http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , New South Wales , Palm Beach en-us Fri, 11 Dec 09 04:36:39 +0000 Fri, 11 Dec 09 04:36:39 +0000 With a head stuffed full of cold and a nose that refused to stop running I had pretty much decided to not bother going out today even though it's my last day in Sydney. Then at around 11.00 am my nan and Jeanie announced they were going for a walk from Manly to Shelley Beach and I was surprised to find I was actually starting to feel a little better by now and said I would join them. I popped http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-422229.html I had a really bizarre dream last night about Buffy the Vampire Slayer...don't ask My fascination with Buffy worries me. I somehow got out of bed at nine and still managed to catch the twenty to ten L90 bus to Palm Beach...the home of Summer Bay and Home and Away The beach was lovely really sandy as it goes probably the sandiest I have ever walked on in my life...but it was hard work trudgin http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-377753.html ... http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-372237.html Anyone who is a fan of Home and Away will obviously know Summer Bay We took a bus from Manly up to Palm Beach to go in search of the cast from HA well i did anyway We got off the bus at the last stop and quickly found out where we had to head to see the Surf Club. We were getting closer and closer and i was so excited I don't ask for a lot in life all i wanted was to see Alf Stewart and di http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-350185.html Here is the gorgeous Palm Beach an hour north of Sydney. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-325169.html We arrive in Sydney at 655am. Very excited now. Just want to see everyone and to start hitting the Aussie roads. No problems going through passport control etc. but stopped off at Downtown Duty Free to get Lorrainersquos Paula and Bryanrsquos next door neighbour her brandy and menthol cigs. I considered that my good deed for the day. I tried to phone Bryanrsquos and Eileenrsquos numb http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-316788.html Wake up this cool Spring morning at about 10.00am. I had a great sleep and felt much better. The only disturbance I had was when the clockradio they have in there went off at midnight First things first I had a refreshing shower which did make me feel much better and relaxed.I read the local newspapers which had been delivered the Manly Daily Sydney Morning Herald and Daily Telegraph.Once D http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-308621.html april 20 showers. sunday morning spruik exercise entertainment and met daniel ozfrench vive la republic. flat white and fun he's inviting me to speak at the francophone club if i'm hereabouts. then lunch it's been so long since i could dook on a barby pittwater views those national park hills majestic in their greenery. on to bilgola where rebellion showed bloke flying curreent flag minus uni http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-268758.html april 15 the good stuff. rainy. now three shops rosebay flagging. 8 thai lunch on damp day dry in patches. parkedup sc view east houses on hill bushland at tip. saw foil boat kids go out in a.m. in lite airs they planed. watch goint to newport from today. they set out in the book like a dry run for the boer war so not much has changed 'cept the environmental cost of armies unsustainable. kev w http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-268458.html BustedWe awoke on Sunday following our Blue Mountains excursion with numb joints all round. Settling into the couch our new flat wasn't too much of an option as we had things to buy so with much grumbling we headed into town. We went around our usual shopping places and nothing of note really happened until I decided to be lazy and get the bus from Town Hall to Railway Square.I'd been purchas http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-266148.html As you are seeing the light of Spring in Canada we are heading into Fall or Autumn as it is called here which makes me wonder where the term Fall came from leaves Anyway... I hate to say it but I might miss some of my fall clothes. As I was packing for Australia it didn't really enter into my thoughts that I might not be on the beach every day in 30C sunshine. Sydney weather seems to be http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-263543.html Well where to start life as city workers is rather demanding and time consuming charlotte and fleur however have this impressive knack of harrassing strangers in the street where as i am quite frankly SHITE anyhow for some bizzare reason we are being 'promoted' to leaders next week so that we can earn more money and our team manager is taking us on an all expences paid road trip score went ou http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-256608.html We got off to a slow start today enjoying a bit of a sleep in. We got out of the house at 930 and went to Featherdale Wildlife Park. They only have animals native to Australia there so it was a good walk around. Penny got to touch a kangaroo and a koala bear. They had interactive caged areas so there were animals walking all over the place. There was a sign up there don't feel sorry for http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-236124.html Wednesday 9thSo my last full day in Australia Really looking forward to New Zealand tomorrow now but feel like I haven't finished with Australia not saying anyone does but feel like am going to be back at some stagel. This is a horribly early start am collected by the shuttle bus 3.55am and the electrical storm is still going... Make it to the airport in more than enough time easy throu http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-232074.html Weekend in Palm Beach Esther and I had decided to take a weekend break to Palm beach made famous as Summer Bay in Home and Away. Given my last trip in the Mini I really wanted something convertible and a little special. I got it in the TThellip.. what a dream machine We had it for the weekend although Friday night it lay dormant in the bear cave. Up early Saturday morning we headed over the http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Palm-Beach/blog-163657.html