Well I’m packed and ready. Mr BG’s clothes are still in the dryer!

In less than one hour we will head off. Driving to #1 daughter’s place and she will then take us in to the airport. B-I-L rang from Germany, he will be delayed as there was something wrong with his visa – he didn’t have one! he thought the travel agent had arranged it and the agent thought he had. This is very typical of B-I-L but totally the opposite of Mr BG who will check everything 100 times and even then will not be satisfied until he has arrived! So instead of meeting him on Sunday as arranged, he will now arrive Wednesday (assuming that he gets the visa.) Mr BG was so p#$%^&d! So much for the first week’s agenda!

I am taking my laptop with me as I will be able to connect up via our host’s wireless. Camera is packed, batteries are charged. So hopefully I will be able to report in every now and then and maybe even have some pics to show you.

Alex has been dropped off at his holiday accommodation. Left him checking out the smells. They have set up a ground level only “apartment” for him so that we don’t have to worry about him negotiating multi-levels in a strange place, blind. Took his blanket from his bed at home to put on the bed there so it has a familiar aspect to it. He has a heat pad under his bed and a heat lamp over it so we won’t have to worry about him being cold!

Ahh! Mr BG’s clothes are dry now! Next report from Sydney!

See ya :D

OOOOooooohhh thinking of you BlueGreen

:)

Remind me where you’re going?

Parts of Europe to start with, I think…I was zooming through the posts at the time so didn’t memorise the itenary

safe travels BG, if you fly over PNG please wave.

;)

have a great time BG, catch up when you get back :)

Have a FAB TAB of a holiday.

Bubba Louie said:

Remind me where you’re going?

just to Sydney and environs, not Europe this time I’m afraid! lol!

Arrived in Sydney Saturday afternoon after an uneventful flight. The last two nights were a very relaxed visit to friends in Engadine. They have a little flat in their backyard so we were very comfortable.

Sunday morning we visited their church and afterwards had a sumptious lunch at the Novatel’s all you can eat seafood buffet in Brighton. So yum!

Have now arrived at another friend’s place in Carlingford where we will probably be spending most of our nights while visiting friends and doing whatever we fancy.

a couple of not very good phone photos of the view from the restaurant where we had lunch…

Glad your having a nice time BG, great view as well !

if you remember me posting about my friend’s garden who had a problem growing things in her garden and we discovered her soil had a ph of 4…

…no problems with things growing now :)

bluegreen said:

if you remember me posting about my friend’s garden who had a problem growing things in her garden and we discovered her soil had a ph of 4…

…no problems with things growing now :)

I remember :) That’s good news for her. Glad you’re enjoying yourselves too.

orchid40 said:

bluegreen said:

if you remember me posting about my friend’s garden who had a problem growing things in her garden and we discovered her soil had a ph of 4…

…no problems with things growing now :)

I remember :) That’s good news for her. Glad you’re enjoying yourselves too.

Wow what a difference !

orchid40 said:

orchid40 said:

bluegreen said:

if you remember me posting about my friend’s garden who had a problem growing things in her garden and we discovered her soil had a ph of 4…

…no problems with things growing now :)

I remember :) That’s good news for her. Glad you’re enjoying yourselves too.

Wow what a difference !

my – what a difference.
glad to hear you sydney trip amongst friends is going well.

B-I-L has arrived! Mr BG picked him up from the airport this morning. Not sure what the problem with the visa was but when he told the embassy that he had to be out here for his father’s memorial they issued a new visa in 20 mins instead of the 5 to 10 days it usually takes so he could be here for the memorial.

driving in Sinny

in the Queen Victoria Building…

afternoon tea with the locals at my Aunt’s place in North Sydney…

a mural in my Aunt’s garden…

well on Wednesday i am going to sydeny with school.

bluegreen said:

a mural in my Aunt’s garden…

The mural is beautiful BG !

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

a mural in my Aunt’s garden…

The mural is beautiful BG !

I love it! I forget what this type of art is called but it’s a french kinda thing. Wish I had an area to put in something like that. I’ve got a friend here whose husband is an artist and he travels the world doing these types of paintings but on a huge scale. Pictures of his work just make me drool.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

a mural in my Aunt’s garden…

The mural is beautiful BG !

I love it! I forget what this type of art is called but it’s a french kinda thing. Wish I had an area to put in something like that. I’ve got a friend here whose husband is an artist and he travels the world doing these types of paintings but on a huge scale. Pictures of his work just make me drool.

I think it’s something like Trompe L’ei?! Not sure..

It does look awesome :)

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

a mural in my Aunt’s garden…

The mural is beautiful BG !

I love it! I forget what this type of art is called but it’s a french kinda thing. Wish I had an area to put in something like that. I’ve got a friend here whose husband is an artist and he travels the world doing these types of paintings but on a huge scale. Pictures of his work just make me drool.

I think it’s something like Trompe L’ei?! Not sure..

It does look awesome :)

Just fascinating I think.

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

a mural in my Aunt’s garden…

The mural is beautiful BG !

I love it! I forget what this type of art is called but it’s a french kinda thing. Wish I had an area to put in something like that. I’ve got a friend here whose husband is an artist and he travels the world doing these types of paintings but on a huge scale. Pictures of his work just make me drool.

I love the way it seems to extend the garden.

bon008 said:

pomolo said:

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

a mural in my Aunt’s garden…

The mural is beautiful BG !

I love it! I forget what this type of art is called but it’s a french kinda thing. Wish I had an area to put in something like that. I’ve got a friend here whose husband is an artist and he travels the world doing these types of paintings but on a huge scale. Pictures of his work just make me drool.

I think it’s something like Trompe L’ei?! Not sure..

It does look awesome :)

Trompe L’oeil, it means “trick of the eye”

bluegreen said:

driving in Sinny

Oh oh oh my bridge:D

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

driving in Sinny

Oh oh oh my bridge:D

thought you might like that Lucky :D

thought you might like that Lucky :D
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Oh thanks BG:D

What a beauty of a bridge it is too.

Thanks for the photos BlueGreen…I remember the Victoria building, from 1976….didn’t like Sydney tho…ended up on my way to Melbourne when I wanted to go back to Brisbane…

The world’s biggest coathanger Lucky!

I said that to somebody from Melbourne, she has been in Qld for 15 years and she did not understand me…some people worry me…

Dinetta said:

The world’s biggest coathanger Lucky!

I said that to somebody from Melbourne, she has been in Qld for 15 years and she did not understand me…some people worry me…

I took so many photos of the coat hanger while I was there, near 12 months ago…..

bluegreen said:

in the Queen Victoria Building…

i luv this one – the photos are well done

Happy Potter said:

bluegreen said:

a mural in my Aunt’s garden…

The mural is beautiful BG !

yes its exceedingly realistic – a beauty.

>I took so many photos of the coat hanger while I was there, near 12 months ago…..

It was still in the grey undercoat then wasn’t it? It should be gloss white now.

well toady’s the day for Mr BG’s dad’s memorial and it’s raining here in Sinny, and raining and raining and raining. Has been raining all night, and all day yesterday too, and the night before…. been trying to send it down to Melbourne but it just won’t go.

the memorial went well. the venue was great – an Irish Pub style hotel. The food was great too although the waitresses were getting a bit confused in delivering them. Doesn’t help when the guests can’t remember what they ordered! One accepted 3 meals only to have them taken off him again because they were someone elses! Everyone got what they ordered in the end though. Some people came back to our hosts’ house after to continue once the booking was up.

Yesterday we went to church in the morning then had croissants for a Fathers’ Day lunch. Watched the superbikes on a neighbour’s big TV last night – lots of crashes so very entertaining.

Today we are going to the city on the “RiverCat” to do some sightseeing. Might get some more pictures of Lucky’s bridge! lol!

Keeps those posts coming, BlueGreen

:)

Today we are going to the city on the “RiverCat” to do some sightseeing. Might get some more pictures of Lucky’s bridge! lol!

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Oh I loved the “RiverCat” rides…. we’d get on down near Greenbush, by the Olympic buildings.

I sat out at the front of the boat, in misty rain and loved every second of the ride.:D

SIL could imagine me being a “RiverCat” junkie if we lived in Sydney:D

>Might get some more pictures of Lucky’s bridge! lol!

Hope it is not still in the grey undercoat!

colliewa said:

>Might get some more pictures of Lucky’s bridge! lol!

Hope it is not still in the grey undercoat!

Oh I don’t know…. a green bridge sounds very environmentally friendly….lol

photos of the memorial

on the RiverCat…

Bridge porn for Lucky :)

Circular Quay, the Rocks, lunch at the Lowenbrau Keller

looking up..

looking out…

bluegreen said:

looking out…

Oooh, pretty!

looking down…

the end of the day…

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v392/blue_green/Sydney%20Trip/DSCF0036.jpg
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Can’t see my duck pond under my bridge for water;P

Bridge porn for Lucky :)
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Oh you say the sweetest things BG:)

bon008 said:

bluegreen said:

looking out…

Oooh, pretty!

I agree:)

Lurved Sid-knee while we were there.

looking down…
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Ain’t looking……lol

Great photos, BG. Looking Down was very vertigo inducing! Looks like you’re having good weather :)

orchid40 said:

Great photos, BG. Looking Down was very vertigo inducing! Looks like you’re having good weather :)

I’m glad you are enjoying the photos :)

we did have a couple of days of rain but otherwise the weather has been fine :)

i like the looking down ones – things are more beautiful from above.

Today we went on a motorbike ride with some mates through the Royal National Park. Had a lovely ride but another rider learned that one has to look out for feral deer. he hit and killed a young deer that ran in front of him and came a cropper. lay on the road until an off duty policewoman happened upon him just before we arrived. one of our mob was an ex-paramedic so started to check him out until the ambulance arrived. the ambulance driver then said that he was doing more than he could so went back to the nearest lookout where a rescue helicopter (pictured) had arrived with a paramedic. the rider was badly bruised but not broken so will live to tell the tale.

We continued to Stanwell Tops where there were some hang gliders and para gliders doing their stuff off the cliff. After a look-see we continued to the Scarborough Pub where we had a lovely lunch on the grounds overlooking the sea.

Heading back got caught in Peak Hour traffic which was exhausting, but apart from that was a wonderful day.

Good shots BG.
(Didja get on a hangglider?)
What about your bike, need any spare parts? I have an old one of those sitting in the shed going mouldy.

Gees that’s a knee scraper of a road too innit. What’s the name of the place south of you?

Longy said:

Good shots BG.
(Didja get on a hangglider?)
What about your bike, need any spare parts? I have an old one of those sitting in the shed going mouldy.

you mean the BMW? that belongs to our host. I got to sit on the back ;)

you mean the BMW?
+++++++++++++++
Indeed i did. Mines an old K model. No fairing.

Longy said:

Gees that’s a knee scraper of a road too innit. What’s the name of the place south of you?

the bridge shot? It is called Coalface Bridge. They built it because that section of road was bad for falling rocks and landslides, resulting in a number of deaths. Now it is a tourist attraction. They have a pedestrian path so people can walk over it and a busload of tourists in orange safety vests were doing as much when we rode over it. It is just south of Stanwell Tops.

…and no, I didn’t go out on a hang glider…

Longy said:

you mean the BMW?
+++++++++++++++
Indeed i did. Mines an old K model. No fairing.

actually we have a K too back in Melbourne with a sidecar on it :)

Looks like the great ocean road.

actually we have a K too back in Melbourne with a sidecar on it :)

+++++++++
Well there you go. If you need a spare, let me know.

Shoulda gone in the hanggliders.
They’re fun.

Ok, so it’s between Sydney and the Gong.
Never been on that stretch. Looks good. Shame Sydney is so close.

Longy said:

Ok, so it’s between Sydney and the Gong.
Never been on that stretch. Looks good. Shame Sydney is so close.

yep, it is a lovely ride. If we were ever having second thoughts about moving back to Sydney though, which we weren’t, our peak hour traffic experience soon put paid to that!

our peak hour traffic experience soon put paid to that!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I like it when they call it the rush hour.
How can you call that a rush hour? You hardly move let alone rush.

great shots BG thanks for sharing – we all luv piccies

Today we went and visited some more friends. He is really into sharks – works with them for a living. Here is a pic of B-I-L with a surfboard our friend was on with a genuine shark bite out of it. Despite this he still loves them and works for their conservation. He even has his own shows on Foxtel’s Animal Planet.

Steven got to take his dad’s ashes on a last ride on our friend’s restored Norton and modern Harley then we went for lunch at a restaurant by the water. Around the grounds are lots of ducks that have been left there by people who no longer wanted to keep them as pets and they now have a home there and the locals feed them bread etc.

Dinner then was at another friend’s house so we have been well fed today.

another lovely day today. First picture is the rose garden where Mr BG’s mum’s ashes lie. We left a bit of his dad there too. Then the site where a good friend of ours now lies. Then up to Blackheath in the Blue Mountains where my sister lives with her husband and son. Looking out at Govett’s Leap and Mt Blackheath. Last photo is of a well made at a natural spring where the convicts got to drink when they were building roads.

Last photo is of a well made at a natural spring where the convicts got to drink when they were building roads.
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I’d like that waterhole in my back yard please. If you can’t bring it back home with you could you please gather come convicte up and forward them up my way. LOL.

I’m enjoying your tripping all over. Thanks BG.

today is the day we fly home, so that is the end of my little journey. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did :D

bluegreen said:

today is the day we fly home, so that is the end of my little journey. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did :D

It was very enjoyable BG, you have some lovely memories and some photos to back them up. Thank you.

bluegreen said:

today is the day we fly home, so that is the end of my little journey. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did :D

Enjoyed it very much BG, thanks for sharing :)

bluegreen said:

today is the day we fly home, so that is the end of my little journey. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did :D

Oh I did I did:D

I feel like I’ve had a holiday to, thanks for sharing BG

bluegreen said:

today is the day we fly home, so that is the end of my little journey. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did :D

Safe trip BG.

another lovely day today. First picture is the rose garden where Mr BG’s mum’s ashes lie. We left a bit of his dad there too. Then the site where a good friend of ours now lies. Then up to Blackheath in the Blue Mountains where my sister lives with her husband and son. Looking out at Govett’s Leap and Mt Blackheath. Last photo is of a well made at a natural spring where the convicts got to drink when they were building roads.
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kinky the way that concrete edging bumps out for the tree – the long distance shots are great.
thanks for the travelogue – i’ve never been to those places.

I did too thank you. :)

Thank you so much for the post card from my friend the bridge….Bluegreen.

So wonderful to get the card in the mail today……. Love it heaps.

Lucky1 said:

Thank you so much for the post card from my friend the bridge….Bluegreen.

So wonderful to get the card in the mail today……. Love it heaps.

it took its time! I posted it a week ago! Mind you that was from the top of centrepoint tower – it’s a long way down those stairs!!!!

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Thank you so much for the post card from my friend the bridge….Bluegreen.

So wonderful to get the card in the mail today……. Love it heaps.

it took its time! I posted it a week ago! Mind you that was from the top of centrepoint tower – it’s a long way down those stairs!!!!

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