From Bambini, we carried (wheeled) our bags (thankfully carry-on only) to Vibe, to leave with them until we could check in. Vibe, exceeded my expectations from the moment we walked in the foyer, to be honest. I know it’s 4 star, but from the internet photos, I was expecting something a little more backpackerish. It’s lovely – marble floors and all. I was a little annoyed having to pay $100 bond (that’ll teach me for leaving my credit card at home), although it probably would’ve gone towards Jam Donuts at some rowdy pub, anyway.Having left our gears with the nice lady at Vibe, we headed off to have a wee looksie down Pitt Street before heading to Circular Quay to catch our Harbour cruise. Found an AMAZING music shop with sax music and I found a book that can be ordered from NZ. Can’t wait to bust the solo from Foreigner’s URGENT! Unfortunately it started peeing down around lunch time, so after a quick lunch in a fairly average food court, we ran to Circular Quay and jumped on the boat with wet leggings (well, I had wet leggings). The cruise (free of charge being a travel agent) was surprisingly good, considering my last experience with Captain Cook Cruises, which consisted of old ladies dressed in pink and creepy Dutch men, oh and lets not forget the 1800’s version of Trivial Pursuit. I quite liked checking out famous people’s 23 bathroom mansions on the coastline. Also, it was good to let my leggings dry out over the hour and fifteen minutes it took.

After checking into our room, and having a wee sleep, we headed out for a quick bite to eat before heading to Cadman’s Cottage at The Rocks. The Rocks is a historic area of Sydney, located beside Circular Quay. It’s all old cottages and shops, cobbled streets, and lots of rowdy pubs full of barmen ready to give you heaps about being a Kiwi.

Flicking through my agent discount guide, I had come across “The Rocks Ghost Tour” and thought that sounded like me. So here we were, standing in a circle in front of a man dressed like the Grim Reaper, as he handed out characters, so that we could all play a part in the stories. I was lucky enough to be handed the key to Amelia’s cottage – an underground cottage, which was discovered not so long ago. My part in the story involved being taken inside this underground cottage, and being locked in there, in the dark, by myself…then jumping out and screaming like a psychopath when the rest of the tour finally came inside. The tour guide told me I would feel tugging at my hair and hands on my shoulders, but to be honest, I was so nervous about jumping out and screaming that I didn’t even think about the supposed “ghost”. In all, the tour was fun, not scary, but enjoyable. It rained a bit, but they gave us very hot looking ponchos, which kind of made us look like the ghosts. At the end they gave us a voucher for drinks at a local pub, so we headed down for some drinks (including jam donuts , which were Aussie style (Baileys and Chambord instead of cream and Chambord)).! It was raining quite intensely by the time we left the pub, so we ran back to the hotel – blisters, ponchos and all.