After Queensland, we hung around home for a few days. There was still an itinerary so you better believe we stayed busy. In addition to showing Tom and Charlotte our new stomping grounds, we took them to the Hunter Valley Wine Region, Port Stephens, and Sydney. Most of what we did, we already blogged about last year. To keep it simple, we’ll just share our pictures.
Wine tasting through the Hunter Valley:
You can't go to Port Stephens and not sandboard!
One of the creatures we saw while on the Tomaree Headlead Lookout track.
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Looking down onto Zenith beach where we had a nice swim. This also marks the spot where we saw our first (and hopefully last) Australian Brown Snake; a deadly variety. It's the second most venomous snake in the world. Ignorance is a bliss because I didn't see it and Tom and Charlotte didn't fear it. Jason, on the other hand, never took his eyes off it while sternly giving safety orders.
Sydney:
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| Bondi Beach |
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| St. Mary's Cathedral |
With the Australia portion of our holiday complete, we hopped a plane for Christchurch. We'd be touring the south island of New Zealand for a week. I'll blog about this leg towards the end of January as we are about to depart on yet another 3 week adventure. This time it's a road trip to Melbourne and Adelaide. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
How much sand do you get in your pants when you sand board, ouch. Hehe.
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