Blogs from Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 3

Aussies are up 9 and 609 to 7 and 162 over England in the big cricket match taking place in Brisbane at the moment...the Barmy Army must be devastated... I may sound like I know what I'm talking about...haven't a clue. The "Ashes" as they call them, are on 6.5 hrs a day, and they say there are 30,000 tourist in Brisbane to see this series alone...it has me worried about accomodations. o look at stars.Since my last blog, which I wasn't sure if I finished as I clicked the publish button about .5 seconds before my time expired and logged me out. Since Batemans Bay Kyra and I have driven to Sydney, which is large and confusing, especially from the wrong side of the street. We found a very nice hotel(although a bit pricey) right ... read more

In November of 2003, we drove down to spend time with friends in the north part of New South Wales near the small town of Maclean. It's lovely! Our friends had moved from Darwin in 2002 and have built a beautiful home in Gulmarrad near the Clarence River. Known as the gateway to the Australian sugar industry (cane fields everywhere!), Maclean is rich in Scottish heritage and personalized plaid painted poles are found everywhere. At dusk and dawn we saw about 20-30 kangaroos (some with joeys in pouch) grazing and roaming throughout the neighbourhood. They were EVERYWHERE…crossing the road in front of us and out in the yards. What a sight to see! We enjoyed dinner outside along the Clarence River where dolphins swam by freely. It was just fantastic! Of course we didn’t bring a ... read more