June 11, 12, Sydney

June 11, Sydney

More packing and figuring out what goes and what stays.

After lunch we took a break and went downtown to catch a ferry. This one took us out of Sydney Harbor and up the Parramatta River. The boat was a catamaran, so it moved pretty quickly and was fairly quiet. It was named Betty Cuthbert and I just found out that she was an Australian Olympic champion in track and field. We rode past big houses facing the river and lots of apartments and developments. Then the river became one lane going through an industrial area. The catamaran filled the lane and slowly down significantly until we reached Parramatta. We stopped for coffee and a muffin, then walked to the Greek Orthodox Church. By then it was time to find the train back to Circular Quay and on to the campground.

We're trying to use up most of what we have in the refrigerator and pantry. Tonight we had fish, Brussels sprouts, sweet potato and salad. We're going to have a lot to give away when we check out of the campground.

Tonight the Australian soccer team, the Sockeroos played Jordan to try to go to the World Cup. We watched the game, they won 4 to 0.

June 12, Sydney

More packed and sorting this morning. It was raining hard, so that was a good way to spend the time. Also did one last load of laundry.

After lunch the rain had cleared so we took the train to Chatswood. We had discovered there was an Armenian church there. We asked a worker at the train station where the street was and he looked it up on his phone for us. That was especially nice since he was asked several questions during the time.

It was a nice walk to the church. The office was in the rear and a woman let us into the church. I think it's the major Armenian church in Sydney and I was surprised that it was quite small. Then we walked back toward the train station, but stopped to do some shopping. After that we were worn out and ready to go back to the motorhome. We bought a piece of carrot cake and a sour cherry turnover for later.

Tonight we had fish, mashed potato mixed with mashed cauliflower, spinach and green beans. That cleared a lot out of the refrigerator, but we couldn't eat it all.

Pictures - The Betty Cuthbert, Greek Orthodox Church in Parramatta, St Johns Cathedral in Parramatta, Parramatta Town Hall, Armenian Apostolic Church of the Holy Resurrection in Chatswood, Interior, Khachkar out the Armenian Church,