Next stop - Port Macquarie

After we left Old Bar, Craig & I headed up to Port Macquarie for a few days R & R before coming back. We stayed a great apartment across the road from Flynn's Beach. We spent 3 days doing lots of walking, relaxing, swimming and of course eating!!!! The weather was quite warm and very humid but not too sunny but of course the day we were leaving the sun was out in full force LOL

Swap Goodies...

In our yahoo CRAFT group we had  christmas swap and my partner was Dawn Hay. 

Here is a pic of the gorgeous table runner that Dawn made me, as well as lots of other goodies.

Dawn & I obviously think alike as here is the tablerunner that I made for her LOL

 

Unfortunately I forgot to take a pic of all the other goodies I sent to Dawn!

Thanks so much Dawn for the gorgeous presents - and for being such a great swap partner!!

While we were at Old Bar we took a drive out to Ellensborough Falls - a spectacular waterfall that was flowing really well. It was a bit of a hairy ride out there on a dirt road - alright for us but not for my parents sedan LOL - but it was well worth the drive. 

 

 

 

 

On the way back we took a side road to find the site of the capture of the last bushranger in the area and we came across a couple of causeway crossings. The UK relatives were glad they were in our car so they could enjoy the crossings!

At the coast again....

Earlier this month we had a week away up the coast. My aunty & uncle have been visiting  from the UK and we had the chance to spend a couple of days with them. So we headed off to the Meridan Resort at Old Bar on the Mid North Coast of NSW. 

This is the view from the door of the unit:

Our Unit:

 

 

It was our 24th wedding anniversary while we were away and this is the dessert my dad treated us to (he also shared it with us!)! 

 We took a drive out to Wingham which had these beautiful old buildings - the bank had been made into a guest house.

 Plane in the park...

 This was in the window of the museum - don't think it would keep up with the amount of washing in this house!!!

A big birthday to celebrate~

 NOT IT ISN'T MY BIRTHDAY!!!  I have a few years yet before I reach this number...but it was hubby Craig's 50th birthday on Wednesday!!!
We went out for dinner to our favourite restaurant just with the boys, close family and a couple of friends. Being a week night our other friends couldn't come and due to Craig's work roster I wasn't able to plan a party for him. A shame really as 50 is quite a milestone!! LOL

A Day in the City - Pt 2

 We took a ferry rider - an old original ferry!!

Heading up to the Harbour Bridge...

 Luna Park....

 The Opera House...

 Under the Harbour Bridge...

 There was a cruise ship in at Circular Quay...The Rhapsody of the Seas...

 Kirribilli House - the Prime Minister's Sydney residence,,,

North Head - the entrance to Sydney Harbour...

South Head Naval Base...

A Day in the City - Pt 1

A couple of weeks ago Craig & I headed into the city and played tourist for the day! We had a voucher for a restaurant at Darling Harbour  and the weather was perfect so we headed into town. Our plan was to go to The Rocks markets but I had hurt my knee a couple of days before and couldn't do much walking.
 So we took a Tram ride which we hadn't been on before.....

 Had a little walk around Darling Harbour....

 Went here for a yummy lunch....