AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 16 Oct 2007 | Views [459]
This is the view from the Byron Bay lighthouse. These are the Julian Rocks and are at the most easterly land point in Australia. That's another landmark checked off the list. Now all I have to do is vist the most Northerly, Westerly and Southerly points.... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Monday, 15 Oct 2007 | Views [522]
This is the lighthouse at Byron Bay. Aparently Byron Bay has the homes of some famous people like Nicole Kidman. It is also the home to great white sharks that nibble kayaks and surfboards. There was a newspaper report of a girl whose sea kayak got bitten ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 14 Oct 2007 | Views [401]
We made it to Coffs harbour before the bad weather. It's summer storm season and the photo shows that one is on it's way. The picture is a view from our apartment overlooking the marina. A perfect spot from which to view a tropical storm with forked ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Friday, 28 Sep 2007 | Views [308]
This is the home of the Bondi icebergs club. The saltwater pool is used by club members all year round. It's the pool usage in winter months that gives the club the name "Icebergs". It's 25 degrees today, so no icebergs.
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AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 26 Sep 2007 | Views [297]
There are 66 bays in the Sydney harbour and a boat tour is an excellent idea. This is a photo of the famous seafood restaurant, Doyle's across the harbour from the centre of the city. As we traveled the bays we saw the swimming beaches had shark nets ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 20 Sep 2007 | Views [255] | Comments [1]
Went to the Sydney museum today. Unfortunately so did several classes of school kids. I did enjoy the African exhibition & the skeleton room with the skeletal frames of a variety of creatures but the rest wasn't worth the $10 it cost to get in.
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AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 20 Sep 2007 | Views [257] | Comments [1]
No doubt! Opera House at the harbour means I was really in Sydney. Caught the train to Circular Quay and took in the tourist sights. After being in Sydney a couple of times in recent years it was easy to navigate around the centre of the city. My ... Read more >
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