A big day ahead. Booked in to walk the Sydney 7 Bridges Walk for Cancer Council. Walking in memory of my niece Colleen who succumbed to breast cancer after a long struggle. She leaves behind 3 young boys, a partner and a grieving family. My wife dropped me off
Started at Lane Cove - the closest village to where we live and also breaks up the hilly bits with some up front and some at the end
Wrote up my dedication to Colleen and got the photo. Start warking on a part cloudy and mild day. Nice. Not too many people starting from here - maybe 200
Will think about a theme as we go. Starting from Lane Cove and heading toward Crows Nest
One theme emerges quickly - the jacarandas have started this week. Reminds me of living in Pretoria, South Africa - Jacaranda City - I was born there and at high school there
Have walked some of this before - a diversion choice to drop down to Gore Creek
Knees not quite warmed up to walk on uneven steps but it is a quiet escape from the city
Grand bridge work to carry water pipes
Walked this bridge a few weeks back
Last time I walked down the creek below - can stay on the high side this time
Next village reached - one done
Always have to take a photo of strelitzia - my army symbol - 6 SA Infantry
First sighting of Sky Tower from the top of Waverton. My first walking companions in frame - the bright shirt man was 6 months ago completing his cancer treatments
The next bridge with yours truly the tramp look alike
Ferry crossing in front of the bridge
Across the front of the iconic Luna Park - not walked here before
Snap view of the Opera House from under the bridge
View of the first hotel I stayed in when I came to visit Sydney in 1999 - now the Shrangi La hotel - was ANA Hotel
Lord Nelson Hotel and brewery at the back of The Rocks - chose not to stop for a beer.
A mix of old and new
View across Walsh Bay to Anzac Bridge - the bridge after next
View from the top of Pyrmont Bridge - bridge 2 done
Another view back to Sky Tower - theme 2
Wharf 10 Pyrmont - my wife worked in that building for many months
Next village in the park in front of her building. From here all the paths are new to me
A few Sky Tower shots and fab skies
Different angles - same spot
Back two bridges sweeping left to where I walked from
Going to jump ahead - Anzac Bridge and a cargo ship
Back to jacarandas in Jones Bay
The arches of Anzac Bridge from below
Cricket match under way in Rozelle - the art work on the chimney stack for the tunnel exhausts
Old corner store and Victorian cottages in Lilyfield
Walked through Callan Park - a now closed women's mental health facility - grand buildings in lovely grounds and sad stories
A bit of fun in Rozelle village
View across some Aboriginal fish net art to Iron Cove Bridge
Iron Cove Bridge arches from below
Birkenhead Point - a friend lived here when I first arrived in Sydney
Views around from the bridge to the end point - under those tall buildings
Lovely old style house with immaculate garden work and bird nests
A skinny house for sale in Drummoyne
The start of the walk up Gladesville Bridge
Two views from the top of Gladesville Bridge - ahead to the end
And back to Harbour Bridge. It did rain over the top of the tall bridges - 2nd shower today
Loop under the bridge - was looking for an abseil rope to do a shortcut. Feet beginning to blister
Looking back under Gladesville Bridge
The next bridge crossing into Hunters Hill
Photo from the top of Fig Tree Bridge crossing the Lane Cove River and a jacaranda
The Englishman had to take this photo with 4 kms to go on a 28 kms walk
Last water view for the walk and back to the grand water pipe bridge we saw earlier - the end is close
One monster hill coming up from the river - over a km long
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Pass the gates of St Ignatius College - more commonly known as Riverview. Amazing grounds
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And a final view of the city and Sky Tower
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Chose not to do the diversion walk down to Tambourine Creek. That would be a hill too far
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Made it to the end - a few blisters. My survivor friend was waiting there. He walked 22 kms and got a bus. Was nice to see a familiar face and have a chat.
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And not long after the lady in the Panama hat and her son arrived. We have been tig-tagging since wharf 10 Pyrmont. She was happy to pose with the dancing ladies.
Last time I walked 40k steps when we moved house 2 years ago. Time before was 1974 in the army (40 kms then).
What made it different? I decided early on to walk non-stop just like we did on the 40 kms army walk
My wife picked me up. She had cooked beef stroganov for dinner. All I did was cook pasta and asparagus
My sister was happy I walked for her daughter. She donated
You could help by donating at https://mclnks.com/7bridges OR send me some HIVE or HBD with memo 7bridges - I will forward the funds to the Cancer Council charity
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