Our itinerary:
- Days 1-7: Exploring, shopping and wining/dining our way through Sydney
- Days 8-10: Sydney to Hunter Valley; 2 nights in the wine region of Hunter Valley
- Day 11: Hunter Valley to Port Stephens; 1 night
- Day 12-14: Port Macquarie; 2 nights
- Days 15-17: Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour... parked our vans for 3 nights and stayed at the Novotel resort. Bad weather forced us to miss the Big Banana!
- Days 18-20: Coffs Harbour to Byron Bay; 2 nights and the most gorgeous weather ever
- Day 21: Byron Bay to Brisbane - then we headed out! Flew out on Oct 31st, so the girls missed Halloween - but it was WELL worth it.
Trip highlights:
- The food and sights of Sydney - simply amazing dinners out with the Edwards (sans children)
- Sofie learning to play cricket
- Almost nightly campsite grill-outs of huge meals of fresh meat
- The Battle of the Vans: "Van Halen" vs "Motley Fu"
- "Zoe's House" kids' building site at the Powerhouse Museum
- The wildlife!! Koalas, kangaroos, wallabies!
- Hands down: Byron Bay, for the town, the beach, the weather, the vibe
Too many pictures to post, so if you really want the full scoop, click here. Or see below for highlights!
Day 1 in Sydney - headed to a Night Noodle Festival in Hyde Park
The Sydney Opera House
Giraffes at the Toranga Zoo
Playing at the Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour
The "Last Supper" before heading onto the campervan adventure: Tetsuya's and their signature, absolutely mouth-watering dish...
Typical evening at the campsite: kids down, the men grilled dinner, a bottle of red and a bottle of white...
Oh yes - we DID go wine tasting in Hunter Valley as Motley Fu
The Sydney Opera House
Giraffes at the Toranga Zoo
Playing at the Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour
The "Last Supper" before heading onto the campervan adventure: Tetsuya's and their signature, absolutely mouth-watering dish...
Typical evening at the campsite: kids down, the men grilled dinner, a bottle of red and a bottle of white...
Oh yes - we DID go wine tasting in Hunter Valley as Motley Fu
Sofie feeding a wallaby
Sasha fascinated by the feeding
Petting Clancy, the sleepy koala
Our own little koala
The rock pools of Port MacQuarie Beach
Driving in the campervan...
Porpoise Pool in Coffs Harbour
When you've only been walking for 6 weeks, a few (thousand) tumbles are bound to happen
Beautiful Byron Beach
Daniel reading & singing "The Spiffiest Giant in Town"
Playing cricket!
The Cape Byron Lighthouse
