Friday 25 February 2011

Riverwood Downs 2011



Before heathers return to work we planned a mini holiday at Riverwood Downs Mountain Valley Lodge, a pet friendly country retreat.










The resort is located on the banks of a mountain river in the foothills of the Barrington Tops World Heritage Wilderness and  only 2.5 hours drive north of Sydney NSW Australia.










The photos below will appear as I get the time to do post production on them and most likely in any order.









On the road to Riverwood Downs Mountain Valley Resort.








Our Cabin looks a bit rustic on the outside, but inside it has air-conditioning,  Cable TV, a fully equipped kitchen, a bathroom a master bedroom with double bed and 2 bunks.








House  in Clarence Town.








A bush walk with friends What the Duck.







Cody dived in to the river and had an impromptu swim. now waiting for a bath. :-)







Early Morning at Riverwood Downs.








Found on our Bush walk - The Agile Antechinus (Antechinus Stuartii) (A.K.A. Marsupial Mouse) is a small native carnivorous marsupial sometimes confused with the introduced House Mouse. The Agile Antechinus is nearly indistinguishable from the Brown Antechinus, but it is slightly smaller and its fur has a more greyish tinge. It feeds mostly on beetles, spiders and cockroaches, but may also devour small lizards and soft berries is This one was found hiding in a gate post bolt hole and stayed perfectly still.







Lost?








 Carsons Lookout, 920 Metres ASL, part of the Great Dividing Range, on Thunderbolts Way, a road between Walcha and Gloucester, NSW, Australia. 






A refurbished Endeavour rail service on its way to Dungog. Seen from Dungog Road.








The road out of Riverwood Downs








 I looked for the platypus in the river but all I found was rabbits. :-)






Morning Mist







Sunrise on our last day




All text and photographs are Copyright ©2010-11 Paul Anslow. All rights reserved. www.anslow.net



Tuesday 22 February 2011

Christchurch Earthquake

11 Months ago Heather and I spent 4 days in Christchurch. see link Here "Off to New Zealand" 

We has a wonderful time and was looking forward to retuning.





To say we are both shocked would be an understatement and our hearts and prayers go out those effected.





Christchurch Cathedral March 2010

Sunday 6 February 2011

A Sunday Outing

Sunday we went for a picnic lunch  at one of the beaches along the  coast road to Wollongong. There is a dog friendly beach at Coaldale and while we were there the cool change started to arrive. Mac and Cody had a ball even after being "dumped" by a little wave. Samantha enjoyed the time too. We ended up at Woolongong's city beach when the change fully arrived, no rain but plenty of wind. The surf carnival there looked like it was going to blow away. We had a fun day all considered. 






Stanwell Tops, lots of tourists,  motorbikes and no hang-gliders. 
















There was also hundreds of Dragon Flies on the wing.







Looking south and the last of the sun as the cool change is on its way..







Samantha and the Cheeky Chihuahua Brothers after a picnic lunch.

Cody expects more.







Sharkey's Beach, Coaldale Dog Friendly beach







Sharkey's Beach, Coaldale Dog Friendly beach







Rocks at the southern end of the beach










Mural at Coaldale Dog Friendly beach







Bus Shelter at Sharkey's Beach, Coaldale Dog Friendly beach







Low lying cloud on top of the Illawarra Escarpment 





Wollongong  City Beach. The surf carnival has stopped due to the huge winds the temperature dropped from 36C to 19C in minutes.





All text and photographs are Copyright ©2010-11 Paul Anslow. All rights reserved. www.anslow.net

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