Tuesday 30 June 2009

Greg and Keith Keene... Martin Place water fountain Sydney featured in the film The Matrix...

Street Florist Sydney...


The Anchor from HMS Sirius the flagship of the First Fleet that sunk off Norfolk Island in March 1789...

The ferry at Manly.




Aound Sydney

In the Botanical Garden...
Camillia...

Lilies everywhere in the gardens...


On George Street Sydney...

They make their own brew at the Admiral Nelson pub on the Rocks, Sydney.



Palm beach

Greg at the north end of Palm Beach...
At the far end of the beach they are filming Home & Away so nothing changes...

Greg at the north end of the beach again...


Looking south towards the wharf where Daniel, Victoria, Joseph and Sophia played as children.



Monday 29 June 2009

A day in Sydney

Suddenly the heavens opened...
Circular Quay. All ferries arrive and depart from this point...

Opera House...






The city dangles it's toes in the harbour.




Ferry to Sydney from Manly

There are a group of people on top of the bridge...
Sydney Opera House...

The harbour bridge fondly known as the 'Coathanger'...


Sunday afternoon sailing in the harbour...



A gull hitching a lift on the ferry.




Dee Why

This is Max Keene. For all of you who remember our friend Graham, aka Wombat, this is his son...
Ducks on the walk with Max...

Max...


The view from our old apartment at Dee Why. We were passing and it was open for potential letting so in we went. Nothing has changed, even the picture hooks we put up are still in the walls...



Dee Why Beach, our kids playground in 1992.


Wednesday 24 June 2009

Manly & Cabbage Tree Bay Thursday

Manly Beach...
Tumbling Surf...

Norfolk Pines line the beach...


Looking across Cabbage Tree Bay to Shelley Beach...



Kids sharing a biscuit...

Sun sitting...


Engraved Weedy Sea Dragons...


I thought this guy was talking to himself :O)









On the way to Sydney

Wallabadah is somewhere between Tamworth ( the Country Music town) and Sydney. We stopped here to have a look at the gallery of First Fleet Information - several of the convicts were sentenced at Bodmin!..
These sun sails protect the picnic area and caught our eye from the road where it really does look like a square-rigger in sail...

One of the ships in the First Fleet...


Another in the First Fleet...




Oooops, sorry, duplicate picture :O)...



On the road to Sydney through the National Park.





Tuesday 23 June 2009

Off to Dangars Falls NSW

Not far from Dangar Falls, this is Gostwyck Chapel. In Autumn the Virginia Creeper is in full show and people hold weddings here...
Opposite theChapel is this octaganol wool shed...


Another funky post box made from gas bottles...

Dangar Falls Gorge...



UUUUUUUUUUeeeeeeeeeee, the head of them thar falls...


Greg in the last of the afternoon sun at Dangars Fall...



150+metre drop of Dangar Falls...







Dirt Road to Dangar Falls.