Category Archives: Trips

Woke up on time again, although last night was quite noisy with all the wild life around. We didn’t see any more wild life overnight, but there were some new “deposits” on the front lawn to show that there was … Continue reading →

The internal body clock didn’t let us down again today. After a spartan breakfast we packed up the car and headed north. In some respects the distances between places of interest deceived us. 240km at home can often be covered … Continue reading →

The usual wake-up time and we provided out own breakfast today! It seems most motels provide a kettle, microwave, fridge and toaster which means we can do our own thing and remove the temptation of larger, greasier more “interesting” breakfasts. … Continue reading →

It seems that regardless of the time we go to bed, we still get up at our usual time. This morning it was a DIY breakfast courtesy of the motel. The night before, you choose your breakfast items e.g. cereal, … Continue reading →

Woke up at our normal time, way later than our hosts! I thought my cold was going to turn into a full blown cough like I had in S. Africa a year ago, but after a couple of bouts of … Continue reading →

We started off with another small breakfast, which seems to be a good idea as I risked going on the scales and found I had lost 2lb since leaving home!! After packing our bags we headed out towards the coast … Continue reading →

Maybe a day late, but I gained hero status today, more later! After a good nights sleep we had our first “small” breakfast of the trip, a single small croissant and jam with “Canadian” coffee, all courtesy of food left … Continue reading →

Not sure what to say about today! For our 42nd wedding anniversary many things did not go too well! We went off to get breakfast, then returned to the hotel to finish packing. We had booked a shuttle van to … Continue reading →

As many of you know, we are not great city explorers and (most) museums don’t interest us, so today was to be a lazy wander around the suburbs day with an ulterior motive or two. We decided to go further … Continue reading →

Today’s plan was to head west to the Blue Mountains. The weather wasn’t as warm as yesterday and it was overcast. The forecast looked promising and the clouds were due give-way to some sun. We headed down to breakfast, it … Continue reading →