O’Reilly’s Day

Tuesday 21st May 2021   It was another beautiful sunrise this morning albeit with a little bit of cloud on the horizon just to mix things up a bit. We took a different route for our walk today walking north along the promenade up to the start of Miami beach and back. We also tried… More

Burleigh Heads: first two days

Sunday 16th May 2021   Accommodation: AirBnB. Unit 116 Level 18, 72 The Esplanade, 116, Burleigh Heads, QLD 4220, Australia.

South West Rocks

Saturday 15th May 2021 Accommodation: Rockpool Motor Inn.   This one-week trip to Burleigh Heads was originally planned for 2020 but Covid put an end to that. There was some doubt that we would end up getting away for the rescheduled 2021 trip as well but, by the time our departure date arrived, there were… More

Mudgee Bike Classic Trip

Mudgee Bike Classic Weekend: Fri April 30th – Mon May 3rd. Accommodation: Kirsten Apartments Mudgee and Parkes: Mark, Mary, Matt and Annabelle: stayed in Fleetwood House. Colleen and David: stayed in The Cottage.   The purpose of this trip was for the boys to participate in the inaugural Mudgee Bike Classic Ride. The boys being… More

Birthday in Bowral

Wednesday April 21st 2021 This one night trip to Bowral was a birthday activity for Mark. We left Bondi at about 10.30am and made it to our first stop in Bowral which was Plantation Cafe. I’d seen photos of this cafe online and it looked so inviting that I thought it was a must visit… More

One night in Nambucca Heads

March 29th 2021 Accommodation: RiverView Boutique Motel:  Room 1   Mark and I got away from Byron Bay by about 9 am. We hadn’t eaten breakfast so we stopped about half an hour later in Lennox head at a cafe called Shelter, which is directly across from the beach. It was a lovely setting and… More

2 days in Byron

Location: Byron Bay Accommodation: The Villas of Byron. Villa 21B.   Saturday March 27 th It was our last morning in Noosa and we all went our separate ways after 10 am checkout: Ali and Brett to visit a friend, Tom to the airport and Matt,Mark, Annabelle and myself to Byron Bay for two nights.… More

Noosa: Last few days

Wednesday 24th March The weather had cleared a bit and so the boys were able to get out on a bike ride. The girls and I had another session at Noosa Flow, this time it was yoga and it was great. We all headed out at about 10 am to go to Eumundi markets and… More

Noosa: first few days

Location: Noosa: Hastings Beach Houses: Villa One Five. There is a link on AirBnB as well.   Dates: Saturday 20th -Saturday 27th 2021.   Saturday 20th March: We all arrived at our Noosa accommodation in the early afternoon and spent a bit of time settling in and exploring the lovely accommodation. The girls and I… More

Ballina

Ballina Friday 18th March 2021: Ramada by Wyndham We arrived here in the late afternoon but thankfully, the sun was out. Our hotel was in a great location and the room was lovely; we’d definitely stay here again! Dinner was at a local French Restaurant, Che Bon, and it was amazing! A must-visit if you’re… More