http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , New South Wales , Ballina en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:02:06 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:02:06 UTC Today we travelled from Kempsey to Ballina. We called in to visit a friend's son at Woodburn. Daniel Simpson and his wife run the Woodburn pub. We popped in to say hello and have some lunch. The scenery in this area is beautiful. The river runs beside the highway and there are many bridge crossings along the way. North of Woodburn is the sugarcane area. Fields of Sugar cane lined the sides http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-333811.html 4th August Shopping Spree Today was Monday and Ryan had to go to work he is a trainee teacher so he dropped me and Amy off in town lunchtime after a late pancake breakfast We said goodbye to Ryan sob and to Taylor Tanya and the turtles and not forgetting the bat mobile Which Roger loved See photosWe had a few hours to kill in Byron Bay before getting our last Greyhound Bus to Syd http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-314784.html 3rd August The traffic was hell this morning because of the festival. Byron was over flowing with people We left Ryan in the traffic jam and headed for Subway. Once we had eaten we came out and Ryan had moved about 3 meters in his bat mobile.. oh dear.. We began the steep walk up to the Lighthouse it took us a while It was very pretty Lucy took hundreds of photos of it from all different http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-312676.html 2nd August Go Canada Me and Lucy cooked pancakes for breakfast for the rest of the house which we had with 100 Canadian Maple Syrup wheyy Go Canada Ryan was heading over to the festival at lunchtime so was going to drop us of in Byron at the same time on the way we took a detour and he showed us the view point in Lennox Head on top of a mountain. The view was unbelievable We sat on th http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-312675.html 1st August Beautiful Ballina We got the greyhound to Byron Bay where we walked around before phoning Ryan. The lovely Canadian guy who we had met in Cairns a few weeks ago who had offered us a place to stay. But..... he wasn't picking up the phone.. Oh dear We assumed he was at work he is a primary school teacher and killed time on the internet at Tribal Travel and spent our time wanderin http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-312673.html Seit dem 06.04.2008 begleitet mich meine Tochter Jennifer. Wir haben uns in Sydney getroffen und Jennifer wird mich nach Cairns bis zum 28.04.2008 begleiten. Die ersten Tage unseres Wiedersehens waren recht strmisch. Von Blitz Donner und Sturzbaeche von Wasser ueber Wassereinbrche im Wohnmobil wurde alles geboten. Aber wie sagt man Schlechtes Wetter gibt es nicht nur unpassende Kleidung. Sitz http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-264856.html The humidity takes a bit of getting used to again. Has been hot and sticky all day. Went to Lennox Head for lunch had a look at the Ballina Golf Club and then went to the Ballina Naval Museum which holds an incredible number of exhibits and information. Are just about to go to the RSL for dinner in the hope that it is cool. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-240944.html About 180Km trip today. Say evidence of recent flooding on the way. Sunny and hot and feeling a bit humid now that we are back at the coast. This will be our last spot before heading home on Friday. Went for a bit of a drive in the countryside this afternoon to look at a waterfall. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-240608.html Our next stop was Ballina where we stayed on a caravan park which can only be reached by ferry all very quaint but in exiting the ramp we managed to shere off the little caps which cover the stabilizing legs of the caravan. Oh well back to square one where we used wooden blocks to do the same function.From this area we ventured out to visit Byron Bay on a cold misty day Lennox Head Mullumbim http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-221398.html The good news is that Jess and I have not..as yet.. resorted to the dark and seedy world of a Gentleman's club..the bad news is that we still do not have jobs..and the prospect of bearing all doesn't seem that bad anymore Perhaps you are lost..perhaps you don't care..and perhaps you are wondering why the hell my Mum keeps forwarding these things to you Well..beats me..and I apologise if you ha http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-220820.html G'day FolksRemarkable but true China Eastern Airlines got me all the way to Sydney no hassles and pretty much on time.No chickens on board eitherFood and accommodation on board OK but not spectacular. Like most things in life you get what you pay for.Very impressed with the new airport in Shanghai Pudong. Very post modern architecture. Probably the worlds cheapest duty free 200 Chinese f http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-104521.html Lennox HeadsThe Greyhound dropped me off at Ballina just before 10 p.m. I rang the hostel to get them to come and collect me 12 km is too far to walk without 25kg of luggage. I then waited patiently by my luggage next to the bus. Greyhounds have to stop for a 40 minute rest every 4 hours and when you are on a long journey it is a mix of annoyance because of the extra travel time and relief http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-103211.html While driving towards Ballina near Byron Bay we spotted some hang gliders and went in to investigate. Robin decided to do a half hour flight in tandem with instructor. The winds were idealthey were able to take off almost instantly from the cliff edge. I watched and photographed from the ground.Afterward the instructor said that the winds were so strong that I would not have had enough http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Ballina/blog-102299.html