Category Archives: New South Wales

Somersby Falls

Posted on December 18, 2017 by kenwehner

16 December 2017 Somersby Falls west of Gosford was our last stop of the day. The walk from the upper falls down to the middle and lower falls was pleasant but there was very little falling water.

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Gosford Classic Car Museum

Posted on December 18, 2017 by kenwehner

16 December 2017 My favorite stop of the day was the Gosford Classic Car Museum. They have an impressive collection of classic cars manufactured all over the world. The Communist Car Collection was particularly interesting. As an American I was … Continue reading →

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The Entrance, NSW

Posted on December 18, 2017 by kenwehner

16 December 2017 In our tour of the Central Coast Region we stopped at The Entrance, a town named for its location on the channel that is the entrance to the Tuggerah Lakes. It is a local holiday destination. We … Continue reading →

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Blacksmiths Beach

Posted on December 17, 2017 by kenwehner

15 December 2017 Today we relaxed. Blacksmiths Beach was only a 5 minute walk from our holiday park. A nice beach but the water was too cold to stay in long.    

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Morisset Park, NSW

Posted on December 17, 2017 by kenwehner

14 December 2017 Morisset Park was listed on TripAdvisor as a great place to have a picnic lunch and see kangaroos. We are suckers for seeing roos and we needed a stop for lunch as we circled Lake Macquarie. We … Continue reading →

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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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Armidale to Toowoomba

Posted on August 10, 2017 by kenwehner

10 August 2017 We had nothing planned for today other than a long rural drive from Armidale to Toowoomba. We meandered through the countryside and enjoyed taking in the landscape. Along the way we stumbled across some little gems. Balancing … Continue reading →

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