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Yes! We are out of Sydney! So good to be past the big city and into little towns. Although Sydney did get better after my last entry.
That day we tried to go into the city. We went to Darling Harbour, but it was so cold and wet and windy that we didn't last long. We went back and caught up with more relo's, which was nice.
The next day dawned bright and sunny, so we walked down to Brighton le Sands, and got to have that coffee at a cafe right on the beach. Then we discovered an excellent perk of the Sydney transport system - on Sundays you can get a ticket for $2.50 which will take you anywhere on any form of public transport. So we took a train to the city, went to Circular Quay and did the whole tourist thing with photos of the bridge and the opera house, then we caught a ferry to Manly, just because we can.
By this stage I was Sydneyed out, and quite glad to be leaving the next morning. So today we headed north along the Pacific Motorway, and took the first exit to Gosford. The lady at the tourist info suggested we stop at the caravan park at Patonga, as it is an "untouched" area. Well, untouched is a good description. The caravan park is simple, but nice, and opens onto both the ocean and a river, as so many places do here. It is quiet and picturesque. The only problem is making our way there, up and down very windy and steep roads. Not great in the motor home. Will probably cover more of the Gosford area tomorrow, then start heading north.
GeorgeY's bit.
Sunday was the International Star Wars Day because of the simple minded American pun of May the fourth...etc. International, really?? Most English speaking countries will call it the fourth of May, except for backward Americans. Le quatre du mois de Mai ou n'importe quel configuration will make no sense to the pun. But somehow it had an unexpected effect on electronic material we have with us.
As sceptical as I am, when your apple computer's charger, (used for a long time,) fails suddenly, and then another battery charger does the same thing simultaneously, you wonder. That was spooky, and expensive to replace them. And we had to do so before leaving Sydney, and being stranded with a dead laptop and flat batteries. Another 4/5/2014 coincidence is that Microsoft Word encountered problems and refused to open, so these entries were written using alternatives such as stickies and text edit.
Later at the camp I prepared for my Monday treat ie. Top Gear. The TV reception was very poor, and using all Mr. Bean's tricks to set up the antenna did not help. Ultimately I tried a retune, lost all channels, and called it an early night. It must be still May the fourth somewhere. Backward Americans.
The road to Patonga is untouched by road works, and is very windy and hilly, and if the bike carrier is to be tested, so far that is the toughest. The campsite is a bird watcher's paradise as there is tons of cockatoos and a wide variety of ducks, crows, cookaburras...etc.
Early this morning I went for a walk and the *******s were pillaging someone's outdoor camp kitchen. I stood and watched them.
That day we tried to go into the city. We went to Darling Harbour, but it was so cold and wet and windy that we didn't last long. We went back and caught up with more relo's, which was nice.
The next day dawned bright and sunny, so we walked down to Brighton le Sands, and got to have that coffee at a cafe right on the beach. Then we discovered an excellent perk of the Sydney transport system - on Sundays you can get a ticket for $2.50 which will take you anywhere on any form of public transport. So we took a train to the city, went to Circular Quay and did the whole tourist thing with photos of the bridge and the opera house, then we caught a ferry to Manly, just because we can.
By this stage I was Sydneyed out, and quite glad to be leaving the next morning. So today we headed north along the Pacific Motorway, and took the first exit to Gosford. The lady at the tourist info suggested we stop at the caravan park at Patonga, as it is an "untouched" area. Well, untouched is a good description. The caravan park is simple, but nice, and opens onto both the ocean and a river, as so many places do here. It is quiet and picturesque. The only problem is making our way there, up and down very windy and steep roads. Not great in the motor home. Will probably cover more of the Gosford area tomorrow, then start heading north.
GeorgeY's bit.
Sunday was the International Star Wars Day because of the simple minded American pun of May the fourth...etc. International, really?? Most English speaking countries will call it the fourth of May, except for backward Americans. Le quatre du mois de Mai ou n'importe quel configuration will make no sense to the pun. But somehow it had an unexpected effect on electronic material we have with us.
As sceptical as I am, when your apple computer's charger, (used for a long time,) fails suddenly, and then another battery charger does the same thing simultaneously, you wonder. That was spooky, and expensive to replace them. And we had to do so before leaving Sydney, and being stranded with a dead laptop and flat batteries. Another 4/5/2014 coincidence is that Microsoft Word encountered problems and refused to open, so these entries were written using alternatives such as stickies and text edit.
Later at the camp I prepared for my Monday treat ie. Top Gear. The TV reception was very poor, and using all Mr. Bean's tricks to set up the antenna did not help. Ultimately I tried a retune, lost all channels, and called it an early night. It must be still May the fourth somewhere. Backward Americans.
The road to Patonga is untouched by road works, and is very windy and hilly, and if the bike carrier is to be tested, so far that is the toughest. The campsite is a bird watcher's paradise as there is tons of cockatoos and a wide variety of ducks, crows, cookaburras...etc.
Early this morning I went for a walk and the *******s were pillaging someone's outdoor camp kitchen. I stood and watched them.
- comments
Jan Cornelissen Still a bit stiff in the shoulders mate, looking forward to seeing the slouch appear further down the journey!
george_youssef Getting better at slouching. Cheers BTW did my sign glow on Discovery night???
Heidi George you are hilarious! Your updates make me chuckle
jan Too busy crushing cans in the Science room to look at the sign, but I believe the first port of call for every tour was the Greensborough sign and a short story of its existence and the guy who pimped it up (sunnies were handed out to all involved to prevent eye damage due to the extensive glare)