Central Coast N.S.W

This is the access way down to the beach from the van park. Last week we paid $166.00 this week we paid $198.00 could not be leave it shoulder season they said it stays that price till the Christmas holidays. Did not bother to ask what it goes up too. North Shely beach spent a lot of time on this beach as well awesome just as good as we have been listening to the surf at night and smelling the salt things one misses. Had a good stop on the coast over all loved catching up with family and watching the grand son play soccer would have been one of the high lights as well.Just no way that I could live here full time any more roads that use to be 80'k's now 60'K's high rise every were and it just takes forever to get any were too crowded
 

Central Coast N.S.W

The wharf at the bottom of the street ( Watkins wharf built 1920's ) were my Grand parents use to own a hamburger shop on the opposite  corner to the jetty pub .The pub still there the shop has long gone.Spent a lot of my summers around this wharf as a kid swimming in The Entrance lake prawning fishing  do not think you would swim in it now . Been waiting for a blower shaft seal to come for our bus for over a week took matters into our own hands and went looking yesterday took three hours but we found out the part we were waiting for there is not one in Australia .The answer buy a hole installation kit so we hope to have that today or Friday at the latest so our $20.00 part has gone up $200.00 least it the same price too install around $600 so will be out of here by next Wednesday

ZIG ZAG RAILWAY

One of the viaducts on the Zig zag rail line built in the 1860's and acclaimed world wide as a engineering mater piece of  the 19th century. The zig zag was a vital link in the western line which carried people, produce to and from the western plains of new south wales. The zig zag is a series of gently sloping ramps in the form of a Z passing through two tunnels and over the magnificent sandstone viaducts it was replaced as the main line in 1910 lay dormant for 65 years and reopen in 1975 by volunteers
 

ZIG ZAG RAILWAY

Well Finally got to the Zig Zag railway my cousins went here when I was still going to school and came up too the central coast and told us all about it and I have wished to go ever seance and yes it may have been a long wait but I so enjoyed our time there I was like a kid in a lolly shop this ex Queensland rail carriage runs on a 6 ltr diesel motor so wish to go back on one of their steam days   

Goulburn

Goulburn  we stopped for smoko check the trailer etc all things you do when you pull in and got a photo of this bloke the big merino he is reopen and you can go in side up to his eyes he is 15.2 meters in  height and weighing in at 97 Tonne end that is his 2nd location so must have been a big job

The Dog on the Tucker box

Before we left Gundagai we had to get a pic of this he was made by the same man that did the marble masterpiece Frank Rusconi very cleaver man we like Gunagai and enjoyed our 2nd time there the little museum was good as well little cramped but good and the goal tour was good as well lots too see and do and makes a good base to get around and see stuff

One of the main reasons we went back into Canberra was to get photo.s back that we had lost when we had a computer crash and to stand on the roof of Parliament house under a Australian flag as big as six London double Decker buses feels pretty special and to walk the halls of power it is good and too be in a building that cost 10 billion dollars  when built .  Think every one should do that at some time