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on my way to Australia, Germany - 13th December 2011
By: fam-united
I left my host's home for a new adventure in a far away country. It took me a while to activate my host to send me, because she had and still has some problems with her knee. I'm even not sure, if she has to write some more updates or not. So please don't be too surprised, if you read updates of her while I'm with my new host.
Bye, Ahonui
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Posted Dec 15, 2011, 4:55 pm
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Orange, NSW, Australia - 24th December 2011
By: sararingham
G'day mum! I've arrived in Australia... I'm very sorry I haven't updated sooner, but my host has been *so* very busy with working and the holidays that she hasn't had a chance to sit down and let you know... she wanted you to know that she is very sorry and she will be taking us to the beach for a week and promises to see a lot of amazing things while we're there...
I'm very excited! I wonder what we're going to see!
I will write again very soon, I promise!
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Posted Jan 12, 2012, 1:30 pm Last edited Jan 29, 2012, 6:07 am by sararingham
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Sydney, NSW, Australia - 16th January 2012
By: sararingham
On the way to work today, we had to quite unexpectedly do a short trip through the Sydney Central Business District - which included, a drive over the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and this time, Sara was prepared... so she put us all up on the dashboard of her car and snapped some photos as we went through the CBD, and then across the harbour bridge... we could even see the Opera House, even if only for a few short seconds as we entered the bridge... it was way too quick (and too rainy) to get a good photo so Sara missed her opportunity for that one... but it was a nice view, even with all the traffic around us...
In the very first photo, you can just see the top of it along the top of one of the buildings - but you can see the top of the Sydney Centre Point Tower which is one of the famous landmarks on the Sydney skyline...
Once we got off the Harbour Bridge, Sara snapped a photo of one of the street signs going to a city called Kirribilli... that's where the prime minister of Australia has their home on a regular basis... so something pretty cool... unfortunately we weren't headed to Kirribilli today... we had to get to the next location pretty quickly so we just camped out and watched the views from the dashboard as we went past...
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 6:05 am
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Manly Wharf, NSW, Australia - 16th January 2012
By: sararingham
Well, we were headed out to the beach town of Manly, it is one of the second most popular Sydney beaches.. next to Bondi Beach... unfortunately after going through the city, the weather did not improve, and Sara wasn't about to get out of the car because the rain was literally just hammering down... so we stayed in the car and watched as the Manly ferry transported people from the Manly Wharf to Circular Quay (where the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House are located).
So we happily stayed in the car where it was nice and warm, and when it stopped raining (for about a total of 5 seconds), Sara decided she would snap a few photos of the Manly Wharf area... this is where people of Manly and surrounds store their boats, and where the Manly Ferry is located... the beach is just behind us, behind a whole bunch of buildings and apartments, so we weren't able to see that unfortunately... and I don't think it was the best day to see it... it's been a very stormy Summer!
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 6:19 am
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St Johns Lookout, NSW, Australia - 22nd January 2012
By: sararingham
We had to head up a day early (work obligations) to go on holiday - harsh right? We left very early, about 3am, and we got up to the Central Coast to drop off their dog, and then went to work - as we had a bit of time to waste, we decided to do a bit of sight seeing - we found a lookout and decided to go investigate... it's called St Johns Lookout... it looks out over the bush land area of the Central Coast. It was a nice day, so we had a nice view... Sara did a few snaps, and we went off to the next location...
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 6:36 am
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Terrigal Lagoon, NSW, Australia - 22nd January 2012
By: sararingham
More of exploring areas we've never been before... we checked out a place called the Terrigal Lagoon, which is located in the town called Terrigal, on the Central Coast... it was a very nice little lagoon and we were able to dip our feet in for a little bit... but decided that we would rather go somewhere with a bit more... surf! We'll see what we can find!
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 6:55 am
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Terrigal Beach, NSW, Australia - 22nd January 2012
By: sararingham
Didn't take us too long at all to find our surf... although not much of it, it was a nice change and we were able to sit down, relax and enjoy the sun with many of the locals... it was beautiful! The cliffs that surrounded the Terrigal beach made it breathtaking, but it was also quite warm... surprisingly warm... we snapped some photos and enjoyed ourselves for a while before realizing that work was calling - and unfortunately, we had to pack up and head back to work... :-( Oh well... we had a good time while we were there none the less!
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 7:07 am
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Salamander Bay, NSW, Australia - 22nd January 2012
By: sararingham
After we got our work done, we headed a bit more North, another few jobs were up in this area - but we had another waiting game... so like before, we decided to explore... we drove to Salamander Bay... but the first beach we stopped at, had a nice little trail through the mangroves...
...and I don't know if you've ever walked through mangroves, but it's not very pleasant... you sorta sink into the sand... and this was a lot like quick sand with how it acted, and at some points we sank down to our knees in the sand... so Sara didn't stay very long... we got a few photos - none with us in it because we just wanted to get back to a nice beach as quickly as possible... once we got back through the mangrove area, we headed to another, more pleasant to walk through sandy part of the beach...
Once we got to the actual Salamander Bay, we took some time out and got some photos - saw some baby fish in the shallows - but unfortunately there was a storm coming through so we couldn't stay too long... but it was very pretty, especially with all the boats sitting out in the shallows of the water...
As the last photo, Sara put in one of the photos of the sand near the mangroves... as you can see, it does look very pretty - but, it was very difficult to walk through without sinking quite badly... the photo doesn't give it justice on how pretty it was though!
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 7:41 am
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The Entrance, NSW, Australia - 23rd January 2012
By: sararingham
Today is the day! Today is the day we start our long journey north!
Well, first, we had to back track... we went to The Entrance it was very windy and stormy - it is predicted to be as such for the next few days on the Australian coastline... but we'll make the most of what we have... we parked near this boardwalk and got out to explore the area... it was very pretty...
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 8:01 am
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