I’ve been sailing for the past year, in Malaysia just as a pass time. But since I was visiting Sydney one of the skippers hooked me up with their friend back in Sydney for a sailing trip, which turned out to be a pretty good thing.
 
Glen, a professional sailor was kind enough to invite me to sail with him on Sunday at the Blue’s Point Yacht club with his usual crew on a beautiful 35 footer. It is such a beautiful boat, sleeps about 2-3 people and it had the works. It was just wonderful to be out on a beautiful Sunday morning (maybe not too fun as I was still a little tired from the night before). Glen lives not far from the Blues Point Yacht Club and I have to admit, the place he lives in is beautiful. Really beautiful, better than Pyrmont!

Sydney.... What can I say? The city I've been too one too many times as a teenager and I can still remember the places and streets at the back of my fingertips as nothing has changed much. However my trip this time was different, I’m old enough to enjoy the ‘other’ side of Sydney, which I never had the chance to encounter before.

I landed in the morning, hardly had a wink of sleep thanks to the snore machine next to me and the crying baby in front. Despite the headphones on, I couldn't sleep. At the point of meeting Stan, I was tired and yet I pushed myself to go out, and that got the ball rolling.

My friend lives in Pyrmont, an area close to Darling Harbour so it's just walking distance to everything and the city centre. We walked a short distance to the pub to meet some of his friends and from the first greeting I received, I knew I was in for a really long night.