Sundowner Motor Inn Orange

... the detour, a small town with old buildings that seems to have stood still since last century...  Arrived at Nyrang Homestead (winery - Barton Creek wines) around 6pm. We were the only ones... Dinner in the veranda with Stephen and Greg, the 2 owners.  Great wine (San Giovese and a Rosé).  Went to bed... good night except for the possum who was eating the floorboards somewhere making a bit of noise!

... my Uncle & AUntyin from Sydney for 1hr before they flew to Vegas. Spent all day at the airport. interesting. very interesting. i love airports. very entertaining. the Mexican world youth day pilgrims were on my flight as were some Nuns and a preist. Had a good flight and got to sydney at 6:30am. Mum picked me up and I went HOME!!! it was cold. yuk. planning has started for my next trip!!!!!! well goodbye!!!!!!!

... boys in town to check out the shops and do a bit more Christmas shopping. For dinner we had bbq chicken wraps, played Skipbo and read. I hope Stephen feels better tomorrow. Statistics/Information Weather: 25 degrees, cloudy with a lovely 17 overnight Camping: Free Fuel at Cowra: LPG 43.58l @ 69.7c p/l = $ 30-38 Odometer: 121,321 Shopping: $14 Presents: $33 & $15 Clothes: $3.30

Brendo photocopied some 'info' for me on the Blue Mountains - history, geography, et cetera, and lo, I did learn much about this National Park. Sydney has a "green band" around it of national parks, something which according to locals, "gives it the right to pollute and still have fresh air". For myself, I love it, and would wish the same on any city. I didn't see any blue, and these aren't Mountains, so much as they are plateaus. The "blue" apparently comes from gum trees which ...

... only 5 days break between), I am not looking forward to doing the journey again - thankfully this time I will have company on both legs with Riv on the way there and Jon on the way back - so there'll be some shoulders to dribble on at least! Anyway, despite the recent loss which has most certainly had me feeling wobbly and at times a long way from home, things are great here in Oz! The weather is hotting up nicely and trips to the beach have ...

... people free' day today Quite a few improvements here this year, a lot more bitumen and a new road joining the track just below the bridge on Conrod to let the support event cars on to the track without having to go thru the pits. Theres also an enclosure exclusively for motorhomes, probably about 50 sites where the old drive in used to be, but it has obviously been set up by ...

... a large reunion style drinking session in All Bar One on the Saturday nihgt ;) Really looking forward to it already - only 17 weeks and 4 days to go! Riv and I have decided to move a bit further out of the city for the summer as we're both starting to feel a bit trapped by being to central and I want to be closer to the water. I have dillusions of wanting to go running across the beach in the mronings before work (says the girl who lives in a block ...

... off to * very boozey st*rt with Riv *nd I *dopting * Scottish Rugby PL*ying St*g-Do into the crowd *nd consuming *bout * dozen c*ns of Red Bull between us (we were exh*usted when we got there from the previous weeks sh*ni****ns)... eventu*lly we cr*wled in *t 4.30 still re*dy to p*rty. Those of you I h*ve spoken to recently will know th*t Riv *nd I h*ve m*n*ged to m*ke not getting in until d*ylight * regul*r fixture of our weekends, so by the time S******y morning brunch c ...

... in one jump. Koala Bears 1. They sleep between 18 to 20 hours a day. 2. Their tiny tail and padded bottom lets them sleep comfortably in hard tree branches. 3. Koalas are very choosy eaters, eating only particular gum leaves. They can eat 1 kg of leaves every day. They rarely need to drink water, getting most of the moisture they need from the leaves. Tasmanian Devil 1. The Tasmanian devil gets its name from its ferocious personality and ...

... was all but wiped out in the early years of European arrival in Australia. Terra Nullis - 'no ones' Land they called it. Due to disease and a loss of their hunting grounds, bodies of the darug washed up on the shores. Following the guide through the bush to secret cermonnial sites and learning all about the plants and animals of the bush. It was pretty stenuous, we were out for ten hours in total. Showered under a ...