Monthly Archives: August 2008

Drove up to Rockhampton and checked into another cabin, not a Big 4 this time. Decided to stay here two nights. Walked to the Capricorn tourist information centre and did some pictures either side of the line. “Cold” one side … Continue reading →

Drove to Hervey Bay (pronounced Harvey!) Had a picnic of bread and cheese en route. Found a Big 4 camp site and rented a studio apartment for the night. Walked to the beach and Ben and I had a lovely … Continue reading →

Australia Zoo. A real high spot of the holiday. Ben got to hold a koala bear and we all fed an elephant. We watched an animal show and saw lots of fantastic animals. The Tasmanian Devils did not stay still … Continue reading →

Early start for the wedding. TomTom got us to the place with no bother, but still no sign of Glenda! Wedding started about 15 mins late, but Glenda never showed up. We found out later that they had been taken … Continue reading →

Annette, Ben and I went to see her cousin Denise who lives just South of Brisbane. She is very into family history. We had a nice few hours with her. Her daughter and granddaughter dropped in for a while, bringing … Continue reading →

Sea World. We had been told that if we arrived early, we might get to book in for a chance to work with the dolphins, so we arrived before 8am. Unfortunately the story was not quite right. Only a couple … Continue reading →

A short walk, and two trains brought us to the airport in good time. The first train was very busy and there was no place for us to put our cases, so we got in the way of all the … Continue reading →

After a leisurely start, we walked from our hotel through the Botanical Gardens to Circular Quay to catch a ferry to Manly. I should mention that in the Botanical Gardens we found a flock of white cockatoos which were very … Continue reading →

Slept in a bit this morning. I was woken at 3:30 with a phone call from Virgin Media and found it hard to get back to sleep. Caught train to Bondi Junction then bus to Bondi Beach. This is the … Continue reading →

Started with a trip to doctors to about Ben’s cough. Found we needed to go to register with Medicare at Town Hall or Bondi Junction. Looked on website and decided to head for the branch at 130 George Street, which … Continue reading →