December 30, 2024 Sydney to Bangkok Today was another early start and a long day of travel. We made it to Bangkok and are preparing for yet another early morning for our flight on to Siem Reap Categories 2024-25 Thailand & Cambodia/Travel with grandchildren
December 29, 2024 Coolangatta to Sydney This will be our 8th trip with a grandchild and it begins with a longer drive than usual. Ben was at Coolangatta for Christmas and our flight leaves from Sydney so the first step was a long day of driving. Categories 2024-25 Thailand & Cambodia/Travel with grandchildren
October 4, 2022 Back the way we came We arrived back in Australia this evening after a long day of travel. Harry enjoyed the variety of experiences and we enjoyed spending time with him and getting to know him better. Categories 2022 New Zealand
September 26, 2022 Walcha to Sydney Today was mainly about driving on to Sydney to be ready for tomorrow but we were taking the ‘scenic route’ rather than our regular track through Gloucester. Apsley Falls and the Oxley Highway were well worth the diversion. Categories 2022 New Zealand
September 25, 2022 On our way at last We are off again on a long delayed trip with our grandson, Harry. We will collect him in Sydney and then head for New Zealand. Categories 2022 New Zealand/Ruminations
March 20, 2022 Northmead to home Sydney to Toowoomba typically takes us about 11 hours via Gloucester and the New England Highway. This time we were taking the longer Pacific Highway with a few stops for visits along the way. That called for an early start. We were up at 5:00 am and on the road a little before 6:00 am. It was still dark when... Categories 2022 Three states
March 19, 2022 Northmead There was no travelling today. Instead we planned to spend some time with Nick and the kids when they were available. Sophie and Ben had dancing much of the day and Harry had Spanish classes and some dancing. Lucas would be at home. We had arranged to arrive at Nick’s place around 9:30 am. By that time Harry would be... Categories 2022 Three states
March 18, 2022 Tura Beach to Northmead The quickest route to drive from Tura Beach to Nick’s place at Northmead would be via the road from Bega toward Canberra and then along the Hume Highway and the motorways. We had decided on the slower scenic route along the coast, finishing with the Seacliff Bridge north of Wollongong. Driving time was estimated at around 6 hours so we... Categories 2022 Three states
March 17, 2022 Lakes Entrance to Tura Beach Estimated driving time to Philip (Majella’s brother) and Colleen at Tura Beach was a bit more than 3 hours. Majella had told them we would arrive after lunch so a 9:00 am departure seemed about right to me. We were up sometime after 7:00 am and Majella had us on the road before 8:30 am, creating a bit of buffer... Categories 2022 Three states
March 11, 2022 Broken Hill to Hahndorf We had a coffee date arranged for 3:00 pm at Hahndorf today so we had another early start to make the roughly 6 hour trip from Broken Hill. That had us up at 6:00 am and crossing the road to our car as the sun rose at 7:00 am. Although we probably had enough fuel to make the trip we... Categories 2022 Three states
