Blogs from Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 4

We are still waiting for our first holiday lay-in but it's been so action packed that we haven't had a chance yet. However, it has all been good fun. Dubbo's championship golf course was treated to the superb drives and approach play of David, Hugh and Jon on Thursday. They hired buggies to take the hard work out of the morning's activities which was a good move as we ended up covering a fair bit of ground...most of it in the bushes. So while the girls lunched we lurched from one side of the fairway to the other in search of wayward shots. It was a little embarrassing when we came across members of the over 50s womens golf competition who all opted to carry or drag their clubs around. So we hid our shame by ... read more

Well friends, we've finally done it. We've tied the knot doubly tight with a re-run of our wedding celebrations for the Australian viewing public. As the photographers from "G'Day!" the Australian version of "Hello!" over-ran Dub-Vegas, the motel owners rubbed their hands with glee. As all or most of you should know the 'excuse' for our trip, as if we needed one, was to be able to celebrate our marriage with our Australian friends and family here in Natalie's home town of Dubbo. And we were delighted at the effort everyone made to attend the celebrations. Natalie's brother, sister-in-law, nephew and niece flew over from Perth, Jon's Mum, Dad, Step-mum and Step-dad flew all the way from England, friends travelled from locations across Australia like Sydney and Adelaide, and Jon even ironed his shirt. Saturday night ... read more

Hey Everone! I will keep this short, because I am using my host family's computer and I don't want to seem antisocial. I'm not actually in Dubbo, but in a small place called WEllington about 30 minutes from Dubbo. WElligton has about 5000 residents. I'm staying on a farm that has sheep and hens and some crops too. The house dog is getting washed right now because it rolled around in a dead animal of some sort. Marian, is the home ec teacher at the school I'm at and is lovely. I'm staying here with my friend Amy and MArian's husband and daughter. Its pretty great, and they are pretty surprised that I'm a vegetarian. I'm sure the novelty will wear off soon :) So, on the way here, I was staring out the window in ... read more

Australias premier Zoo is located on the western plains of New South Wales, we passed through Bathurst , Wellington enroute to the famous Dubbo Zoo. One stop over is the Bathurst Gaol , Ned Kelly was held here for a period of time, The sandstone facade is great for its craftsmanship and sense of intimidation as you near it. We suggest a stop at the Wellington Japanese gardens, Wellington is not the wettest of town , so, to see a manicured and lush garden that is visually spectacular + welcome releif from the hot western plains. The Dubbo Zoo is another top day, two days actually, They give you a pass for the following day for $25.00 . We were pleaed to see the displays layed out so as the animals have enough room ( acres ... read more