This week Ray and I had the opportunity to drive up north about an hour and a half to the northern beaches. We were located near Lake Munmorah, near New Castle and Swansea. We had plans to visit Jervis Bay this weekend, but was told to go there a different weekend, when the weather was nicer. We were glad we changed our minds, because it rained all day Sat
urday, and was very cloudy on Sunday.
A woman at Amway offered us her friends cabin for the weekend, so we were thankful for somewhere to stay. We left Friday night, and made our way up north. We arrived around 9pm, to a dark house. I was a little nervous about the way the house looked from the outside, but I tried to keep an open mind. We went inside, and the woman was right, "It was nothing fancy." We just needed a place to stay for a few nights right? Well, we were checking out the bedrooms, and I sat on a bed that looked like it was about to collapse, and Ray yelled out, "Don't look now, cockroach!" Two cockroaches ran across the floor. We then decided we needed to turn all the lights on in the house to keep the cockroaches in the walls. I tried real hard to relax, but it was difficult. I'm not used to bugs crawling around in my living space.
Saturday we took a drive up the coast. It was hard to see anything since it was raining so hard. Ray and I were both disappointed by the weather. We headed back to the cabin, hoping that maybe the rain had broken up so that we could go fishing. Thankfully it did, and we could go beach fishing for a few hours before dark. Unfortunately, we did not catch anything but it was nice to be out. We were hoping not to have to spend any money on dinner that night, and
had packed some chicken nuggets and fries to eat. But opening up the oven and having a cockroach crawl out of it, ended that meal real quick, and we headed out for pizza at the local restaurant. Over dinner, Ray and I decided we would go home on Sunday.
On Sunday, the
woman from Denmark, came up to join us in our site seeing. It was still very cloudy outside, but the rain had stopped, so we were able to get a lot of pictures in, and see a lot of beautiful coast! We drove through a nature preserve, and walked a long some cliffs. We drove up to Swansea, and took pictures that Ray and I wanted to take on Saturday but could not because it was raining too hard. We had lunch at a motel, and did some more walking and driving. We then headed back to the cabin to pack up our things, and headed south to visit The Entrance and Terrigal. We were not able to spend much time here because it was beginning to get dark, but they were both places we could go back to and explore.
Monday this week, was NSW Labor day, so we had off of work. We were hoping to have had better weather, and stayed up north till now, but due to the weather and the bugs we relaxed at home today. We slept in, and caught up with family. It was so nice to talk to every
one again. Our time went ahead an hour this week, so we are now 15 hours behind MI and 16 hours behind Illinois. In a few weeks it will be 16 hours and 17 hours behind.
We visited Parklea Market today. It reminded me of Shipshewanna, but smaller. They had a few stores where we could buy cheap souvenirs. They also had clothing stores, paintings, jewelry, and fruits and vegetables. We did not have much time to spend there, so we will go back another time.
Nothing else is planned for this week ahead. We hope to go back into Sydney on Saturday, seeing that we have not been there since the second day we were here.
P.S I just read my blog entry to Ray and he chuckled and stated, "You were quite kind about the place we stayed at this weekend."
urday, and was very cloudy on Sunday.A woman at Amway offered us her friends cabin for the weekend, so we were thankful for somewhere to stay. We left Friday night, and made our way up north. We arrived around 9pm, to a dark house. I was a little nervous about the way the house looked from the outside, but I tried to keep an open mind. We went inside, and the woman was right, "It was nothing fancy." We just needed a place to stay for a few nights right? Well, we were checking out the bedrooms, and I sat on a bed that looked like it was about to collapse, and Ray yelled out, "Don't look now, cockroach!" Two cockroaches ran across the floor. We then decided we needed to turn all the lights on in the house to keep the cockroaches in the walls. I tried real hard to relax, but it was difficult. I'm not used to bugs crawling around in my living space.
Saturday we took a drive up the coast. It was hard to see anything since it was raining so hard. Ray and I were both disappointed by the weather. We headed back to the cabin, hoping that maybe the rain had broken up so that we could go fishing. Thankfully it did, and we could go beach fishing for a few hours before dark. Unfortunately, we did not catch anything but it was nice to be out. We were hoping not to have to spend any money on dinner that night, and
had packed some chicken nuggets and fries to eat. But opening up the oven and having a cockroach crawl out of it, ended that meal real quick, and we headed out for pizza at the local restaurant. Over dinner, Ray and I decided we would go home on Sunday.On Sunday, the
woman from Denmark, came up to join us in our site seeing. It was still very cloudy outside, but the rain had stopped, so we were able to get a lot of pictures in, and see a lot of beautiful coast! We drove through a nature preserve, and walked a long some cliffs. We drove up to Swansea, and took pictures that Ray and I wanted to take on Saturday but could not because it was raining too hard. We had lunch at a motel, and did some more walking and driving. We then headed back to the cabin to pack up our things, and headed south to visit The Entrance and Terrigal. We were not able to spend much time here because it was beginning to get dark, but they were both places we could go back to and explore.Monday this week, was NSW Labor day, so we had off of work. We were hoping to have had better weather, and stayed up north till now, but due to the weather and the bugs we relaxed at home today. We slept in, and caught up with family. It was so nice to talk to every
one again. Our time went ahead an hour this week, so we are now 15 hours behind MI and 16 hours behind Illinois. In a few weeks it will be 16 hours and 17 hours behind.We visited Parklea Market today. It reminded me of Shipshewanna, but smaller. They had a few stores where we could buy cheap souvenirs. They also had clothing stores, paintings, jewelry, and fruits and vegetables. We did not have much time to spend there, so we will go back another time.
Nothing else is planned for this week ahead. We hope to go back into Sydney on Saturday, seeing that we have not been there since the second day we were here.
P.S I just read my blog entry to Ray and he chuckled and stated, "You were quite kind about the place we stayed at this weekend."
2 comments:
Cockroaches!! Wow!! You're experiencing real wild life in Australia! Hilarious!!
I think it's funny how there's a Shipshewanna just about anywhere in the world. You found one in Australia. I went to one in Korea . . . it's a good thing we put in some time in the US one just so we can say that we're patriotic about our flea markets. (c;
Hi Janelle and Ray,
Sounds like you are making the most of your weekends and getting around the country. That's funny about the cockroaches. It's pretty common for them to come out of the oven but they wouldn't last long once you turned it on. My mom had a friend who was in Hawaii when her husband was in the Navy. She also had cockroaches and them came out of the oven all the time too. I guess it's something you sort of learn to live with.
Hopefully, there will be new opportunity for Ray in Ada when you return.
Cindy & Brian
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