Holiday travels

Well, back home after a week of travelling and holidays.  It is always so nice to get home even tho we love travelling.  This time we went north to Port Macquarie for a few days with my sister and the childrens' cousins.  We always have a lovely time with them and Port Macquarie is so beautiful!

While the teenagers were sleeping, my sister and I went to watch the whales migrating along the coast - what a sight!

When the teenagers got up we went to Ellensborough Falls, a long beautiful drive through lush countryside and a good hike and great picnic when we got there.

Epiphytes

Imagine this as one 200 metre long drop

From the top

600 and something steps down and then UP again

Then, back to Sydney for a few days and then off to Melbourne for my daughter and I and to Brisbane to watch their team win the rugby, for my husband and son.  More later.  Oh and I have finished the skirt these holidays but need my photographer again, will post soon.

Close shave with a Tiger

I woke this morning to the news that the budget airline 'Tiger' has been grounded by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. This Coming weekend, I am taking my teenage daughter on our annual Melbourne trip and had booked with Tiger. In fact I had booked for a few weeks ago and had needed to change the dates incurring a hefty change fee. Now, it looks like it may have been good money after bad. They say they will refund our tickets but I won't hold my breath.

Each year for the past 5 years, we have done this mother/ daughter trip where we stay in a delicious hotel, eat yummy food, go to the Art Gallery and trawl melbourne's lane ways spending her pocket money and a few indulgences from Mum. We love it! Thankfully my generous husband just said 'quick book with Qantas' which I have done so we are still on track but I will never book budget flights again, well, maybe not quite never....Anyway, glad to not be up in the air with them if they aren't safe!