Out and about in NSW ....

Hi All,

 Sorry it's been so long between posts but we have been very busy lol.

On the road again after a great stay in QLD :)

Our first stop was Ballina for a couple of nights.  We stayed at a lovely place on the river and the weather was beautiful.  It was Melbourne cup day on our second day but we didn't do any good in the caravan park sweep :(

Then it was off to Coffs Harbour for a couple of nights.  We stopped in here last year with Chris and Kevin and it was great.  This year it has did nothing but thunder and lightening all night and day lol.
We still had a great time, we went for a drive in the hills and then to the butterfly house (a few hundred photos later haha) and maze, which is only one of three butterfly houses left in Australia.

Then we travelled all day and went through Newcastle which we didn't realise is such a big city, it is huge and with beautiful beaches.  We stopped overnight in Belmont just outside Swansea.  What a lovely place right on the river.

Next stop on Saturday was Sydney where we stayed for 7 nights in the Lane Cove Tourist Park about 12 kms from the heart of Sydney in the National Park.
OMG the traffic is aaaaarrrrrgggghhhh I couldn't live here, but I suppose you would get used to it!!!!
We bought a weekly myticket fpr $63 each for unlimited travel on trains, buses, light rail and ferries which we used every day, so was well worth it.

We went to see Alan and Lyn on Sunday as they live in Hebersham near Blacktown and went to the Featherdale Wildlife Park which is right in the middle of all the houses but is really big and was a great day out. 

Over the next week we caught the train into Sydney (20 minutes) and went to Madame Tussauds, then for a ride on the ferry to Parramatta and another ride to Manly, we caught the train to the Blue Mountains, we climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge (so proud of myself as I am very scared of heights), went to Olympic Park and checked out DFO, went to Paddy's Markets, had a look around Chatswood, took Alan and Lyn out to dinner at a restaurant around the corner from the tourist park.

Then it was time to put the legs up and move on again.................except the day before we left the IDIOT in the van next to us was leaving and instead of asking us to move our car over just a bit before he realised he was too close he decided to just go and so he hit our car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Luckily it has only scratched down the side of the passenger door and not dented it.  We didn't even realise he had hit it until he came back and knocked on the door and tried to slip Andrew $50 to fix it lol......I don't think so hahaha.

So off we went again on our way down the coast of NSW.................we headed towards Woolongong.................down the big hill which was soooooooooooo scary I was crying lol I have had enough of the mountains boooohooooo!!!!!!  My hair is so grey it's not funny hahahahaha!!!!

We stayed at Kiama for 2 nights and that's another story...........................the weather is lovely so we went for a drive to see the 2 blowholes and town.  On Sunday we got up and it was a bit cloudy but no wind but was raining so we went into town for brekky and wandered around the markets.  We then decided to go for a drive down the coast only for about 50kms but the little towns are beautiful.  That's when the wind started picking up and getting really strong.  We stopped in some little country antique shops and café at Jindy Andy and then started making our way back..................then the caravan park rang.....the wind was sooooooooooooostrong it had completely ripped our awning up and over the caravan and off the brackets onto the ground on the other side.  The canvas was ripped off the pole so now all we have is a pole :(  Andrew has tied it back onto the van and the awning is folded up in the car hahaha.  We rang the insurance and will get it fixed when we get home!!!!!  Then the wind stopped and it was dead still we couldn't believe it.

We are now at a lovely little caravan park in Batemans Bay on the Clyde River and it is beautiful.  It rained all night but not cold or windy, we went for a walk along the beach after dinner (doesn't get dark til about 8-8.30).  Today we will go for a drive as there are so many beaches here.

I suppose I better get up now as it is nearly 10 o'clock :)

Love and miss everyone so much xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Big kisses and cuddles for my littlies, Kalani, Zavier and Alanis xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Next we are making our way to Melbourne :)  And there better not be any hills hahahahahahaha

Fun in Queensland.

Well hello again :)

We had a great time getting  to Queensland, some of the places we went through are beautiful.  We came up through Armidale, Warwick, Glenn Innes, Tamworth, Tenterfield and Toowoomba. 
Tamworth was a little disappointing as I was expecting to see at least some country people e.g: cowboy hats, boots hahahaha and something musical.........but no nothing.  We couldn't even park anywhere as couldn't find somewhere big enough for the car and van............maybe we were on the wrong side of town lol!!!!
AND then there was Toowoomba.............OMFG I have never seen or been down a hill soooooooo big hahaha and NEVER again lol.........I was nearly crying it was so scary hahaha.  But we did it :)

We got to Brisbane on Wednesday 29/10 and are leaving tomorrow 3/11.  We have been staying in the Moreton Bay area at Scarborough Caravan park and it is right on the water next to the boat club and is a lovely little park.
Thursday night we went out to dinner with Bob and Wendy in Woody Point and a lovely night, good food, great company and lots of laughs.
We went for a drive up the Sunshine Coast on Friday to Mooloolaba, Mooroochydore and Noosa and its gorgeous.  They were getting set up for the Triathlon in Noosa which was on today 3/11.

Saturday we went to Andrew's family Christmas get together at Val and Leanne's.  We had such a great day it was lovely to catch up with everyone again with lots of laughs.  Thanks so much for having us again this year ♥♥♥
We then went out for dinner with Shane and Sue before they headed back to Rockhampton in the morning, which was great :)

Today we have had a great afternoon and lunch at Mathew and Jill's (and Lindsay), so thanks very much xx.
Well we have packed everything up ready for leaving in the morning and we will head off down towards NSW to pop in and see Alan and Lyn :).

I better go now as I am starting to think of my kids and grandies and getting a bit teary as I am missing them all soooooo much :(:(

We hope all is good at home Mum and Dad and you are both good and we miss you both xx.

I better get ready as we are going to the baot club next door for dinner and a play on the pokies hehehe.

Til next time

Love and miss you all
from both of us
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Nanny and Grandad send you big hugs and kisses  Kalani, Zavier and Alanis XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

 At the Christmas get together with Andrew's family.

 On the paddle steamer at Baronga NSW.

 On the paddle steamer at Baronga NSW.

 the roadside camp we stayed at just outside Glenn Innes NSW.

 even the GPS was starting to scare me hahahaha I was panicing cos I knew what was coming lol.

 the Steve Irwin statue at Mooloolaba.

 the finish line for the Noosa Triathlon.

 Noosa Beach.

 Dubbo Zoo, it was awesome.

Our transport around the zoo :).