Blogs from Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

This morning we had to do some gift shopping before leaving Newcastle. On the last two nights as we have walked along Beaumont Street on our way to dinner we have spotted gifts that would appeal to Kerry who had a birthday last month, but has not received a present yet! One was in the chemist’s front window and the other was in the newsagent’s front window. After securing a park Bernie went to the newsagent and I went to the chemist. The first person to approach me in the Chemist’s was the pharmacist. I told him I didn’t need anything pharmaceutical; I just wanted to purchase something from the front window. He told me they were short staffed and he could help me. As we approached the front window I joked that he was overqualified ... read more

On Sunday Steve and I packed a picnic lunch and headed off to West Head in the Ku-rin-gai Chase National Park, at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River. It was a fabulous day, and the views spectacular.... read more