Further Info

Blogging on the move is in some sense easy, in some sense tricky. The application I've been using has allowed be to blog off line and then publish as and when connectivity has allowed.  However, this has also meant that the posts are covered in spelling mistakes and typos because the application doesn't support a spell check.  It's also meant that where I would have linked to other information and websites, I haven't been able to whilst off line.  So, I've decided to slot this page in and use it to link to all the added info that I think might come in useful to the occasional reader, and for my own future use.  Click away!

• Read our blog for our trip to New Zealand and Dublin in 2011.
• The Sydney Airport Rydges  hotel is where we stayed the first night after landing.
• The Amora hotel in Sydney was our accommodation for our time visiting Sydney.
• We used Optus to get a SIM card for our mobile to use during our holiday.
• Sydney Observatory found in The Rocks area of the city.
• The Hero of Waterloo is a pub in The Rocks that is well worth seeking out.
• We visited Paddington Markets just outside of the city.
• We also visited the Anzac memorial in the grounds of Hyde Park.
• Information on Sydney Good Food Month where we went to the Noodle Night in Hyde Park.
• Darling Harbour is a bustling and vibrant part of Sydney. Plenty of places to eat and watch fireworks!
• We caught the ferry from Circular Quay, Sydney over to Manly.
• An evening drink or two at The Opera Bar whilst in Sydney is a must!
• We hired our camper van from Britz Australia.
• Whilst in the camper van, we stayed predominantly on Big 4 campsites.
• Our first stop in the camper van was at the Valley Vineyard Tourist Park Big 4 site.
• Whilst in the Hunter Valley, we drove passed the Koolang Observatory. Sadly, we had to miss it.
• The Hunter Valley is the first of the many wide regions we visited.
• Whilst in the Hunter Valley, we visited McGuigan Wines.
• We also visited the Hunter Valley Chocolate Company.
• And not to mention the McLeish Estate for more wine tasting.
• Along with the cellar door of Lindemans.
• We even managed to squeeze in the Hunter Valley Brewery Co.
• We stayed at Great Lakes Big 4 when in Tuncurry.
• On our travels we stopped at Port Macquarie lighthouse.
• Perhaps our most favourite holiday park was at Emerald Beach.
• Excellent place for coffee and eats at Emerald Beach is Saltwater Cafe.
• The only place we stayed in the van that wasn't a Big 4 was a North Coast Holiday Park in Lennox Head.
• This about covers Byron Bay.
• Craig McGregors wikipedia page.
• This is where Craig, Jane and Sally took us for lunch one day.  The Beachside Cafe.
• Our first night after leaving Byron, we stayed at the Gold Coast Holiday Park where we met Ruth and Neil,
• Meet the Meter Maids of Gold Coast.
• We met Cara on Brisbane's South Bank.
• Our last night before leaving Brisbane and our camper van was at the Brisbane Gateway Resort.
• Information on the Barossa Valley wine region.
• After landing in Adelaide, the first vineyard we visited was The Schild Estate.
• We then visited the Jacobs Creek vineyard.
• And finally for that day, the Burge Family vineyard.
• Koala cuddling was carried out at the Gorge Wildlife Park.
• Light lunch was consumed at Mount Lofty Ranges.  Wine was also bought.
• The Lobethal BierHaus was also on the list of beer related visits.
• The official tourism site for Kangaroo Island.
• First visit on KI was Cape Willoughby Lighthouse Station.
• Our accommodation on KI was the Bush Getaway cabins.
• We also visited the Flinders Chase National Park on KI.
• Flinders Chase include Admirals Arch, Remarkable Rocks, 
• We visited Seal Bay whilst on KI too.
• Marron and wine could be found at Two Wheeler Creek.
• The closed brewery that we never got to visit, Myponga Brewery.
• The final days in Adelaide, we covered the d'Arenburg Winery, Rosemount Estate,
• The final brekkie in Adelaide was eaten in The Watershed.