http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Budgewoi/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , New South Wales , Budgewoi en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:17:35 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:17:35 BST Preparations are well under way and it's only two weeks to go. Can't wait http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Budgewoi/blog-273292.html What a lovely welcome we are staying at Bradrsquos aunties. It is so nice I feel like im in 4 hotel a massive house double rooms each a bathroom to share. We settled in very nicely Irene Brads mum came and got us early to give us a mini tour of the town. We drove all along the sea out towards Norah Heads we counted 17 ships all queuing for coal as this is very big here in these parts of th http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Budgewoi/blog-227175.html Didn't mean to raise a blog for this but have had a few phone calls from concerned people. The Central Coast and Newcastle were declared a disaster zone following a cyclone which passed through the area on Friday and Saturday. Several people have died and many places have been flooded.Sylvia and I are both well. We were in Sydney when the cyclone struck. Our house has some minor damage but is esse http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Budgewoi/blog-167609.html Welcome to the world of travel we are off to such a good start after a huge day of final arrangements we are ready to sit back and enjoy a brew. Steve's car broke down in Budgewoi which is miles from where we are staying in Warnervale this is not all once he and shane arrive here finally steve left his passport in the car so back to Budegewoi a few boys visit...............steve makes an app http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Budgewoi/blog-88523.html We have arrived home safely. Will update the blog eventually. Sorry we couldn't keep it real time. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Budgewoi/blog-85079.html Well we're committed We picked up the campertrailer yesterday and it now sits in our backyard waiting to be cured.Apart from the house this is the the most I have spent on anything in my life even my cars were cheaper. I can't believe I spent this much on what is basically only a tent on wheels with a builtin kitchen but Sylvia assures me it is a great step up from a dome tent. She doesn't http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Budgewoi/blog-70564.html This is the question which most people are asking. Travelmate.com has the following descriptionPicture an island resort nestled among 100yearold paperbarks protecting a narrow neck of land separating two lakes. Sound too serene to be true Not if you visit Budgewoi the resort village that divides Munmorah and Budgewoi lakes at the top of the Central Coast at Sydneyrsquos northern gateway. Sy http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Budgewoi/blog-67532.html Got confirmation today that our campertrailer will be ready on 29th June which gives us a couple of weeks to get organised before we leave.I'll be posting a map of our proposed travels as soon as I can figure out how to do it. We are setting out on the 10th of July.Our preliminary plan is to travel up the New South Wales coast via Macksville Yamba and Murwillumbah to visit Sylvia's grandkids th http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Budgewoi/blog-66147.html