As many of you will know, I’ve been off on holiday visiting friends in Australia (including some I’d not seen for nearly 17 years!)

Anyway a lot of you have asked to see some of the photographs, so here’s a brief preview there will be more in the gallery shortly!

Our trip included eight flights, about 2000 miles, four ferry rides and a high speed catamaran ride. We managed to cram in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Ayers Rock, Cairns,Green Island, Brisbane and back to Sydney.

A few from Sydney,

When we arrived at Mermbula we were still a bit jet lagged, so was we were up early and were lucky to spot some whales.

?? Some farm in the middle of nowhere!

Stockton Beach - Deserted sandunes

Some more wild life

This guy measured about four feet!

and these guys hang out everywhere.

We also managed to spot (in no particular order) Dolphins, sharks, Emus, Koalas, numerous parakeets, Sea lions, wombat, one or two very large spiders, but I’m pleased to say no snakes.

The Great Ocean Road - part of the twelve (eleven) apositiles

Views along the  the Great Ocean Road

Fremantle a fishing port just outside Perth.

Perth

Kite surfing on Cottesloe Beach

Perth at night city scape

Beach sunset

The WACA !

View from Kings Park, perth towards city centre

Sunset at Servantes strange rock outcrops in a national park a north of Perth

Sunrise at Sevantees - (around 4.30am just after watching England lose the rugby world cup final)

Ayers Rock

Sunset at Ayers Rock

Green Island

Great Barrier Reef

This pontoon is were the dives boats anchor on the outter reef

Sunset at Long Jetty (just outside north Sydney)

I’ll post some more here and if you log into the gallery there be more there including Phillip Island and the MotoGP!