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Roaming around Rotto

Today we decided to have a day out to Rottnest Island. However, never ones to waste time with excess syllables, the locals simply call it Rotto. Rottnest Island is about 11 miles to the west of Fremantle, so to get

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Posted By andy_beharrell Posted on 1st March 2024
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Pondering the attractions of Perth

We woke far too early – hardly surprising given the jet lag, but with a nice sunny (and hot!) day in prospect we decided to head off early. We took the very handy ferry from South Perth across to Elizabeth

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Posted By andy_beharrell Posted on 29th February 2024
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Jetting south to the sun

We rashly decided on this occasion to take the non-stop flight to Perth. Slightly alarmingly, when you look at the timings, it appears to take over 24 hours and the thought of a day in the same seat didn’t really

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Posted By andy_beharrell Posted on 28th February 2024
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From away to home …

Our last day today, so we headed up to Palm Beach to walk up Barranjoey Head to the lighthouse. How appropriate then that we walked past them filming Home and Away at the Surf Lifesaving Club. Chatting to the security

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Posted By andy_beharrell Posted on 18th November 2019
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A market in paradise

Today was market day in Avalon – the once a year market held here. So, with various roads in the area closed, it seemed easiest to just go to the market! The range and selection was huge, but after a

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Posted By andy_beharrell Posted on 17th November 2019
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Ahead to Avalon

A driving day today. We headed off first thing from Port Stephens and drove down the coast to Avalon Beach. Avalon is named after Avalon (!) – the final resting place of King Arthur, though we can be fairly sure

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Posted By andy_beharrell Posted on 16th November 2019
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Coordinated canoeing …

This morning we thought it was time we tried canoeing. OK it was just a sit-on recreational canoe, but it did involve both of trying to coordinate our paddling to avoid a circular route. This we did with moderate success!

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Posted By andy_beharrell Posted on 15th November 2019
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Anyone for tea?

A boat trip is always good … So we headed off on one today. We decided to take the ferry from Nelson Bay across into the Myall River to a small town called Tea Gardens. A slightly bizarre name, but

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Posted By andy_beharrell Posted on 14th November 2019
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Around Port Stephens

The coast around Port Stephens and the bay is protected as a marine park. This makes it a great dive site and good for snorkeling. We did one snorkeling session yesterday and decided to head back to the same place

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Posted By andy_beharrell Posted on 13th November 2019
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A change of country?

So who was responsible for this? The camel is definitely not a native to Australia – even my limited scientific knowledge extended to that, so whose fault was it? Well, it turns out it started in 1839 with Lieutenant-Colonel George

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Posted By andy_beharrell Posted on 12th November 2019
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