Day 48 was fantastic!!! We started off having breakfast near the coast line and walking through the beach front at Surfers Paradise. Later around lunch time, the whole family came round and we had a great time in the pool and enjoying some home brew beer! Yeah!!
Archive for November, 2009
Day 48 – My last full day in Australia
Posted in General Ramblings on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Day 47 – Brisbane
Posted in General Ramblings, Outdoors on November 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Day 47 was about seeing Brisbane! We went into the city on the train and wondered around. The river boat is cool and in general, it is a very nice place. Okay… time for some pics…
Day 42 – Owen Portrait
Posted in Flash on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Day 42 I had an idea to light up part of the garden for a portrait of Owen. I used both my flashes. A flash on the right to highlight Owen and a flash on the left to highlight the background. First, I took a quick test shot to look for any surprises… Now [...]
Day 42 – Heading back to the Gold Coast
Posted in General Ramblings, Outdoors on November 12, 2009 | 7 Comments »
After our visit to Coffs Harbour and the surrounding area, it was time time to go back home. We stopped at a small town called Yumba which was lovely. Nothing flash, but had a lot of character and would be a nice place to visit in future. We then moved on to Byron Bay which [...]
Day 41 – Dangar Water Falls
Posted in General Ramblings, Outdoors on November 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Day 41 was about driving inland and going to a small town called Bellingin and not too far away was a water fall. We decided this was worth looking at and went for the drive. The weather had got worse unfortunately… Fortunately, I had my camera Storm Jacket which came in very handy!!
Day 39 & 40 – Coffs Harbour
Posted in General Ramblings, Outdoors on November 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Day 39 started out leaving early for Coffs Harbour… This is about 320Km from the Gold Coast. Unfortunately the weather was very extreme! This turned out to be quite exciting. I’ve not been a real storm for a while. The rain came down real heavy!! In 6 hours Coffs Harbour had more rain than Melbourne [...]
Day 37 – Evening in Coolangatta
Posted in General Ramblings, Outdoors on November 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Cliff and I went to Coolangatta and we had a few beers… I took a few images of the beach area and Surfers Paradise… a few pics below…
Day 36 – Melbourne Cup Race Day
Posted in Flash, General Ramblings on November 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today I had to be a photographer! My niece’s Gwen and Bronwen organised a visit to a popular race day called the Melbourne Cup. In the UK this would be the equivalent of the Ascot events. All the girls were dressed immaculately and they all looked great! It was my job to take photos… I [...]
Day 35 – Mount Tambourine
Posted in General Ramblings, Outdoors on November 5, 2009 | 3 Comments »
On Day 35, we went up about to a large mountain range close by which took around 30 minutes by car. Where my brother is located, you have Coolangatta within 30 minutes and this lovely mountain range. The town of Tambourine is very “perfect like” and reminds me of a small village in Cornwall where [...]
Day 34 – Wondered over to Coolangatta
Posted in General Ramblings on November 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today we went to Coolangatta. The Gold Coast stretches about 40 Km and starts just north of Main Beach and goes on till Coolangatta which is at the South end. Coolangatta covers 2 states, Queensland and New South Wales. Here are some pics from the day…
