Travelling Dave W

Slept in. Awake at 10am. Headed in to the city again and to the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb. We are on the 12.05 climb. It takes three hours but that isn’t all climbing. Firstly you sign an information sheet for them and have a breath test. Then you are given the most unflattering gray boiler suit. We had too get caps and hankies and everything is attached by clips so you can’t drop them. Apparently it can cause damage to cars! There were 12 people in our group we walked along the underside of the bridge. The mesh can be seen through and it is a long way to the ground. Climbed the ladders and you come up between the traffic. It is a weird experience. After that bit it is so much easier on the ... read more

Got up at 9ish. Caught the train and bus to Bondi Beach. Stopped at Westfield Shopping Centre to get towels and sun cream. Got to the beach about 11am and it was already 30oC and we could feel it. Swam and sunned watching the beautiful people passing by. The only down side was the wind was quite strong and sand get everywhere. (Was still finding it in the fat rolls in the evening!!) About 12.30 had to leave the beach because I was cooking, even with the suncream on at Factor 30+. You so easily forget the intensity of the sun. Went to the beachside café and had ham and cheese croissant. Eat that and then sat on the lawns above the beach. Once again got too hot and had to leave. Realised we didn’t have ... read more

Woken at 1am by the sound of an express train and a jack hammer. Then realised Richie was snoring!! Slept in the family room on the floor. Woke at 8am. Had a cup of tea with Mum. Watched morning television. Woke Richie at 9am. He was sound asleep and I think he would have slept until 12 with no problems. Decided to get the 9.52 bus into Fremantle. Set up Mum’s computer and left to go to the bus stop. Bus came before we got to the stop so came back home. Mum wanted to go to Social Security so she drove us to Spearwood and we got the 136 bus in to Freo. When we were getting off the bus Richie tripped and twisted his ankle. We were outside the hospital and he decided ... read more

We landed at Singapore on time. Went and had a shower then to the sunflower deck. It was very hot and humid there. After sitting in the heat we decided we needed a beer. Managed to justify the beer at 8.30 am, by saying it is 12.30 am in London and we are thirsty! At 9.00am headed to the gate. Looked at the telly and our gate was closing. Fortunately we didn’t have far to go. Straight through security and on to the plane. We were down the back of the plane. The man sitting next to us moved so we had three seats to ourselves. That was very good news because my in-flight entertainment unit didn’t work properly. The plane took off. After a while I congratulated and welcomed Richie to the Southern Hemisphere. ... read more

Woke up at 9am after a night out in Halfway to Heaven with Peter, Chris, Richie, Brian, Ines, David, Ayla, Ray, Evan and Michael. Started to pack case. Peter made breakfast while I rang Singapore Airlines to see what could be done about buggering up the check-in on the internet. Richie's got two seats and I have nothing!! Can't do anything so will need to get to airport early to sort it out. Finished packing and Peter drove us to North Greenwich. We caught the tube to Green Park and then the Piccadilly Line to Hounslow West. Since we are staying in the Sheraton hotel I thought, rather stupidly, to get the 81 bus from Hounslow West. WRONG. The bus runs every half an hour and we just missed the 2.30 one. We walked to the ... read more