Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Sydney Day 2, 3 & 4

We've been pretty busy walking and walking and walking around the city and outskirts.  The weather has turned to sunshine (although today-Wednesday, is iffy).  Day 2 Bob and I walked down to Darling Harbour and had dinner at a Pub.  The norm here is to go up to the bar and order your food and drink, pay and then they bring it to you.  I have only had 2 dinners, where you they take your order at your table, since I've been in Oz.  

Day 3 we walked all around the Botanical Gardens near the Opera House.   

Day 4 Kyle took us to Bondi Beach & Manly Beach via the ferry.

Here are the pics!


Our neighbourhood

The view from our room.  


Our neighbourhood


Botanical Gardens







This pond is near the ocean and the eels from the harbour slither across the grass at night and jump into the pond.  They apparently take down the ducks.  The ducks apparently feed on the baby eels.  Its the circle of life.  haha






The Opera House is SEVERAL buildings (venues).  I couldn't stop taking pics of it from different angles.


Bondi Beach

Self-explanatory  haha!

Aboriginal guys at the ferry docks.

Manly Beach


Head on from the ferry coming into the Harbour


It's Fall here but the temperature is a perfect 25 celsius

Taken from the train platform.

Today we are checking out the countryside and also meeting Pat's parents at their farm.  

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Cockatoo Heaven

Just innocently sitting on our balcony and we were visited by the residents.



Last sunset or sunrise (can't remember) in Hamilton Island

That's our hotel on the far left.

They are on our neighbour's balcony.

Well, hello there!



One of them surprised me from behind and landed on my shoulder.   That's what the scratch marks on my shoulders are from!



Aren't they great????

I'm in heaven!

Yes, he's giving me a love bite.  They were surprisingly gentle, but quite aggressive.  

Pics from the GBR Part 1

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This is NOT from the reef.  Can you guess what it's from?

I snorkeled past the furthest buoys by accident and got yelled at.

The view from the pontoon.

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That's Kendra and no, she hasn't dyed her hair orange.

That's Kyle!

Beautiful blue pattern in the huge clam



Lots and lots of large clams





Parrot Fish


Daytrippers are leaving us on the Pontoon for the afternoon and overnight.

We have the place all to ourselves.

Another pontoon in the distance.  More like a bird sanctuary.

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Sunset at the GBR pontoon.

Our accommodation for the night.  They zip up with screens at face level.  It was too hot though, so we slept with them open.