Four Points By Sheraton Port Macquarie

... so adorable. <br><br> We bought kangaroo food, coarsely ground corn and went inside the enclosure to get real close. As you can see they weren't shy and would pose for photos. It was really interesting to see how the joey could fold himself up to fit into mom&#8217;s pouch. Couldn&#8217;t be comfortable, and looked really awkward. I especially like seeing the cockatoos wild ...

... lucky to sit out the East Coast Low that hit northern NSW in May, in the safety of the marina, rather than trying to find shelter in some flooded northern river or even worse perhaps out at sea.<br>Pittwater was a great chance to catch up with Sydney friends and relations and we had several excursions to different parts of the waterway to enjoy a BBQ. We also got to know the two larger yacht clubs and the Quays marina, as well as the moorings and little wharf in Salt ...

... the first of the big objects. Gotta say, it wasn't that big. I thought it would dominate the skyline, but it was not even that big. Bigger than a normal banana, yes, but smaller than a double decker bus. My way back included a walk along the hard shoulder of the motorway, which I didn't realise I was doing for a while, by which time I was halfway to the bus stop home. That night, I had the hostel BBQ which was the first time I faced my fear of asking for a veggie burger at a BBQ ...

... people had a campfire so we joined them and sat up until late while a gilr played on the guitar and sang while some of the fisherman drank themsleves silly. In the morning we went for a walk on the beach, We left the park and drove to Dorrigo National Park to their rainforest centre. ITwas described as one of the most accessable Rainforests. the road was steep and twisted and turned all over the place. we were relieved when we reached ...

... 7th heading to Umina Beach for a couple of days before home, but about 10 minutes into our trip we blew another fuse in the car. Motor died on us again, but in not such a dangerous place this time. Kev replaced it, another 10 minutes and it blew again! Another call to NRMA, a vist to an auto electrician who spent some time scratching his head about the problem and wanted to completely re-wire the van to car wiring. However, he just changed a ...

... can drive up and look over miles of coastline. It was slightly in a cloud when we got to the top, but the view was spectacular. We have a few more days here (we will actually be seeing my relatives at some point) until we move onto our last stop, Sydney (completing the circle). It's sad for both of us, getting towards the end of the trip, but it's been amazing the whole time we've been here, and we're determined to make the rest of it just as good. Hope you're all well, Joe (and Cat) xxxx

Toen we maandag in Port aankwamen, was het al te laat om nog boodschappen te doen. Een mooi excuus om gebruik te maken van het akkoordje die het hostel met Pizzahut had: een large pizza voor 5 dollar! Na ook even langs Liqourland (de drankwinkelketen hier in Oz, vaak ook met een drive-through: drank terwijjl u wacht!) geweest te zijn, installeerden we ons op de veranda van ons nieuwe hostel voor een gezellig avondje niets. De volgende dag besloten we ...

... this is just a short stopover, found that you can only do so much coach travelling in one go! Dolphins off the coast here. Nice weather, I think I need to get stronger sunblock!! There is this guy staying in our dorms here and he can talk a bit, to tell you the truth, I think he is a little disturbed. First night he was explaining to me for some ...

... of photos, it was great to be able to see them at such close proximity. Happily they had quite a few empty enclosures which has to be a good thing. All the koalas have lots of eucalyptus leaves but some get a milk supplement too if they aren't eating enough or need to be be built up a bit, or in the case of the permanent residents because they can. It must be a great job, they are fed with a syringe so the volunteers really do get to feed them and the koalas seem to ...

... The coach was newer than the previous one that I had been on but the rain was effecting it because the door kept on opening so we had to keep on stopping to close the door. I finally arrived in Newcastle after a driver swap and a food stop. I had grabbed my bags and trudging up the street in spitting rain but I was met by Evelyn and her friend Brok at the hostel so I said hello and heard a voice behind me... it was Kim! I had text Kim to let me in the hostel ...