Kiama blowhole..
Didn't do much yesterday. Today we (Cynthia, Cailene, Angela, Sunny, and a friend of Cynthia's) went to Wollongong and Kiama, a bit south of Sydney. A two-hour train ride. I got to the train on time, but the...
Category: Trips
Cairns: Kuranda and Botanical Garden
We got up early (4:45 a.m.) because we had to leave early to get to our destination on time. We saw a lot of bats! After a bit of a delay, we left around 5:35 a.m. I fell asleep again in the car. At Smithfield Terminal…
Cairns: Crocodiles and Rainforest
In the morning, I went to "The Hat House," a shop owned by the mother of a friend of ours. It was quite a nice shop, with all sorts of artwork, plants, hats, of course, and souvenirs. I have a crocodile magnet with a place name on it...
Cairns: Tablelands Roadtrip
Cynthia and Cailene were the first to wake up, so they went ahead and picked up the car we'd rented for the next few days. Around 10 a.m., we checked out of the hostel and had breakfast at a small restaurant: Japanese…
Cairns: snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef
Early morning, early morning, around 4 a.m. We'd left a little late, so we walked briskly to the train, with a bit of a sprint at the end. We made it, though it wouldn't have been a disaster if we had to catch the next one...
Tour guide day 2: Manly, Opera House and Chinatown
At 10 a.m., the little ones were at my place, all of us taking the bus to Circular Quay (pronounced like the English "key"). Mom isn't used to buses, I noticed, haha. We took the ferry to Manly. That ferry goes...
Eagle Rock hike and Rose Bay sunset dip
This morning Cailene came over to my house; she wanted to hear me play guitar and see if I could teach her something. It was fun! We didn't stay that long, though, because we had to catch a train. She did say it was her...
La Perouse + Darling Harbor drone show
Today I went to La Perouse (a bit further south in Sydney) with Cynthia, Sunny, Angela, Cailene, and Cindy. We all had a picnic there with some snacks and games. We also walked around the pier and coastal rocks. Big waves and...
24-26 Aug: Cherry Blossom Fest, guitar and uni
Aug 24: Took the train to Auburn Botanical Gardens, because there was a cherry blossom festival there! Apparently, it was the same train as Cailene and Cynthia, so when I walked up the stairs at Auburn Station, Cailene quietly walked beside me until...
Kirribilli Markets, Strings, Mentor and Caterpillar Club
We took the train from Redfern Station to Milsons Point. The train crossed the Harbour Bridge! Cynthia and I apparently took the same train, but we only discovered that when we got off. We grabbed some breakfast together and waited…