Gardens and a Cruise

We began our first morning back in Sydney with breakfast and then a lecture on the environmental issues of Sydney from Ted Edwards, our wonderful guide during this whole trip. He has lived in and around Sydney for most of his life as a teacher and a principal. Now he does occasional trips for Odyssey Travel, which is the agency that arranged the logistics for this Fulbright-Hays trip. Ted has been a real delight during this whole trip and will be missed when we have to leave. After Ted’s lecture we went to the Botanical Gardens in Sydney for a walking tour. The gardens are beautiful and offer many wonderful views of plant life, the city, and fruit bats. (Yes, there were tons of fruit bats flying around and making quite a mess!) After the gardens tour we boarded a ship for a Sydney Harbor Cruise with lunch on board. After a wonderful lunch most of the group spent time on the deck admiring the views of Sydney from the water. The first picture below is of Ted Edwards and me. The second is of the Sydney Opera House from the water.