Blogs from Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 3

Currently on road to Sydney Will be in Sydney tomorrow 15th March, to settle for a week. Road trip from Ocean Road has seen us go through some spectacular countryside. Met up with Lins friends (Dave & Di) on Saturday - trip to Marysville - destroyed by fire 2 years ago but making a comeback - BBQ at their's along with mossies. Did not leave enough time to go up the coast to Sydney so through to Gundagai (one horse town) last night and Woollongong tonight. (Interesting motels). Drop car in Sydney tomorrow. I will put pics up in the next few days Cheers... read more

Day 143-145 26th-28thJanuary The morning found us donning our Australia tops and covering ourselves in Australian tattoos. We loaded up the car in the morning with a serious amount of alcohol and other things we needed for the day and headed off to our location for the day. A field. With enough space for the lads to have their annual Australia Day Cricket Match and for the rest of us to set up a gazebo and spend the whole day sunbathing and knocking back the alcoholic slush puppies! We were joining lots of Wade and Melissa’s friends and we had a lovely day in the hot sunshine getting really rather drunk, which we were reliably informed is the best way to celebrate Australia Day. By the time darkness fell, Wade, Ellory and I were pretty well ... read more

Day 140-142 23rd-25th January We checked out of the Formule 1 hotel and psyched ourselves up to drive into the centre of Sydney and find the car hire place, without a sat nav or a very good map. It was a guidebook one! I still to this day cannot believe we managed it without too much trouble, the car hire place was in a part of Sydney we didn’t know and although we had to circle around a block when we missed our turning into the car hire place that was the only mishap. We returned the car and got our deposit back (yay!) and loaded ourselves up with our bags so we could walk to Kings Cross station where we were going to get the train to Wollongong. It wasn’t that far to the station, ... read more

Writing this blog almost a week after the events, reminds me that we really shouldn't let things get so far behind as Lou and I have just had to both check the photos and discuss what we did to make sure we have the right days. 13 January 2011 Today after a lazy morning, we decided that we must get out of the house and explore the area a bit further on foot. So we left Jeff's place and, as we stepped outside and crossed the road, we walked around the Coomaditchy Lagoon, which I believe is a piece of protected Aboriginal land, there is unsurprisingly lagoon which has a large collection of pelicans living upon it and its little island. After walking past this and going over the crest of the hill, the vista of ... read more

After volunteering at the Sydney to Wollongong MS Bike ride, I headed down to the Nan Tien Temple to see what it was all about. I've driven past it many times for work, but never had the opportunity to actually go in and have a look around. The entrance gate is quite nice, with a very well kept landscaping around the driveway leading up to the shrines and other buildings. The gardens were well kept, and I just loved all the statues of the children! Unfortunately, you are not allowed to take photos inside the buildings, but they are well worth the trip. I hope you enjoy the photos I took when I was there........ read more