Mam & Dad's Oz Visit.


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July 14th 2008
Published: July 14th 2008
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Our new house...or it will be in about a year!
Well, I've probably left it a bit late to write up much about Mum & Dad's visit as I've forgotten most of the things we did!

They came out in April, which already seems an age ago. We were pretty lucky with the weather considering it was into autumn and cooling off.

Suffice it to say, M&D had a great time and it was brilliant to have them over here.

We showed them around Melbourne and walked up a few blisters.

We took some time of work to show them around, and managed to fit in a couple of trips. One to Sydney and a road trip along the Great Ocean Road to Apollo Bay, as well as day trips out around Melbourne surrounds.

Sydney was awesome as it was also my first time there. We did all the usual touristy things and Dad and I climbed the bridge which was superb. Great views of the city.

The Great Ocean Road is a fantastic trip out, lots of views and lots of wild life. We were very lucky and saw a wild koala. It's only a few hours to Appollo Bay from our place, so
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Mum, Dad and Emma in our living room.
it's a great place for a quick getaway.

Mum & Dad didn't want to leave by the end of the trip, and they are busy saving up to come out again for our house warming, (when we have built the house that is).

So....on with the pictures and apologies for a rather lack-lustre write up.

Tara for now.




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Our next door neighbour. Plenty of scrumping shortly.
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Mum & Dad in Melbourne.
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Melbourne - outside the war memorial.
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The reserve at the back of our rental house.
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Rye - a lovely spot down the Peninsula, about an hours drive from where we live.
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Dad and me at the top of Sydney Harbour Bridge. Great fun climbing up there.
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The Three Sisters - Blue Mountains.
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The Blue Mountains.
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Alan 'Crocodile Dundee' Besterfield
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Sydney Harbour at night.
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Worlds steepest train - Blue Mountains. Crazy.
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Bats in the Sydney Royal Botanic gardens. There were hundreds of them.


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