With my husband still sick with a bad case of flu, I decided to still venture out to Brisbane. My cousin, Robyn, dropped me off at Apollo Wharf ferry terminal and I caught a ferry to the city centre. Going along the river you can see some amazing houses and with the sun shining… Continue reading Brisbane
Category: Australia
Australia Zoo
We had seen a programme, back in the UK, about two tiger cubs called Spot and Stripe. They lived at Australia Zoo so we were keen to include a visit to the zoo in the hope of seeing them. Unfortunately we didn’t get to see those particular tigers but we did see some of their… Continue reading Australia Zoo
Dee Why Beach
Sydney & Bondi Beach Tour
We decided to do the Hop On/Hop Off bus tour around Sydney, which included a separate bus tour of Bondi Beach. Each tour takes around 90 minutes, although there isn’t much commentary but it is in quite a few languages. I spotted this really cool building which I think is a lovely idea. I am… Continue reading Sydney & Bondi Beach Tour
Blue Mountains National Park
It was about a 130km drive up to the Blue Mountains to see the three sisters and visit the National Park. There was a cable car that took us down into the rain forest and we did a walk around the wooden footpaths and then walked down to a waterfall. We then took the scary… Continue reading Blue Mountains National Park
Home and Away Location!
We visited Palm Beach area and saw them filming a Home and Away scene! We walked up the hill/steps and made our way up to the lighthouse. It was a bit of a trek uphill for my unfit legs but I was pleased I made it. The view was pretty great from the top.… Continue reading Home and Away Location!
Humpback Whale Watching off Manly Coast
Today I learnt that Southern Hemisphere humpback whales tend to have white(ish) sides/undersides, unlike the Northern Hemisphere ones. I have seen humpbacks in Hawaii and Cape Cod and I never tire of seeing them. This is the first time we have gone watching and not seen a series of breaches. There was an adult and… Continue reading Humpback Whale Watching off Manly Coast
Australia Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park
I know a blog is supposed to have lots of words but I don’t want to end up with a backlog and a lot of the purpose of this blog is to remind myself what we did and provide a selection of photos for family to see, so here’s a short post about today. My… Continue reading Australia Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park
Australia…our first few days
I am very behind wth my posts because of jet lag and nights out, so here is a brief selection of photos from our various days out. We caught the bus to Manly and then hopped on the ferry to Watson’s Bay. We saw some whales offshore but too brief a glimpse for a… Continue reading Australia…our first few days
The travels of HighlandHeffalump 