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Nelson Bay Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Nelson Bay, Australia
Nelson Bay to Pacific Palms
This is a top pick! Version traduite plus bas April 10, Nelson Bay to Pacific Palms The whole coast of Australia is like a giant necklace made of beautiful beaches... and they are all different even if they seem quite similar.... fine sand, well packed towards the water's ...
Its been a while so let me track back..........
This is a top pick! ... aware there is not a great deal to do in Newcastle, so we got back in the van and headed to our first port of call - Nelson Bay. I wouldn't have thought about coming here, until someone at work suggested it, so here we are. We parked up and went for a ...
A Happy Birthday Down Under
... weekend of my birthday we headed to Port Stephens with my Dad and Berry. We were staying in Berry's neighbour's holiday flat in Nelson Bay which is about 3 hours north of Sydney. It's claimed that if the first settlers had found Port Stephens first they ...
Contiki beaches and reefs 2nd January
... getting a photo with people you didnt know. then we got on our way! we stopped at a servo and then had lunch at nelsons bay, walked around and then went on a dolphin cruise. weather was pretty rubbish, but we saw some dolphins which was nice! i was ...
On the road again...
... on the road! We left Sydney on Friday 4th January, and our first stop was staying with my friend Lia, and her boyfriend, Ryan, in Nelson Bay. We took a train to Newcastle, which took about three hours, and then took a bus to Nelson Bay. For those of you ...
Weekend in Port Stephens
... and Macquarie. The latter was the more scenic drive as we took the 131 along the north shore, circumventing Newcastle and onto Nelson Bay. The Tomaree peninsula is on the south side of Port Stephens. There is the Tomaree National Park which offers ...
Rhys' Injury Log
Thought it would be appropriate to create an injury log with pictures of my recent ridiculous injurys!! First injury, playing volleyball, fractured left thumb. Second injury, shark bite... ok maybe not, more like falling off a push bike ...
Turf and Surf
... today was pretty bad (overcast, rainy not actually that hot considering we were in the all talked about scorching land called "Australia") but the end result of the drive today was stopping at a really funky surfers camp. The cabins were fairly ...
Port Stephens (Nelson Bay)
What a lovely place! We stayed in a Koala Habitat in a 'Bungalow'. We were lucky enough to get a free upgrade as the room was double booked and stayed in the private ensuite double bungalow with fridge, microwave, kettle and dvd player/tv!!! absolutle ...
CONVICT KANGAROOS AND COLONIAL ATTIRE
... one side of the road, and lakes on the other. We were near perfectly timed, heading out on the Port Stephens peninsula to reach Nelson Bay by nightfall! Port Stephens is a collection of beach villages on a huge bay, with Nelson Bay at its hub. We ...
Dolphins and Pelicans Welcome us to the Beach
Saturday dawned bright and . . . cloudy. We still went to the beach at Nelson Bay, and we had a great time! Some highlights were Liam calling the dolphins in, observing enormous pelicans up close, and eating delicious seafood. Port Stephen is a ...
contiki itinerary!
... we did on trip. Day 1: Met at holiday inn, potts point, Sydney Mrs Macquarie’s chair – picture. View of harbour. Nelson bay – lunch Dolphin cruise, sand boarding Shaol bay resort – cook your own bbq "quiet" room gathering Day 2: ...
Tomaree Headland
Really good walk there to the top of Tomaree headland overlooking Nelson Bay and Port Stevens. You can see where the WWII artillary was mounted but the highlight is the view from the top. There's a crazy amount of spiders up there. After a night in ...
A Stormy Time
... up only half an hour late (I was half expecting it not to turn up at all), and after another 3 hours, I finally arrived at Nelson Bay 16 hours after setting off from Byron. Roger and Jackie are a good laugh, we mainly talked about England and family ...
nelson bay
... bringt) i dere schoene, laebaendige gaegend go jogge. immer wieder miteme blick id eukalyptus beum ufe, will eusi mission am nelson bay - eusem noexte stopp - isch ganz klar xi: wildi koalas finde. und surfe natuerli. beides het denn noed so ganz klappt. ...
Ironmen in Newcastle and Wind in Port Stevens
Todays entry is going to be very short, as I suspect many will be as we hit the longer drives around Australia. This morning we woke up to more fog and drizzle in the Blue Mountains. After a few beers with our new friends last night we allowed ourselves ...
Camping with the Dingles! Sit!!
... to see it for myself. Eight hours of driving, and lots of phone calls for directions later, we finally arrived in Anna Bay, Port Stephens. We stocked up in the local supermarket with some essentials and drove around trying to find an entrance to the ...
parasailing
we are in port stephens and it is pretty sweet. we are living in a caravan and Doug and June's house. we have been here for a very warm christmas season along with 14 other people in this house and three dogs. it was super crazy and fun (at least for ...
Our way to Byron Bay
... the 6 wineries, we went to, but we only brought a port to take with us. After the week had past we drove further up the coast. We stopped in different towns for breaks on our way to Byron Bay. Among other: Nelson Bay, Port Maquirie, and Nambucca ...
the dead horse
... shape of a bunny with such an aggressive name typed into his bottom. What market was the manufacturer aiming for when the Nelson Bay Bowling Club was filled with little grey haired women? Surely they didn't intend Rambo to be there bestseller? Although ...
Anna Bay
... to get Craig into a Rivers outlet and he actually bought more than 2 items. We still need to buy more though. The drive down to Nelson Bay was littered with road works and as we got closer the clouds got darker and the rain began to fall. By the time we ...
Nelson Bay
... (seriously). A few degrees warmer and you could have mistaken it for the Sahara. That night we stayed in the delightful town of Nelson Bay at the Halifax campsite, right on the beach. While Debs was checking us in I couldn't resist running down to catch ...
Meeting the Moirs
Having taken a short bus ride through some beautiful scenic countryside we arrived in Nelson Bay! I called my uncle Roger who was coming to collect us. At this point I hoped I would be able to recognise my uncle that I had not seen in 18 ...
Food Purism
Nonna sits behind me on a stool. In defiance- of an ageing and shrinking body- her eyes are ever watchful and she is nevertheless the overseer. I feel her watching me sometimes with approval and other times with frustration. I too am watching the ...
A long wet drive!
400kms today in absolutely torrential rain to get from Coffs Harbour to Nelson Bay. Not particularly enjoyable, and very tiring. Peppers Anchorage is a lovely hotel next to the marina in Corlette and we benefited from a cool, quiet room and a good nights ...
Dolpins and Dunes
... her over. she was soaked through. We stopped at a koala reserve area but didn't see any koalas. Next stop was Anna Bay for the largest moving sand dunes in the southern hemisphere. We arrived just in time for the next 4WD trip across the dunes ...