Hotel Novocastrian Newcastle

... the hunter valley ... the wine growing region of oz, its famed for its shiraz and semillion both of which are very nice sampling of many different varieties helped to establish this, we visited 4 vineyards, we ran out of time to go to naymore as the old people in my group came of the cruise ship that was docked in newcastle and asked a lot of questions. 1st we went to draytons and dranks many different wines, we then went to hanging tree a very nice botique ...

... uns eigentlich zum Abendessen. Als wir vor dem Haus stehen, sehen wir ein „Happy Birthday“-Banner über der Haustüre - hat einer in der Familie etwa heute Geburtstag? Ich rufe kurz bei Sandra an, aber sie weiß es leider auch nicht und Paul ist noch bei der Arbeit. So fahren wir einfach noch einmal los, wir wollten ursprünglich sowieso jedem eine Kleinigkeit mitbringen. Für den Kleinen finden wir schnell etwas, er ...

... auf max 15 Grad runtergekuehlt und ich konnte schonmal fuer Neuseeland ueben. Ich habe noch erfolglos einige Couchsurfer angeschrieben und musste dann wohl oder uebel in einem Hostel einchecken. Lauter laute 20jaehrige, da hatte ich ueberhaupt keine Lust drauf. Aber dann habe ich schon an der Rezeption einen Hawaiianer und einen Deutschen kennen gelernt, mit denen ich dann 2 nette Tage verbracht habe, bis die beiden weitergereist sind. Zu ...

... the good word. I got a call back a couple weeks later. The camera was in good condition. In need of a good cleaning, but other than that, in good shape. Phew. The lens was "uneconomical" to repair. Ouch. Oh well. At least I know I'm not crazy and have now identified the problem even if it will eat up half of my tax return. That Friday I took off from work early and headed down to Sydney. I drove as the train is more expensive and takes longer (even with my giant petrol-guzzling ...

Hello to all our dedicated followers, Well we arrived at Stockton beach tourist park under a threatening sky, but we are experienced at setting up now in rain or shine. We wined and dined with the locals being of course "the Gurrs" (friends of the family)and it felt good having a traditional sit down roast dinner. We awoke the next day to sunshine and to find the beach at our doorstep and a long walk to the rock ...

HI there sorry its been so long since i have written. To be honest i have been a little fed up and busy finding a job. So life s not that different on the other side of the world the weathers just better, job agencies are a bunch of paper pushing time wasters, transports rubbish and everyones broke stressed and tired. giggle giggle. Seriously i ve been getting so frustrated with the agencies I'm organized there just not and they don't seem to know what ...

... in a cute beach-side hostel/hotel on Merewether Beach - here is our ocean view, which always included 10-30 ocean liners on the horizon plus a number of surfers taking advantage of the good surf despite the chilly weather. This was the first ...

... except the salt stinging my eyes and rinsing my mouth was beautiful, a small price to pay to be sure. Newcastle is basically Hamilton with a beach. Its roots are forged in steel. Its massive harbour is home to a constant barrage of international shipping traffic none the least being oil tankers. It was truly surreal watching surfers slice the waves while a fleet of tankers (30 at least) dotted the horizon. Just floating ...

... specimen over 40 cm and weighing in at 1,1 kg. I got more strikes that evening but unluckily there was no moon so the bass couldn't see my lure and missed all the strikes. On Wednesday I headed to Newcastle. I am staying here at HC member Alison's house for a few days. Doing some shopping, updating my travel log before heading out to north again. Expect more descriptions of amazing National Parks and fishing in about a week or so when I reach civilization again.

... and it was a bit sad leaving the girls there, but it had to be done! hah. Today's not nearly as hot as any day I've been here, which is kind of nice. I think I'll go back to Sydney tomorrow and walk around Darling Harbour and go to the Taronga Zoo. Then off to Perth on friday! Hopefully I'll get on a computer then. I should put my pictures up right now but I'm feeling really lazy at the moment.. Maybe a couple. Just for you! Hope to talk to some of you soon! love, andie.