Author: veggiegirlmarlow
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Wollongong/Sydney
Met Hannah for breakfast at her home this morning. She shares the cutest little house in the mount Kiera area of Wollongong. The views from the terrace are amazing. Hannah is a great cook and served up a feast. Fortified, we set off to conquer mount Kiera and also Robertson’s Lookout. They are both accessible…
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Blue Mountains/Wollongong
The sun came out at last, allowing us to see the Blue Mountains in all their glory. We did the scenic drive around the main tourist spots and very pretty it was too. I’m so glad we got a chance to see the mountains at their best. Our next stop was Wollongong, a large town…
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We started this walk from West street in Wentworth Falls (it’s a town as well as a waterfall). We dithered for ages as the track was not obvious. Eventually we discovered it, the entrance and sign covered by undergrowth. Obviously not well used, and judging by the glares from the homeowners across the road, some…
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Blue Mountains
We decided to do the above walk as the views are supposedly some of the best in the Blue Mountains. Woke up to fog. Not just a bit, a real pea-souper. Walking down the road towards the falls, we could have been anywhere. Couldn’t see a thing. By the time we got to the falls,…
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Time to say goodbye
I hate goodbyes, especially when it’s people you are particularly fond of who live 12000miles away and you only see them once every three years if you’re lucky. We’ve had a great time in Noosa and it’s been a privilege sharing Ian,Kylie and Zeke’s home with them. The last few days have been a whirlwind…
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Brisbane
The time had come to sort out our replacement luggage following Steve’s case disaster on arrival in Oz. We decided to use the opportunity to explore Brisbane and booked ourselves an overnight stay in the South Bank area. This did not start well as several hours after booking an apartment, I realised I’d given the…
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Adelaide- Meet the Jurhmanns
The Jurhmanns are Kylie’s side of the family consisting of Michael, Jane, Hannah, Maddy, Max, Marina, Helen, Caitlin, Rowan and the indomitable Ooma plus a few others we didn’t get to meet. They live in gorgeous Adelaide and Kylie arranged for us to spend 5 days with them. We also had close family friend Wayne…
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Chilling in Noosa with the Ozlings
The last few days have been spent catching up with the Australian side of the Dowling clan, or the Ozlings as they will now be known. As well as the humans (Ian, Kylie and Zeke) there also the animal Ozlings who are Poo and Ginger (cats) and Myar. Myar is biologically a dog but she…
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Mahalo Honolulu, G’Day Oz
Managed to fit in a circuit around Ala Mauna park this morning before getting our flight to Brisbane. Uneventful flight with Hawaiian other than plane only half full so got 2 seats each – yahoo! On arrival, Steve’s bag turned up on the carousel looking as though it had gone ten rounds with a crocodile.…
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A day in Hawaii five-o land
This morning we went for a run around Ala Moana park and beach. It was lovely, so pretty and lots of people out for an early morning walk. We spent the rest of the morning reading the local paper and swimming on Fort Derussy beach, the far end of Waikiki beach. Much quieter and nearer…
Middle-aged flash packers 