Month: July 2019

Following our stay in Sydney, we set out towards Melbourne for the next leg of our Australian road trip. Along this stretch we traversed part of the Grand Pacific Drive before heading inland to visit Canberra. We spend a couple days in the capital city then returned to the coast, making overnight stops in the Read More …

Following our wonderful visit to Uluru, we returned to Sydney for a short stay. On our first morning in the city we set out for a walk to get our bearings, and we were joined by our friend Ann and her husband and son, who is about the same age as our youngest. We met Read More …

While planning our sabbatical we had a short list of places we definitely wanted to visit, and the famous red rock in the center of Australia was on that list. At one point in the planning process we entertained the notion of driving across Australia and stopping at Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) on Read More …

During our road trip from Brisbane to Sydney we made a slight detour to Katoomba, a small town in the heart of the Blue Mountains. Katoomba is a great place to go for a hike; there are miles and miles of trails. Some run along ridge lines, providing sweeping views of the valleys below. Soon Read More …

After a our first week in Australia (split between Brisbane and Gold Coast), we set off towards Sydney. We broke up the 12 hour drive over the course of a week, with stays in Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, and Katoomba. The Big Banana Our first overnight stop was Coffs Harbour, a town on Australia’s “Banana Coast.” Read More …