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! We rented the canoe from Shoal Bay and managed to paddle across the bay to Nelson Bay lighthouse and back without falling in. The main thing...
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 there is little information as to how it got its name. It might be because the Australian Agricultural Company (which owned the rights to 500,000 acres in the area...
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 today – Fly Point. We had to go there around high water because of the tidal streams, so we headed down shortly after 8.30am aiming to hit slack...
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 Gawler, second Governor of South Australia. He thought it would be a good idea to import camels to work in the semi-arid parts of...
Last night we had a plan, this morning that changed! The Pacific Highway has been closed for some days for a fire near Taree, but a diversion was in place via Taree and Wingham. We planned originally to take this. Then, yesterday afternoon they closed the highway further north as the fire seemed to have spread. So, we headed to the airport and booked a flight down to...