My time here in the Blue Mountains is coming to a close. I’ll be leaving from The Channon to get my Permaculture Design Certificate tomorrow morning. Miranda left for Melbourne this afternoon to visit her friend Melanie, and I’m looking forward to hearing about the trouble they get into down south.
Anyways, there are a few [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 24, 2009
Castle Ruins & Blackheath’s Grand Canyon
June 20, 2009
Death by Toast – Flying Fox, Katoomba
“Platform 8 – Train to Katoomba departing at 11:02am,” bellowed from the train station loudspeaker as dozens of people spilled onto the Sydney Central platform turning the previously tranquil station into a bustling maze of people and voices.
Straining to hear above the stations’ noise, I got through to the Flying Fox Hostel on the pay [...]
June 13, 2009
Light Show @ the Sydney Opera House
Tonight we went back down to the Quay to watch the light show. Most of the show was on the Opera House, but there were also a number of smaller displays on near by buildings. Here are a few of the coolest shots of the Opera House:
June 13, 2009
A Day at the Zoo
I hadn’t heard anything about the Sydney Zoo, so I was mostly indifferent when Miranda mentioned that she wanted to check it out. Little did I know that she was actually attempting to keep a SECRET from me – that the Zoo has tonnes of animals I never expected to see!
We took a cute little [...]
June 13, 2009
Sydney … !
Such a beautiful city! We’ve spent the last three days walking around Sydney, and enjoying every minute of it – very pedestrian friendly, and lots to see.
Sydney Botanical Garden
First day in Sydney, Miranda and I wander into the botanical garden downtown. Everything seems normal, we’re walking along… then we decide to pop into this “rainforest [...]
June 11, 2009
Detour: OZ
I <3 New Zealand! It’s a beautiful place, and I can’t wait to get back.
We arrived in Sydney, Australia this morning. After a brief discussion, we decided that too much of the cool stuff we wanted to do in NZ required warmer weather – as did a lot of the WWOOFing opportunities. SO… we found [...]
June 11, 2009
Kauri Forest, West Coast Northland, NZ
What a beautiful drive through rolling countryside and Kauri forest. We left in the morning – getting a ride with a friend – from Ahipara, and arrived in Auckland that evening.
The Kauri Forest
By the mid 1900s most Kauri forests were cut down for the gum that can be extracted and used for industrial purposes. The “Gumdiggers” went [...]
June 7, 2009
Ahipara
City bus to coach bus to smaller coach bus to shuttle bus. A day of buses and gorgeous country side!
Despite what you may have assumed, I was actually able to stay awake for most of the journey. We went through pasture (finally some sheep!), rain forest, mountains and flats, and finally our destination – the [...]
June 7, 2009
Auckland Arrival
The combination of a 14 hour flight and sitting beside two babies could have been disastrous. Luckily, both Miranda and I were able to watch a few movies and fall asleep for most of the flight. In the end it didn’t seem as long as it was.
Arriving in Auckland around 6:30am, customs and immigration was [...]
