Newcastle 1

It's been awhile since I've last blogged and I've missed a lot but I've got a few hours in San Francisco before my flight so I thought I'd try and catch up.

Lucy took me on a trip up the coast to a town called Newcastle. It's a big mining and shipping town with some beautiful beaches. We had lunch at Harry's Cafe de Wheels, recommended by my favorite foodie and sister-in-law!

Dinner and a Walk

Lucy has been an amazing host, showing me around the Sydney region. These photos are from a part walk we did around Bondi Beach in the city and a lovely dinner she cooked me to celebrate Michael Jordan's birthday(Feb 17th).

A Trip to Taronga Zoo

These pictures were taken awhile ago, on one of my first dates with girlfriend Lucy. We spent almost 4 hours in Taronga Zoo, Mosman. An excellent day with an excellent lady!

Temple of Baal

On our trip to the Jenolan Caves, Adam and I decided to take a cave tour of a couple of chambers called the "Temple of Baal". We were kind of on the fence about the whole thing, feeling that it might be a tourist trap but we were pleasantly surprised by the experience. See the pictures below!

Blue Mountains

Adam and I took a quick road trip to the Blue Mountains. We visited the Jenolan Caves last night and ended up just coming back to Manly to surf today because the weather wasn't cooperating for our hiking plans.

The Double Binks Beach Experience

My oldest brother Adam arrived here on January 30th and we've been exploring Sydney together and taking some time to surf as well.

The weather hasn't been great since he got here but we've still managed to surf every day for a week and we went into the city for a of couple days.

In Sydney we toured the Opera house, went to the Powerhouse Museum, enjoyed one of Hannah's famous pies for lunch and went to the aquarium(where there's a shark tunnel).

Some of the credit of planning this stuff has to go to my lovely girlfriend Lucy, a Sydney native, who had some excellent recommendations.