Blogs from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Well where do I start I am so far behind in my blog’s . Den & I were so sick in Wollongong with colds, not one while we were away, get back to the city & Wham O. We caught up with a few friends & Relo’s & we had a good lunch out with all the GIRL’S that used to work for me at the florist shop ( Den was invited too as he was one of the girl’s ) . It wa s great to See my Dad & Ivy, although with our colds we did not see them as much as we wanted to. We had tea with Craig & Liz , Ron & Lorraine & Dean. We had another meal with Dad & Ivy & also caught up with Brett & Kara ... read more

OK back to the blog. These photos from spring, summer and fall of 2009 have a SPORTY angle. Our musical selection is a Rocking suprise selection. Copy and paste Blogginstein! http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=zBUJztI884M&feature=related Blah, blah, blah. More pictures. Enjoy! DMG... read more

Wollongong & My First Roo I made it out of Sydney feeling satisfied. I saw the major sites and experienced some of what the city has to offer. In other words, I'm not much of a city person. In contrast, Wollongong (~1.5 hour train ride south of Sydney) is a town of about 250,000 right along the coast that is much more to my liking. Still enough to do without the hecticness of a big city. I'm staying with my friend Kim here whom I was a resident adviser with at UVic in my second year. She's in medical school here but it was a long weekend in Australia for the Queen's birthday (we think Elizabeth?) so she had 3 days off. On Saturday afternoon we went up Mount Keira on the edge of town to ... read more

Hi! Well, we finally left Manly and we've headed to Wollongong, about 80km south of Sydney, to stay with some other friends we've met while travelling. We've also bought a car - a 1985 Ford Telstar TX5 - whom we have named Bruce. He's very brown inside but seems to work acceptably well and since as it doesn't have the traditional Aussie V8 we should be able to afford to drive it about! As a quick update - we've generally done very little! We did a walk to Bondi beach on Saturday and on Sunday hired surfboards and gave that a go on Manly Beach with varied success. We both got to our knees/feet but standing proved to be a bit too much for us first time out! We're now preparing for the trip down the ... read more

Since I have given up on job searching, I have been looking for some activities to spend my time while Carlos works. Volunteer will guarantee I get a spot for whatever I choose to do and not having to fight for space, I am sick of interviews. After some research, I've picked Conservative Volunteers. This organization runs various types of environmental programs such as tree planting, national park maintenance, fencing, weeding and other activities to protect the wildlife, etc. The programs are held all across Australia. Overnight program requires a fee of $40 per night, which includes accommodation and food. This is quite popular with the backpackers as it allows them to explore the region from a different perspective and low cost. The program I picked is tree planting / wedding at Duck Creek in Wollongong. ... read more