Blogs from New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 1149

...December 26th continued... Driving, out the corner of my eyes, the salvation jane on the roadside blurs into a lush lavender hue, a peripheral expressionist painting. Brown Mountain (a truck coupling bay) Fog, mist, feeling the miniature rain drops on the car’s side. Struggling to see and steer around the wet windy roads, I'm slowing to less than 40km/hour and at only 9pm I need to stop for the night. the fog so thick tis hard to see anything other than immediately before the headlights. But eventually I find myself in a truck coupling bay, better safe than sorry I say. With many protective concerns and cautionary do’s & don’ts, I’m somewhat disconcerted when a car also pulls into the bay right behind me, sits for a while, open the doors and gets out, thereby becoming ... read more

Went to Warringah Mall. D had hair done. CT got lucky on arcade games. Ate christmas leftovers. Relaxed with a few bottles of vino and watched 'Finding Nemo' which is based in and around Sydney.... read more

Hello. Now I know a lot of people have been absolutely frantic for The Official Buster 20 Year Anniversary Tour Blog to start and I am pleased to announce that it commences now! The OB20YAT was a resounding success and, I think it is fair to say, there are some future blogs that are going to blow your mind! We travelled far and wide and hard in an attempt to bring a little of this wonderful planet's magnificent mystery into your dull little lives and we ask for no thanks! Sure, we suffered deprivations and saw things that no civilized (whatever that means!) man should see but that is a commonplace experience for a Buster. The earth may be a hard and hairy oyster shell of a variety that is extremely difficult to shuck but we ... read more

Not very much....down to the pool, had a sea food BBQ (enormous salmon steaks marinated in honey, soy sauce & garlic) and chilled out. Marvellous!... read more

G’day all. I arrived in Sydney after a 15½ hour bus trip from Melbourne. The buses are a lot more comfortable than the plane so I managed to sleep a little. I am staying with bill and Mary, my great aunt and uncle in their house in Gordon, just outside the city center. Sydney is a huge city, with the CBD full of skyscrapers and surrounded by national parks and beaches. After exploring the city center for a day, Bill and Mary took me to Ku-ring-gai, one of the protected areas near Sydney. It is unbelievable, the contrast between the city and the bush. I found a big lizard in the park and had to do my Steve Irwin bit and get my photo taken next it. It was a big old bugger! I spent a ... read more