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That’s It, That’s All

I sit here now in the Coolangatta Airport, waiting for my flight back to Japan. It makes for a pretty distinct ending to our time in Australia (at…

Moreton Island – A Fabulous Encore and Ending

When we left Brisbane back in May, we left with much gusto, trying to cover as much ground as quickly as we could, convinced that six months wasn’t…

Day 181 – The Final Leg Home

After the amazing thunderstorm that was all around us last night, the skies cleared and temperatures dropped right down (but that was to be expected considering we were…

Day 180 – New England

Like I’d wanted yesterday, first thing we did today was head to the Warrumbungle National Park. It was a little backtrack, but nothing substantial (at least that’s what…

Day 179 – Western Plains Zoo

We arrived by shore of Macquarie River well after it was dark last night, so it was nice to be able to actually see it this morning. It…

Day 178 – Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves

We tried as hard as we could to leave Sydney as early as possible, and even though we were up and about by 7AM, and had very little…

Day 177 – Adventures in Sydney #5 – Powerhouse Museum

I don’t know why, but after seeing the amazing view from the roof of May’s apartment, I thought it would be a brilliant idea to get up early…

Day 176 – Adventures in Sydney #4 – Melbourne Cup… In Sydney

We had grand plans to head in to town early to see a museum (Powerhouse), but the opportunity to sleep in was too hard resist. As we were…

Day 175 – Adventures in Sydney #3 – Cabramatta

It was an early start to the day after a night interrupted by the cries of a teething Mia. After another couple of hours playing with the kids…

Day 174 – Adventures in Sydney #2 – Bronte to Parramatta

A quick trip to Bronte, which we fondly remembered as being a beautiful beach. But, after being spoilt by so many beautiful beaches on this holiday, it had…