The day started with Felicity in our bed receiving breakfast in bed and her birthday gifts. She was very excited about turning nine. Once organised we walked over to the Narrabeen Rock Pool for a swim. It's fantastic how they have made these pools that fill from the ocean. There are many of them along the Sydney foreshore. The weather was glorious too! For lunch, and to celebrate Flicks birthday we went to a restaurant called the Boat Shed. It was really ...

From near the caravan park we caught a bus to Manly warf. From there we took the Manly Ferry across to circular key. It was a beautiful morning and great to see Sydney and its weathly coastline from the water. Arriving at Circular Key we decided The Sydney Opera House was our first stop. It's just a short walk away from Circular Key. The Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre. Construction started 1 March 1959 and wasn't completef until 1973. There ...

Today we got to Sydney earlier than expected and checked into a Big 4 caravan park right on the beach at North Narrabeen. After lunch we went to Dee Why beach before driving down to Manly. I have always loved Manly, a relaxed place with a beautiful tree fringed beach. The Norfolk pine trees remind me of Warrnambool. Its a nice surf spot, and there are broad coastal views on the oceanfront walk to sheltered Shelly Beach. The Corso is a buzzing pedestrian strip...

After packing up the caravan in the morning we started heading south toward Sydney. What really stands out along the north coast and mid coast of NSW is the amount of water. You seem to be driving along rivers, crossing rivers, viewing inland estuaries all the time. Completely different from Victoria. We stopped for lunch at Taree. So pretty with a river running right through town you can waterski on. Whilst there Mandy caught up with Cherrie a former work col...