Blogs from Manly, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 13

jaja, hau da nire lan berria, zuhaitzekin arazorenbat baduzu, dei iezaiozu David i, bera eta biok zure etxe ikaragarrira joan, arnesekin arbolara igo eta zatika moztuko dugu. Berdin dio arbolak 30m altuera, 2m zabalera eta Enekok 6 litro ur eguneko edan behar baditu, arbolak gure kamionetan bukatuko du!!! Ba hori, jardinero gisa lan egingo nuela pentsatuz (batzutan egiten nuen), Forestal ikaragarri indartsu batekin hasi naiz lanean. David du izena, errugbian, atletismoan, igeriketan, eta orain piraguismo edo kayak ean, makina bat da gizona. Guk 10 hordu egunean egiten dugu lan eta berak iadanik 2 hordu entrenatuta agertzen da lanera. Beno, ni agertzen naiz bere etxean egnero, autobus okerra artuta, korrika heltzen naiz, behin herriaren punta batetik, bestean lakuaren beste aldetik... beti asten dut eguna korrika! baina pozik, gero bere andre eta txakurrekin gozaldu eta Sydneyko etxe z ... read more

Finally, a day to sleep in... even though we've only worked two days so far, its been hard work. At 11am Graham took us to his hand-made sail boat and we sailed for a few hours to Palm Beach. The wind was cool and stable and the waters were calm, perfect conditions. When we arrived at the beach we archored, set up the sun canopy and ate lunch. Cheese, pita, hommus (yes hOmmos, thats how we roll down undah), and corn chips. Eating on a sail boat, on the ocean, is something everyone should do. We highly recommend it. After filling the tank, Silas met up with us with body boards and we took off to the waves. (not Si, his foot is injured). The surf was small, but we still had a blast. We didnt ... read more

So I figured I could write my blog on word and then post it on the internet and save time. Today I went down to Manly Beach. It is known as a surfer’s paradise and to locals is better than Bondhi. You have to take a 30 min. ferry to get there. The ferry docks on one side of the island and the beach is on the other side. As I was walking there I noticed a giant penguin standing with a bunch of kids and a crowd around. Turns out there was a penguin conservation meeting going on for the penguins of Manly beach. The last penguin colony on New South Wales main land. The event was led by kids and focused on thing you can not do to help the penguins. Don’t take flash ... read more

So where I left off from was that the crazy lady and I both landed safely and I survived without buying a dodgy watch! It was really early in the morning and all I wanted to do was get some sleep but and hour and a half later and explaining that yes I have put on quite a bit of weight since my passport photo was taken so thank you Australian immigration for making me feel good! Jess came and got me from the airport and looked stunning as always even though she was up at 3.30am to get ready to pick me up at 5.00am. I did appreciate that and also got some earache for it too! So I met Mal briefly before he went to work and I am sure I must have sounded ... read more

So now finally in Sydney- it is positively huge!We have seen a lot in the past week or so on our way here from Newcastle. The van is now running fine and we decided to detour up into the blue mountains before entering the city. Sydney's maze of outer city roads led us up 1000+ meters into the blue mountains. We camped at Katoomba and absorbed the sights breifly before bed. Overnight the temperature hit below freezing- we kept waking to huddle closer together in hope of avoiding pneumonia! Once the sun rose the next day, sightseeing took priority and we walked through bush and along cliff tops with stuning views comparable to that of NP's in America. Anne stated the valleys were like a wooded Grand Canyon. We batled out way through town, avoiding ... read more