Our last day in Sydney dawned clear and warm. We started our day in the aquarium right next to our hotel (sorry guys the fish picture is from the aquarium. In spite of several efforts I was unable to download…
Sydney and the Burbs via the Harbor Ferry
Sydney is about 6 kilometers inland from the ocean inlet on a very large harbor. There are many small and large towns to explore by harbor ferry and that is what we did today. Leaving form a dock right near…
Some Enchanted Evening! South Pacific in the South Pacific.
As we worked our way down to the Opera House the sky took on an eerie glow. Although a sunny afternoon there was a strange haze. It was hot and windy. We learned that bush fires were burning all around…
Sydney, The Suez Canal, The Synagogue, and The Snail Mystery
We started today in the Suez Canal. See the pictures if you don’t believe me. Actually it was a walking tour of “The Rocks”, the original settlement of Sydney where the convicts lived and built the city. The “Canal” was…
S-S-S-Sydney
We arrived in Sydney yesterday afternoon and after getting settled in we decided to go up The Sydney Tower for a panoramic view of the city. No small feat for those in the crowd who were afraid of heights. The…
27 Hours on Kangaroo Island… Ah! Wildlife!
During the day you don’t need to spend as much time dodging Wallabies and Kangaroos on the road, but you do need to be cautious as shown. In addition to the kangaroos and Wallabies, we also saw numerous beautiful multicolored…
27 Hours on Kangaroo Island… The Sites and Amazing Geology
Be patient! We’ll get to the wildlife on the next installment. KI has some amazing geology between the granite outcroppings that have been molded over the millions of years and the white beaches from the limestone sediment throughout the island.…
27 Hours on Kangaroo Island… The Nocturnal Tour
Kangaroo Island off of Adelaide has to be one of the most spectacular places on earth that we have ever been! We are still attempting to edit down the over 1000 pictures that we took. Let’s start with our first…
A Morning in Adelaide
Adelaide is a garden city, with parks completely surrounding it and throughout the downtown area. It is also a very “tolerant” city. Lots of partying into the wee hours (not us), relatively open use of drugs and a great tolerance…
Mt.Gambier, Coonawarra Wine Country and on to Adelaide
Mt.Gambier was our halfway point on the road trip to Adelaide. It truly felt like a throwback to the fifties as you can see from Cheryl’s photographs. It is built on the base of an inactive volcano with three distinct…