http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Gosford/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , New South Wales , Gosford en-us Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:22:58 BST Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:22:58 BST Today we went to Gosford Sailing Club for lunch. It was lovely to catch up with my sister Rosemary Rick and Shelly. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Gosford/blog-300465.html Australia Land of kangaroos boomerangs and sportsmad ozzys.We couldn't believe our luck when we arrived in Sydney to blazing hot sunshine after 3 weeks in chilly china this was just what we needed And to be greated by a familiar face at the airport and know that we didn't have the stress of haggling with taxis or figuring out the train routes to the nearest hostel was great too. Our first t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Gosford/blog-283233.html well deanos and I have pretty much got everything under control the roof top tent went on today and is so freakign high... bit scary but is pretty awesome no crocs for usi've sent him home to pack his bag and then we've just got to pack the car tomorrow morning and monday. very much looking forward to having a bowl tomorrow arvo will be good to relax after the last weekour first stop will http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Gosford/blog-279562.html Deanos and I are currently packing our bags and getting ready for the adventure we've wanted to do for agesOur first stop will be Crowdy Bay National Park just south of Port Macquarie.... and If it's not completely freezing we'll be there for a week or soThe paj is going to be very packed up I'm only allowed to take one bag Hardest thing I've ever had to pack forWe're hoping to see all of yo http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Gosford/blog-278547.html Actually just a vague outline of The Timetable. In case you know you want to join me or anything. May Italy Roma Genova Cinque terra Firenze Verona Padua Venezia Trieste Slovenia Croatia June Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Bulgaria Romania Hungary July Ukraine Poland Slovakia Austria Germany Estonia Latvia Lithuania August Poland Czech Republic Germany September G http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Gosford/blog-153124.html Although school is very busy for both of us with a lot of new things to get used to we're trying to keep at least one day on the weekend just for ourselves. We've been trying to get out and see the local area a bit and sample all it has to offer.A few weekends ago we headed up to Terrigal Beach the main tourist beach in the area. We watched some cricket being played in the oval nearby and were http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Gosford/blog-43130.html We've only been settled a few days but we've had a few adventures alreadyWe went for a bushwalk hike in Bouddi National Park about a 15 minute drive from home. It was a very good workout some very steep descents and therefore ascents through rock and bushland with the reward of some tremendous lookouts along the way. We reached the end of the Mt. Bouddi trail and decided to continue do http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Gosford/blog-36974.html We made itAfter another 2 hours from Bangkok to Hong Kong and then 9 hours from Hong Kong to Sydney we're finally at our new home. We got off the plane at 715am which felt like 315am Bangkok time and made our way through customs with little hassle. Unfortunately my beautiful Thai hat was confiscated Australia is very picky about what comes into the country you've heard about the rabbi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Gosford/blog-34487.html