Blogs from Crescent Head, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

Well if only we could put our truck on cruise control and sit back and relax, because it wouldn't have any problem finding where we are going since it's one of our regular spots... We decided that we might as well head back up the coast and try and get a bit of surfing and relaxing in, so we left Shellharbour on Saturday and headed up towards one of our regular haunts, Crescent Head. We just happened to pick one of the hottest and busiest days to travel. It was 40+ degrees in parts of Western Sydney and around Newcastle it was 42.9 degrees. It was a scorcher! It took me awhile to get Brett to turn the air conditioning on in the truck, he was trying to save power for the fridge and blah blah ... read more

Days 1=10 Woy Woy, Frazier Beach, Newcastle, Port Stevens, Seal Rocks, Forester, Crowdy Head (2 days), Camden Heads, Port MacQuarie, Crescent Heads Yes, I'm still here, but there seem to be fewer internet cafes in towns where I stop. This will just be a quick update, as I've got to get some sleep for a longish paddle tomorrow. Day 1 to Frazier Beach I made good time (about 39 miles) without benefit of wind or currents, and felt good at the end of the day - so I got the mis-impression that things would go smoothly for a while. To Newcastle was easy (only about 20 miles), but there is a 20 mile bight following it, and with the predominant NEerlys, I decided to quit there - good move. Every day since then (except for one) ... read more

Sorry for the delay in updating the blog, been having a few technical difficulties… The month of January has gone by pretty quick with some really hot weather, and we have for the most part stayed in Wollongong at Brett’s Aunt’s house, until last week when we decided it was time to get back in our caravan as it had been quite awhile. We had been sticking around Wollongong because Brett’s sister, Megan and her boyfriend Dusty are coming over to get married on February 14th, so we have been doing some wedding coordinating stuff for them since they are in living in South Korea. We were beginning to think we could maybe take up wedding planning as a side business. But don’t think so… Since Meg and Dusty are coming on February 1st, then Brett’s ... read more

Fourteen of us from the AustraLearn group booked a weekend surfing trip to Crescent Head, Australia. It was one of the most incredible weekends I've ever had! We left Friday early afternoon for the six hour drive North. Saturday morning, when we woke up at 7:30, a few other girls and I went to the beach and saw whales just off the coast. Saturday, we had two surfing lessons and Sunday one more. I was able to get up multiple times, but it made me realize that I need to get in shape and start strengthening my arms. I became exhausted fairly quickly. The first lesson was perfect for learning. Although, there were riptides and strong currents, the instructors explained everything and it made me feel a lot more comfortable. The second lesson on Saturday the ... read more

Hey everyone.. ok...so today may be my FAVOURITE entery ever....because today was probably THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!! So we went out this mor ning and scouted out a few beaches to find the best waves...and finally we found them...along with a family of dolphins... i was out on my surf board when i saw a few waves over a bunch of dolphins swimming about...so i made my way over they were right up by my board....it was omg the most amazing thing ever....there were a bunch of mums with their calves and one of them even puton a little show for us (honestly like 10 feet away from me) and just jumped up into the air like he was in a show (but these were obviously wild dolphins just swimming about) omg words cannot ... read more