Category Archives: Australia

Snapper Point in Munmorah Park

Posted on December 16, 2017 by kenwehner

14 December 2017 Snapper Point is a lookout in Munmorah State Conservation Park. With a short walk it provides fantastic views of the surrounding coastline. We did not fully investigate the park. If we had more time, Frazer Beach, Bongon … Continue reading →

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Caves Beach, NSW

Posted on December 16, 2017 by kenwehner

14 December 2017 After few days in Newcastle, we moved less than an hour south to the Lake Macquarie area. Our first stop was Caves Beach. True to its name, Caves Beach has a series of seas caves that the … Continue reading →

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Newcastle, NSW

Posted on December 15, 2017 by kenwehner

12 – 13 December 2017 Newcastle, the second largest city in New South Wales, is located about 100 miles (160 km) north of Sydney on the Hunter River. Once “Steel City”, the export of coal and other minerals from the … Continue reading →

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Tamworth, NSW

Posted on December 15, 2017 by kenwehner

11 – 12 December 2017 Tamworth is the Country Music Capital of Australia so it was a must stop on our route from Coolum Beach to Sydney. Tamworth is the site of Australia’s largest annual country music festival, Tamworth Country … Continue reading →

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Warwick, QLD

Posted on December 15, 2017 by kenwehner

11 December 2017 Queensland / New South Wales Border on the New England Highway On our way from Coolum Beach to Sydney we plan to visit areas of southern Queensland, Newcastle and the Central Coast along the way. The first … Continue reading →

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Coolum Beach – We’ll Be Back

Posted on December 9, 2017 by kenwehner

9 December 2017 The day has come for us to move on.  We are leaving our home away from home to start the journey to Sydney.  We love Coolum Beach enough to change plans.  Instead of spending our remaining time in … Continue reading →

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Bundaberg, QLD

Posted on November 25, 2017 by kenwehner

23 – 25 November 2017 Since we could not be with family for the Thanksgiving Holiday, we decided to do something special. We took a three-day trip to Bundaberg, Queensland to see the loggerhead turtles nest. Bundaberg served as a … Continue reading →

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Cottesloe Beach, WA

Posted on November 20, 2017 by kenwehner

17 November 2017 On our last night in Western Australia we wanted to watch the sun set over the Indian Ocean. We visited Cottesloe Beach, between Perth and Fremantle. Despite overcast skies and some light rain, it was a nice … Continue reading →

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Castle Rock in Porongurup National Park

Posted on November 19, 2017 by kenwehner

16 November 2017 In the afternoon we hiked up Castle Rock to Granite Skywalk in Porongurup National Park. The trailhead is about 50 km north of Albany. It is a moderately strenuous 2.2 km hike up to Castle Rock. Near … Continue reading →

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Little Beach and Waterfall Beach

Posted on November 18, 2017 by kenwehner

16 November 2017 Little and Waterfall Beaches are in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, about a 40 km drive east of Albany. Little Beach and neighboring Waterfall Beach are beautiful spots. It was too cold and windy for us to … Continue reading →

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