Blogs from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Well, here we are for the next two days at least. Lists continue to grow - just when we think we're getting somewhere! My style mistress (read hairdresser) confided that it sounds more like we are putting the house on the market - rather than just going on a trip of a life time. I must admit the house has NEVER (yes Terri, I know you're aware of this) looked like this and probably never will again. Trial pack went well - still an empty bag to take a long at this point. I'll admit I'm struggling with technology - Steve Job really knew what he was doing - I on the other hand feel like I'm fighting a losing battle with pad, pod, ds, laptop, camera, video camera and assorted chargers. As I said today ... read more

So it’s the weekend and sunny, what should we do… Road Trip!! We loaded up the car with beach towels, sunnies, sun cream and left over food to snack on (Will’s Cousin Ben doesn’t like leaving left over food in the fridge so we have to eat it before it gets thrown out!), jumped in the Ute, and headed south on the Freeway towards Wollongong. It wasn’t long before we spurred off onto the Lawrence Hargrave Drive with awesome views of the sea along the twisty undulating roads, and crossing Sea Cliff Bridge. Initially we stopped at Coledale Beach by Shark Park!! Fortunately we didn’t make the acquaintance of any these beasties, although that was primarily due to us staying out of the Tasman Sea as it was too damn cold, but the surfers seemed to ... read more

And so before we knew it, our month in Adelaide was over. It would have been nice to have a couple extra days to check a few more areas out, but duty calls, and for one of us (me) that meant a quick 1.5 hr flight to Melbourne for a meeting, and for the other (Brett) a 9 hour solo drive back to Melbourne in the work truck. Not quite sure how that worked out! I think I know who got the better deal though... Although by the time you go to the airport, drop the rental car off, fly to Melourne, get your bags and rental car, drive to the hotel, it's probably only a few hours short of the drive. And I did miss some of the great sights on the way too (see ... read more

Hi again guys, only 1 sleep to go until we leave. We are packed & raring to go. The rest of the crew coming with us (Darryl, George, Diane, Pete & Janet) have already left & are enjoying travelling up through Queensland in the warmer weather, although the weather has been gorgeous in the Gong recently. Our dog Roxy has been taken to Mark's brother's house for babysitting for 6 weeks. She will have a ball with their dogs. So now it is just a waiting game until Mark finishes work tomorrow afternoon. Our first stop is Bulahdelah then the next night will be somewhere near the NSW/QLD border, there are so many beautiful places to stay up there so we haven't decided yet. Anyway, until next time I get on here, take care. BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... read more

Living back at home isn't as frightening as first anticipated... I get my meals cooked for me , there's central heating on these frosty Autumn nights and I'm saving a s**t load of cashola not paying rent. Oh, and I get to spend quality time with my parents. I am a tad worried though that within these 2 months of living back here, I will get too used to the creature comforts of home and once i'm thrown out into the big bad world of backpacking on the 3rd of July, I'm going to be a lost puppy pining for all the securities of home. Nahhh. It's my time to shine and I will throw my whole heart and soul into making this trip the most fulfilling experience of my life!... read more