Nambucca Heads, NSW, Australia - 23rd January 2012
By: sararingham
Just like magic, we are at our destination... Nambucca Heads on the mid-North Coast...
The real magic was about 5 hours of driving... and that's without stops... so it's a bit longer than that when you add breaks for fuel, food and bathroom breaks... but once we were there... we went down to the beach and ran down to the beach before it got dark... just like down at The Entrance, it was very windy and rainy up here... and unfortunately - not much changed the entire time we were there... but Nambucca Heads is a very beautiful beach area and the water, was even warmer than when we were at Terrigal - like a luke warm bath!
The last photo... I thought I should explain that a little bit... you see, the waves began to get larger and larger as the tide was coming in... so they began to scare me... I pulled my head into my shell to hide from them... but eventually they calmed back down enough to make me feel comfortable around those HUGE waves!
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 8:20 am
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Nobbys Beach, NSW, Australia - 24th January 2012
By: sararingham
Today, we went to Port Macquarie... about an hour South of Nambucca Heads... there was a little zoo there where we could see some koalas and other Australian animals.. there wasn't too many opportunities for toyvoyager photos as the animals were all resting, or hiding - as it was raining constantly throughout our trip to the zoo... it was quite fun though, and Sara was lucky enough to pat a koala and a freshwater crocodile...
Afterwards, we headed to a city beach called Nobbys Beach, which is popular for people that have dogs... and the dogs were having a lot of fun running up and down the beach... but we had a chance to enjoy the surf and the big rocks on the beach... it was quite pretty... but it was getting kinda cold so we decided to head back to the tent for the night...
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 8:52 am
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Coffs Harbour Jetty, NSW, Australia - 25th January 2012
By: sararingham
The next day, we had to headed an hour North of Nambucca Heads to Coffs Harbour... there's a couple neat things to see, so we quickly got our work done and headed to the attractions... we first went to the Coffs Harbour Jetty... which is a very popular spot for people to swim during the Summer, and is usually pretty calm, but today, because of the storms... it was quite far from that... we got a few quick photos and headed back to the car, we were SOAKED!
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 9:15 am
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The Big Banana, Australia - 25th January 2012
By: sararingham
Next stop, and one of the more popular parts of Coffs Harbour, is The Big Banana... it is one of the many iconic "big things" that Australia has... it was very cool to see it!
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 9:26 am
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South West Rocks, NSW, Australia - 26th January 2012
By: sararingham
It's Australia Day! This is the day that Australia celebrates the arrival of the first fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788. It's a day with a lot of celebration and Aussie flags around... it wasn't much of a day for a barbecue though, as it was still raining...
We decided that we would head down to see another nearby town - known for the shipwrecks on the beach... it's called South West Rocks... we headed there - and just like we expected it was raining and very very windy... we snapped a few photos and saw that the shipwrecks are now covered by a sand dune or the water level has covered them... it would have been neat to see them - but oh well...
We quickly got some photos and then headed out to the next destination... we had to do it pretty quickly because on the road to South West Rocks, the water level was right against the street... and it was continuing to rain. We didn't want to get trapped in the town overnight...
That night we were all listening to flood watch on the radio, and the road to South West Rocks was shut down, for as much as 72 hours... can you believe that? How crazy is that?!
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 10:08 am
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Trial Bay Gaol, NSW, Australia - 26th January 2012
By: sararingham
Next destination around South West Rocks, was called Trial Bay Gaol... unfortunately because of the risk of being stranded... we couldn't explore the gaol, but we said we would make it another trip to come and see the gaol, which is now a museum...
Here is a bit of information about the gaol itself:
Quote: | The Trial Bay Gaol was established in 1876 as an experimental Public Works Gaol where the inmates would construct the breakwater. Although work started in 1877, it was not completed until 1886 due to difficulties in working the hard stone, inconsistent funding and contractual problems.
When the second (southern) wing of the gaol was completed in 1900, electric lights, a new kitchen, scullery, bakehouse, toilets, wash house and weather shed were installed in the complex, strongly indicating NSW Government support for the Public Works Gaol experiment. Yet only three years later work was abandoned and the gaol was closed in July 1903. Severe storms and increasing costs had seen only some 300 metres of the planned 1500 metre break wall completed.
External buildings were auctioned in 1904, and after 17 years of use, the abandoned gaol remained as testimony to an experiment with humane prison reform. With the onset of World War 1, the old gaol was given a new lease of life as a German internment camp (1915–1918). After the war, a caretaker was installed and, with no foreseeable future, the gaol was stripped of all movable buildings and materials in 1922, leaving the heritage listed ruin that you see today. |
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 10:57 am
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Nambucca River, NSW, Australia - 27th January 2012
By: sararingham
It has been raining constantly since we came and unfortunately now, the Nambucca River is almost at the edge of the highway... some areas around the mid-North Coast are flooding and being blocked off... it's pretty intense... Sara and Daniel aren't able to go snorkeling because the risk is so high because of the water level, and the torrent of water in the river is so quick it wouldn't take long for something to go wrong... so we're being safe instead...
Today, we decided to go down to the river to see the water level. We walked along the boardwalk that runs along the highway near the tourist information centre... the water level was SO high! If it was much higher we wouldn't have risked going out on the boardwalk area... it was crazy! Hopefully the rain will stop soon...
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 9:44 am Last edited Jan 29, 2012, 10:09 am by sararingham
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St Leonard's, Australia - 29th July 2012
By: fleursmum
Hi Mum,
Today the weather has gone bad!! Too cold and wet to go outside so we are staying in!!
Love and hugs
Ahonui
xxooxx
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Posted Aug 14, 2012, 6:42 am
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Gisborne, Australia - 29th July 2012
By: fleursmum
Cold wet and windy day today so we are staying home to watch a dvd or three!
Ahonui
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Posted Sep 2, 2012, 9:23 am
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Gisborne, Australia - 30th July 2012
By: fleursmum
Hi Mum,
How are you??
Today I went to work with Sue to see an elephant!!!
Lucky it wasn't a real elephant!!
It is made from fiberglass and painted by some of the art students in the school. The Melbourne Zoo is celebrating 150 years of having elephants at the zoo and there are 50 of these elephants in schools around Victoria. Later in the month we are going into the city to see bigger elephants!!
Isn't this one special Mum!
Love you
Ahonui
xxooxx
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Posted Aug 14, 2012, 6:47 am
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Gisborne, Australia - 2nd August 2012
By: fleursmum
Hi Mum,
Today we said good bye to Lexie she going on with her travels to America.
Love and hugs
Ahonui
xxooxx
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Posted Aug 16, 2012, 1:11 am
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Gisborne, Australia - 7th August 2012
By: fleursmum
Hey Mum,
Today we said goodbye to Toto - he is travelling home to Switzerland
Love and hugs
Calliope
xxooxx
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Posted Aug 16, 2012, 1:35 am
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Gisborne, Australia - 16th August 2012
By: fleursmum
Today we said goodbye to Kevin Kiwi - he is off to visit Germany.
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Posted Sep 2, 2012, 9:12 am
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