going to do the walk down on Manly Beach, but at this point we were tired and cold from the wind. We got on the next ferry and headed back to Circular Quay. A few of us stopped at the grocery store on the way home, which was desperately needed, and then came back to cook dinner. Tonight I had chicken, mashed potatoes, peas, and corn on the cob. Everyone was so impressed again (as was I with myself) and said that I always had very well balanced meals. I guess I am not as bad of a cook after all. I mean obviously this isn't anything super fancy and it is all very basic, but it is much better then mac-and-cheese every night, which was what my first week was like. Mackenzie will be so surprised when I cook dinner when she is here. Speaking of Mackenzie she will be here in almost exactly 5 days and 10 hours from right now!