Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Indian Head and Diamond Head




The Crowdy Bay National Park, runs over 5000 hectares up the coast from Harrington to Crowdy Bay and up to Indian Head and Diamond Head.

The park combines beaches, beautiful sand dunes, coastal forest, heath lands and swamp areas. The lagoons in the park are noted habitats for water birds and the beaches are quiet and peaceful.
Access to the park is via Crowdy Head as well as from Moorland on the Pacific Highway north of Coopernook.

With all main areas open to car access, Diamond Head shines as a spectacular outcrop 113 metres above sea level. Just south of Diamond Head is Indian Head, a small stack out to sea, named by Captain Cook when he sailed up the coast in 1770. He had sighted Aborigines, whom he called 'indians', on the craggy headland.

Ton O Fun


Ton O'Fun Family Park is just 10kms north of Forster/Tuncurry on the Mid North
Coast of New South Wales. Ton O'Fun is indeed a 'Ton Of Fun', offering a great day out
and value for money.

Ton O'Fun offers hot shop Super Karts, Bumper Boats, Lunar Quad
Bikes, Zippy Go Karts, two giant Waterslides each over 100 metres long,
Paddleboats, Aqua Bikes, Canoes, Mini Golf and Volley Ball. For small children
there is a Mini Train, Merry-go-round, Jumping Castle, Pedal Cars and much
more.

Old Bar Beach Trip !!


We stayed at The Meridian Beachside Resort Old Bar which is on the beach.

Located an easy three hours’ drive north of Sydney and just two hours from Newcastle this stunning beachfront resort will take your breath away.

It doesn’t get much better than this! Old Bar Beach is the jewel in the crown of the magnificent Manning Valley A charming coastal town with natural beauty and top-class facilities.

We did our travelling during the day to the nearby attractions and started our evening with a dip in the pool. A relaxed game of Phase 10 and Dumb C.

We were a team of 4 families (10 Adults and 2 kids).

Monday, April 10, 2006

Sand Dunes @ Port Stephans



It was a sudden plan, with last minute accomadation booking (was a good one). Joji n Aparna, Pratap n Sumi n Rohit, ram and Us were the team this time. It was a great weekend, we spent a lot of time in the beach (over 3 hrs !!) and did sandboarding in the dunes (it was fun to slide down, but walking up tested our stamina) and a half day 4WD trip (a tag along - our first time, own jeep). We also went dolphin watching (in wild) and returned wet on the bum boat (sitting on a net behind the boat !!).

Port Stephens is located approximately 2.5 hours drive north of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.

The Stockton Bight Sand Dunes need to be seen to be believed . . . covering an area of over 2,500 hectares along the 32km long Stockton Beach. Dunes of brilliant white sand climb up to 30 metres high with slopes up to 60º (just waiting for some sandboarding action).

Ovi in Ozi Zoooooo !!


Taronga Zoo is the nation's leading zoological garden, featuring Australia's finest collection of native animals and a diverse collection of exotic species. What makes Taronga something special is its location. It is situated on elevated land along the waterfront, in one of the most beautiful vantage points on Sydney Harbour overlooking Sydney Cove, the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House.

As you zigzag your way up along the paths among the animal enclosures, you are able to enjoy magnificent harbour views. The Taronga Zoo has its own jetty and you are able step off the boat and walk directly into the zoo.