Jan 1 : Sydney

Double Bay: Locals call this "Double Pay"

So +Jill arranged a great night at Aria Restaurant on New Year's Eve right on Circular Quay. She wrote about this for Dec 31 but I must say that the food was fantastic and our sommelier was great and answered so many questions about Aussie wines. In addition, we were there hanging out until 1:30 on Jan 1. They brought us extra glasses and we had a blast.

We slept in a bit (8:30) and then ate breakfast and looked at our 500-ish photos. Many were deleted but that was the plan.

Lighthouse at South Head at Watsons Bay

After that, we took a ferry to Watson's Bay & hiked South Head (looking at our destination of North Head from a couple days back). We then walked to Nielsen Park (with Shark Beach for a swim -- netted off) and then onto Rose Bay to eventually get back on a ferry to downtown Sydney. We covered another 10 miles of walking which does not do wonders for my feet.

Marc taking a dip in Shark Bay in a Sydney suburb

A long day but a great way to start 2013...