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Sunday, 21 December 2014

 Australia to Hawaii - NOT

We headed to Sydney from Perth, only to be rerouted
 due to a huge storm in Sydney. This caused us to miss
 our Honolulu connection. We were "stuck" in Sydney
 for 2 days waiting for a seat.
 So plans changed and we enjoyed the city.
 

We took a harbor cruise to see the amazing sights.
 
St. Mary's cathedral was lit up with projected pictures
 of the Nativity starting the next night!
Christmas in downtown Sydney.
Lego Tree - largest in the world
  


 Town Hall lit up by projected lights

On the 2nd day in Sydney, we headed for the Blue Mountains
 to Scenic World, about 1 1/2 hours out of town.

 To see this beautiful area, we rode a cog train, a tram, and a cable car.
 

The cog train was like riding a straight down roller
coaster to reach the base of the mountain.

 
Once down there, we hiked through a tropical, rain forest.

We then rode a tram back up to the top.
The 3 Sisters rock formation
 
Then we rode the cable car across this canyon to
see this waterfall. Part of the car had a glass floor.
  

 
Our last scenic view of Australia. Hawaii here we come!
And when we landed in Maui, look who was waiting! 
Merry Christmas from Maui
We hope you enjoyed our blog, thanks for following us on our big adventure.
 It is over for now as we head back to Arizona after Christmas.

Thursday, 18 December 2014

What else do we do in Geraldton?


We bundle up with our blankets, chairs and popcorn
 and head for a movie at the beach - Frozen!
 (and yes, we were frozen but it was fun.)  
The kids here don't sing "Let it go" quite as loud as our grandkids do.
 


We drink lots of Ginger Beer, like root beer but ginger.
 

 Gaylene takes card classes at the scrapbook shop.

 
Collect seashells when on beach walks. Found her largest piece of sea glass ever.

Plays around a bit with water colors. 

 Watches the racehorses get their exercise.

Attends a Ladies Craft Class at the Baptist Church.


 
Shared the actual Thanksgiving night
 with Pastor David and his wife, Margie.

 
Went to a huge dance recital to see my friend,
 Fiona and her daughter, Bella, perform.

 Cook and eat dinner at our nearby beach.


We swim out to the platform about 100 yds. off shore.
 Gaylene lays there trying to breath again while
 Norm then swims another couple hundred yards.
 Last day bike ride and swim

One last Geraldton sunset before we begin our journey home via Hawaii.