Our New Aussie Home
I don’t usually make off topic posts, but moving into our first Australian home seemed like a big enough life event to share a few photos.
Exploring Sydney Harbour on Kayaks
With the state borders finally open, Kerry quickly booked a flight and headed to Sydney for a well overdue family weekend. Besides eating and drinking far too much, and catching up with family at the beach, we also planned a kayaking trip on Sydney Harbour. We opted to explore some of Sydney’s hidden, harbour beaches, …
Diving Fairlight
After missing out on the dives in Port Stephens, Sharon was itching to get back under the water. So when we got back to Sydney, we jumped straight onto the Frog Dive website and signed up for one of their free shore dives. They were fully booked for all of January (thanks mainly to the …
A Wet Port Stephens – Fishing, Diving, Adventure!
It may have rained for most of the week, but we didn’t let this slow us down. We did some deep sea fishing, dived with ragged-tooth sharks (grey nurse sharks), raced toboggans, and so much more!
A Long Weekend at Koala Shores (Port Stephens)
Our exploration of NSW continued with a 4 day visit to Koala Shores, which is beautifully located on the shoreline of Tilligerry Creek in Port Stephens. We chose Koala Shores for two main reasons: firstly, it promised good fishing opportunities (specifically around the oyster farms); and secondly, it’s known to have a small population of …
Camping with the Family at Budgewoi Holiday Park
Poor planning meant that most holiday parks were fully booked long before we started planning 3 nights of camping bliss. Thankfully we found space at Budgewoi Holiday Park, where we’d stayed before, but was worth another visit. Our previous trip to Budgewoi, earlier in the year, had been with my mom and we’d stayed in …
Mountain Biking the Lady Carrington Drive Trail
My wife and I are getting into the nasty habit of taking sneaky Fridays off, and then using them to do a little mountain biking, followed by pizza and beer at our new favourite venue, the Buena. This time we headed south, to the Royal National Park where we opted for a more relaxed, scenic …
Manly Dam Mountain Biking (Video)
A short video of an afternoon spent mountain biking on the Manly Dam Mountain Bike Track.
A Weekend at Lake Macquarie and Blacksmiths Beach
After months in quasi-lockdown, getting used to the new normal imposed on us by Covid-19, we finally managed to get away for 5 days of bliss at Lake Macquarie. We’d never been to the area before, but chose it for a handful of reasons. Firstly, it offered a great selection of both fishing and family …
Lake Macquarie Adventure (Video)
The family and I headed to Lake Macquarie for a few days of adventure and fishing. We did some 4x4ing on the very soft Blacksmiths Beach, explored the caves at Caves Beach, played with the kids at Speer Point Park, and fished Lake Macquarie from the kayak.
Never a dull moment!