Sep 2, 2019 - Malaysia - Getting high in KL

Luckily we both had to good sense to select the room only option at the hotel as we were both sleepy heads and woke up well after it had finished. The weather is hot around 33 degrees so thank heaven's for airconditioned shopping malls and above ground connecting walkways. We visited a nearby handicraft complex which exhibits various traditional crafts from across Malaysia. The complex is laid out with traditional wooden huts featuring Malay Terengganu architecture. There were various hand looms displaying many traditional patterns and...

Aug 31, 2019 - Last day in Lennox

the flame trees are flaming at present and look magnificent. The large trees are out on the highway and I wasn't able to stop to take photos so this small tree had to do. This morning we went to watch Finn play in the final of soccer, his team put up a good fight but didn't win. They had a get together this afternoon for the end of season. After the soccer game we all went for a game of tenpin bowling.. Nana won, and enjoyed the reminiscing of when she played league bowling quite a few years ago. We all had fun though. Seeing as Finn...

Aug 28, 2019 - Killen Falls

Today we went to the Emigrant Creek Dam and Killen Falls. A lovely walk in the Bush listening to the native birds. We spotted a pair of Black cockatoos and a couple of Brush Turkeys. The size of the Turkey nest mounds is amazing - they just keep on scratching up the surrounding leaves etc. The elkhorn and birds nest ferns were big and lots of them. It was a steepish rough track down to the falls, but well worth it. Along with fish jumping out of the water we spotted these turtles resting on the log....

Aug 28, 2019 - Depart de chez les Amis et la mer !!!

Bonjour Familles Zé Amis lecteurs, Une superbe semaine a Canberra, chanceux que je ne couchais pas dehors, car, il a geler plusieurs nuits !!! Reputer pour etre la villes la plus froide d'Australie a l'exception des montagnes. Qq visites, qq bieres, bonne nouriture, qq marchent avec les chiens, qq promenades a velo pour garder les jambes actives. Merci les Amis(mate). Apres qq montagnes ... je suis rendu sur la cote, saucer les jambes, prit un camping pour bien laver mon linges et repos 1 1/2 jour. Eden l'endroit ou je suis, la fin de...

Aug 27, 2019 - Out with it!!

Well the tooth had to come out- it had a crack up in the gum and was so damaged the only option was to remove it. So yesterday was spent quietly with a few pain killers. I have to say that the dentist I had was the most gentle dentist I have ever come across and very caring. We went to the fish co-op to get some fresh fish for dinner and I decided to treat us to some prawns for lunch. For our UK readers this photo is of Medium sized King Prawns (not like the scrawny little things they call King Prawns in your country!!!!!) They were very...

Aug 25, 2019 - More Soccer

Malia's Soccer team were 4th on the ladder and today was the semi finals. Unfortunately they lost the game but it was well played. A warm 24 deg and a trip to Kyogle for the game. After lunch we went for a walk on the lovely Lennox beach. Finn spotted this odd looking piece of sea something as we walked along. There must have been plenty of bait fish in the shallows as the gulls were dive bombing for ages. We sat down for a while and Finn did some digging - making a face with holes in the sand.

Aug 24, 2019 - Another surprise

The beautiful rainbow lorikeets were outside our room this morning. A lovely sunny day of 23 deg. We made our way to Lennox Head - road works for most of the way as they are building the new highway from just north of Coffs Harbour to Ballina, so a slowish trip. The breeze had come up and the paragliders were having a wonderful time floating above the lookout at Lennox Head. WE arrived in time to see the second half of Finn's soccer match where he was awarded Best & Fairest player of the day. Of course the grandkids hadn't been told of...

Aug 23, 2019 - Ah the sound of the sea

We managed to get a room with a "view" of the ocean, just a small view but the sound of the waves crashing is magic, and they're really rolling in today. We are staying at the Opal Resort which fronts the sea. It's quiet at this time of year so we got a good deal. And it's a very balmy 21 deg. Lovely. Nice gardens and the drive into the resort is through an avenue of fig trees. My first job was to try and get a dentist appointment for Monday in Ballina!!! Last night one of my teeth fell apart - it happens to be one that I had a...

Aug 22, 2019 - On the road again

We needed fuel (down to the smell of an oily rag) so stopped at the big ram in Goulburn to fill up. Had lunch with Alan and Cheryl who had driven up to meet us, and then headed off again to find somewhere close to Sydney for the night. We ended up at St. Clair a relatively new outer suburb 39km west of Sydney, only been on the map since 1981. So we're staying at the Blue Cattle Dog Hotel. We went for a walk before dinner and enjoyed seeing the wide streets, with parking in the street for visitors as well as plenty of parking space on the...

Aug 12, 2019 - No more Entries

I have decided to abandon the My Trip Journal - due mainly that Facebook is actually easier to update at any time, as well as the limit to uploading images on here, and the difficulty in doing so. As I take the photos with my phone, I then have to transfer them across, which is a huge hassle, to get them uploaded. I don't always put my computer on, which I have to do specially for updating here, whereas I always have my phone on, so that is much easier. No limit on the Facebook images either. Sorry for any inconvenience, but I will keep...

Aug 10, 2019 - Lightening Ridge

The wind was blowing a gale today, filled with all the topsoil from the surrounding mines and lands, you could taste the sand and it gets in everywhere! We headed down to the Information early this morning to get the map to the coloured car door self driving routes. The only place that we could find for a bite of breakfast out of the wind was the Bowling Club - it turned out to be a great breakfast. We then headed to the John Murray Art gallery. We took a few photos of the walls murals outside the gallery, but you are not allowed to take...

Aug 10, 2019 - Arrivez en Australie

Bonjour a Tous, Ho quel long voyage en avion... ouf. Pas dormit beaucoup, cependant, j'ai ete chanceux, j'ai eu des sièges qui me permettais de me lever facilement pour marcher et aller au petit coin. Plusieurs films !!! Chanceux aussi, ma boite de vélo était au RV, cependant, briser, j'ai bien eu peur d'avoir perdu des articles/équipement comme mes souliers ou un... Ils doivent l'avoir echaper, tres briser du fond et tout les agraffes et tape avait lacher. Ils en avaient remis un peu... Finalement, rien ne manque, ouf et merci. Momant...