We have family and friends on the Central Coast of New South Wales. This area north of Sydney, "home to unspoilt beaches, rugged cliff faces, rock platforms and secluded bays" was once the domain of retirees looking for a coastal, relaxed, fishing lifestyle, which over the years has expanded to become an urban satellite and … Continue reading Two Nights on the NSW Central Coast
Travel
Red Dwarf takes my sister for a ride
Today's route: Wollongong - near Dapto - Killalea State Forest (near Shellharbour) - Gerroa & Gerringong/Seven Mile Beach - Berry - Kangaroo Valley - Robertson - Jamberoo (southeast on the fringe of the Budderoo National Park - return north to Wollongong. Day 3 of my sister's visit, the Thursday before New Year's Eve (is that … Continue reading Red Dwarf takes my sister for a ride
Cairns, Queensland day 7 Fri 21 May 2021
Today is the 22nd July, demonstrating it has taken me a full two months to document our short break in Cairns. I have been incredibly busy since returning, and am still so, even though we are in hard lockdown. Finally, (I hear readers breathing a sigh of relief), I have got the story to our … Continue reading Cairns, Queensland day 7 Fri 21 May 2021
The Reluctant Retiree 