Blogs from Forster, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania

We've come a fair way we think.....but then again it's all relative isn't it. Long time since our last blog and places and faces and whatever happened along the way have become a bit muddled so.....photos it is - to give a bit of an idea where we have been in the last couple of months. Right now though we are camping at Seal Rocks. End of may and the ocean is 23 degrees, the sun is shining hot and it's just great, just super great to revel in the ocean and to be here. We have been travelling around this part of the coast for a few weeks, visiting friends along the way and looking at possible new homes, places which warm the heart, the body and soul. So we shall see what the future ... read more

RAIN GALORE!! When we arrived in the seaside town of Forster, via a nice drive through Booti Booti National Park, we checked the weather forecast and learnt that there was going to be heavy rain for a whole week. Nice! We decided to check in at the local caravan park for a bit of shelter and the use of hot showers for the next three days.It was so great to be able to put up our tarpaulin and step outside the van without getting drenched right away. The volume of the rain really was incredible. I wouldn’t have thought it physically possible to rain non-stop for so long. Even the 100m walk from our campsite to the bathroom was a bit of a mission at times. So whenever the downpour changed to a drizzle for 10 ... read more

It seems I'm well on my way now ! I've spent the last few days tearing down the coast of New South Wales. I'm doing about 90km a day on average, which, depending on the hills and road surface equates to about 5 hours on the saddle each day. I'm very pleased with my progress. I even took a day off in Port Macquarie and sat on the beach reading :) The coast is really nice to ride along, with the ocean view to my left most of the time, although there are the occasional sections where there is no alternative to the Pacific Highway. On those stretches, the hard shoulder doesn't really give me anywhere to hide from the two lanes of roaring traffic and from the gusts of wind from the passing lorries... But ... read more

Geo: -32.1796, 152.51227-29Nov 09My sisters husband is away on business in Ireland & my husband is working all weekend, so my sister in invited me to join her & her 4 kids at her in-laws place in Forster. Even though its not officially summer until Wednesday it's very warm now and Forster is a beach town up the coast. Yay.Had a bad start to the weekend as I took wrong train to hers after work and added an hour onto the journey for myself - am 5.5mths pregnant so maybe its baby brain. No matter we hit off at 8pm with a car full of gear, supplies & kids! Got there around 11pm having had a pit stop in a servo after Newcastle to keep spirits up - Christmas beetles were everywhere though. All of us ... read more

Surf Camp. Hey all! Sooooooo sorry that it has been so long since I last updated my blog, but because of the activities I have been participating in, I have had no access to the internet, phone or even cell reception. For the past 3 weeks I have been working as a "helper" at 'Waves' Surf Camp. It sounds more like "helpa" when the the aussie surf instructors are beckening for us with their loud whiny voices. The camp is located near Seal Rocks - between Sydney & Byron Bay - a beautiful beautiful location with a string of about 10 uncrowded, perfect beaches to surf at. The actual camp is in the middle of nowhere... literally. lol. It consisted of the owner's house, the Cabana/bar (where all the drinking & partying went down), the Billibong ... read more