The Kimbells: Day 5 (Sydney Harbor Bridge Climb)

Hey guys, guess what?? I know you’re never going to believe it, but we have more pictures of the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge, just in case you couldn’t tell by all the other pictures that we’re actually in Sydney, Australia. I know you’re all shocked.

Anyway, today we got up to do our last half-day excursion and climbed the Sydney Harbor Bridge (http://www.bridgeclimb.com/). To say it was incredible would be an understatement! The whole thing lasts about 3 hours from start to finish. You spend the first 30 minutes to an hour getting fitted for your climbing jumpsuit, harness, belts, etc. and also practicing on the stairs inside before you go outside for the real thing. Once we were ready, our guide told us we were about to do the hardest part of the climb…..walking outside to the bridge dressed like Ghostbusters. We all thought that was pretty funny. Once we got hooked in to the cable system on the bridge, we began our climb 440 feet into the air, up 1,337 steps to be exact. It turned out to be a beautiful day, and we were able to see all the way west to the Blue Mountains, and east to the Pacific Ocean. Tina is a bit afraid of heights, but she was a trooper. When we looked on the web site beforehand, I saw that lots of celebrities have climbed the bridge (including Keith Urban), and that’s all the convincing she needed. It’s incredible how high up you are, but the views were spectacular. It’s pretty surreal looking down at 8 lanes of traffic going by underneath you, and all the boats in the harbor. We are so glad we did it because it was so much fun.