Happy 2018
The second half of 2017 was a write off courtesy of major surgery to patch up the broken body, but I did manage to get some use out of my spare time by honing my digital art skills in Photoshop … Read More
The second half of 2017 was a write off courtesy of major surgery to patch up the broken body, but I did manage to get some use out of my spare time by honing my digital art skills in Photoshop … Read More
The much awaited Ballan Black Nite Black Lite exhibition started tonight. It is the Winter Solstice celebration of local artists, community groups, traders transforming our streetscape shop windows with black UV fluorescent lighting Had a great time looking at the … Read More
These two pleasant towns are only separated by a bridge across the mouth of the Myall river and are located on the junction of the river and the ocean. The larger towns of Port Stephens and Nelsons Bay are visible … Read More
We left Graeme’s and headed North without any real itinerary. Went up the Putty Road which had a few twists and turns but also stunning views of Woolemi National Park. Sorry, no photos as there was nowhere safe to stop and … Read More
There is a nice inland day trip including Stroud and Gloucester which is well worth it if you have the time. Going clockwise, we climbed the escarpment towards Booral – there were great views but nowhere to pull up and … Read More
Seal Rocks is a small township surrounded by Myall Lakes National Park. It was a sleepy place with lovely beaches when we were there, but although it has so far avoided major development, the locals told us that it is … Read More
After stopping at the Botanical Gardens we made our way to a friend’s place at East Kurrajong. On the way we were somewhat bemused by the strange speed limit on the curiously named Bells Line of Road: We had a … Read More
The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden is located 1000m above sea level at Mount Tomah. It began as a private cut flower farm in 1935 and was donated to the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney in 1970. The gardens have been extended … Read More
Hartley Village is not far out of Lithgow on the road to Katoomba. Like Hill End, it is managed by the National Parks and Wildlife services who are doing a great job looking after this collection of 17 historic buildings … Read More
I had fond memories of a visit to Katoomba in about 1984 – it was my first “backpacker” outing on the way back from an interview at Hawkesbury Ag College for acceptance in the Horse Studies course (For the record, … Read More