Blogs from Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 2

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Happy christmas to all those snowmen and snowwomen in England:) We were in Mudgee for christmas which is 4hrs drive inland from Sydney with Carina's family. We were all ready for our first hot christmas to wake on Christmas morning to find it drizzling.....and it drizzled all day!!!! Auntie Dolores was exstatic it was raining as it rained 51ml and it hasnt been that heavy since April. We, on the other hand, werent quite so happy....but never the less it was lovely to spend the day with family. Carina was once again doing as the locals do, and went swimming as its supposed to be hot in OZ on christmas day (I lasted about 5mins, enough for photos and to prove a point!) Russ was taking on Australia in Monopoly....which he drew. We had a traditional ... read more

We got up at 5:30am to watch our cruise into Sydney Harbor. It is such a grand entry past the “Heads,” which stand sentry at the entrance from the sea. Captain Cook missed this narrow opening and ended up in Botany Bay during his explorations of Australia. Sydneysiders John and Dawn picked us up and took us sightseeing through the suburbs and on up to the northern beaches. Palm Beach is a rather posh area of town with the ocean on one side and the Hawkesbury River on the other. It is a great boating area. After a fine lunch we took a ferry ride to several of the more remote communities hugging the sides of the river. We stopped for a visit with two of their daughters, Monica and Catherine and four grandchildren. Although all ... read more

Ein allerletztes Mal: Wir reisen bis zum Horizont..anschlagen und zurueck... Hallo Genossinen und Genossen, ein weiteres und letztes Mal erstatte ich Bericht aus dem netten Australien. So langsam kommt Wehmut in mir auf, da ich der Wahrheit ins Auge blicken muss und ich bald wieder in den Flieger steigen werde. Aber soweit sind wir ja noch nicht. Zuletzt befanden wir uns ja in der Naehe von Nimbin, einem Ort, der weniger beschrieben, als vielmehr erlebt werden sollte. Unsere Reise sollte sich jetzt wieder mehr dem australischem Lebensstil widmen. Also fuhren wir schnurstracks die Ostkueste weiter runter. Waehrend wir Coffs Habour passierten naehrten wir uns dem kleinen Hafen in Port Maquarrie. Von da aus noch eine paar kleine Kilometer ins Innland und schon waren wir da: Hannam Vale. Hier leben (arbeiten) Sherry und Peter. Sie betreiben hier ... read more

G'day Headers! I am writing to you from 10,0090 miles and 15 time zones away. And I can recall each painful mile all too well. We flew into Sydney at about 8:30 Monday Morning (Around 4:30pm on Sunday in Boston) marking the conclusion to a brutal 14 hour plane ride, which came after four boresome hours in the San Francisco International Airport, which we arrived at after a brisk six hour jaunt from Boston. However, the truly fun part was not the twenty total hours of flying. No, the truly fun part was the twenty total hours of flying, with the flu! Indeed, a mere two hours before arriving at Logan Airport, I was diagnosed as having influenza by the lovely doctors of the Pediatric Associates of Greater Salem! Many, many thanks to Wesley York, who ... read more