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Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 4th, 2019, 06:28 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

tripplanner001 glad to hear that someone else has...

tripplanner001 glad to hear that someone else has our crazy style! We have evolved over the years as the kids have grown!

Bokhara2 I think you put your finger on it... I think if we had known...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 3rd, 2019, 07:36 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

So all in all - we had a great trip. It was a...

So all in all - we had a great trip. It was a bummer that it ended the way it did. It was nice to end in Fiji - with warm weather after the wind and even snow we had in Australia. We had hit all...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 3rd, 2019, 07:15 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Ok, so a few comments that didn't make it in the...

Ok, so a few comments that didn't make it in the "sanitized" version.

We stayed at Six Senses Fiji. The resort is relatively new (about a year old?) and was recently acquired by IHG. When I was...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 3rd, 2019, 06:25 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 13 – Fiji => home We had another lazy...

Day 13 – Fiji => home

We had another lazy morning and headed to breakfast about 9:15. Normal routine: buffet, kids had pancakes, and SD had eggs avocado and quinoa.

We were supposed to be jet...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 3rd, 2019, 06:06 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 12 – Fiji Once again, it was hard to...

Day 12 – Fiji

Once again, it was hard to motivate the kids this am, but they managed to rally for breakfast at 9am. SD had Fiji scrambled eggs (eggs with cumin) and #3 had pancakes. The rest of us...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 3rd, 2019, 05:55 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 11 – Fiji We all slept in - the kids had...

Day 11 – Fiji

We all slept in - the kids had closed their blinds and it was a bit cave-like... of course, it is 2 hours ahead of Sydney, so waking up at 8:30 was like 6:30 Sydney time?

We went...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 3rd, 2019, 05:50 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 10 – Syndey => Fiji We were up early...

Day 10 – Syndey => Fiji

We were up early (4am.... ouch!).... walked over to the airport, through security, and were at the gate early for boarding at 5:30am. We took off on time - and with the...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 3rd, 2019, 05:45 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

tripplanner001 Bokhara2 thanks for reading along!...

tripplanner001 Bokhara2 thanks for reading along!

I'm so jealous that the sculpture by the sea is going on. We could have spend an entire day (or longer!) in that area... we didn't really wander...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 2nd, 2019, 07:25 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 9 – Blue Mountains We were up early to...

Day 9 – Blue Mountains

We were up early to catch our van after SD and #3 made their morning trip to the Lounge breakfast. This was another day of a private tour - we had decided to go see the Blue...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 2nd, 2019, 07:20 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 8 – Sydney We woke up to sunshine and...

Day 8 – Sydney

We woke up to sunshine and wind- not quite as windy as the day before, but still strong.

After the boys had breakfast in the Executive Lounge, the girls found croissants on the...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Nov 2nd, 2019, 07:12 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 7 – Sydney We awoke to blue skies and a...

Day 7 – Sydney

We awoke to blue skies and a strong wind. SD and #3 went down to breakfast at the Executive Lounge and #2 and #3 went and found croissants. We met our guide, Ben, at 8:30 out front...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Sep 3rd, 2019, 04:33 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 6 – Ayers Rock => Sydney We met our...

Day 6 – Ayers Rock => Sydney

We met our guide, Alex, at 6:15am and headed to Uluru to watch the sun rise. He set up a table with hot drinks (tea, hot chocolate, coffee) and had cereal, muffins,...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Sep 3rd, 2019, 04:22 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

a few points: sorry the photos are so large. I...

a few points:
sorry the photos are so large. I try to re-size them and failed. So I am just inserting them so they get in!

Many of the explanations are somewhat simplistic and might be obvious...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Sep 3rd, 2019, 04:20 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 5 – Melbourne =>Ayers Rock We woke up...

Day 5 – Melbourne =>Ayers Rock

We woke up and got a cab to the Melbourne airport. We were there early, so had time to stop at Brunetti’s in the airport and get tea and croissants for breakfast....
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Sep 3rd, 2019, 04:07 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Bokhara2 We loved our tour with Simon. He was...

Bokhara2 We loved our tour with Simon. He was able to combine a Melbourne city tour and the Philip Island tour into a long day for us - but we saw a lot!

I can recommend him without hesitation....
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Aug 30th, 2019, 12:41 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

I thought this was interesting: ...

I thought this was interesting:

https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/property/2019/01/05/australias-most-expensive-beach-huts/


And this (I saw while we were in Australia!)
...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Aug 30th, 2019, 12:39 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 4 - Melbourne We woke up to small...

Day 4 - Melbourne

We woke up to small spitting rain in Melbourne even though it was not in the forecast. We met our tour guide for the day - Simon - about 9am. We spent the morning on a city tour...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Aug 30th, 2019, 12:25 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

margo_oz We * loved * Bora Bora! go... go... go....

margo_oz We * loved * Bora Bora! go... go... go.

(or don't, leave it for the rest of us!)
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Aug 30th, 2019, 12:23 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 3 – Hamilton Island => Melbourne We woke...

Day 3 – Hamilton Island => Melbourne

We woke up to gorgeous blue skies this morning. SD and #2 went to the marina bakery and came back with breakfast. After breakfast and getting packed up, we...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Aug 30th, 2019, 11:35 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Thanks guys for reading! (our TR for Bora Bora...

Thanks guys for reading! (our TR for Bora Bora was sadly lacking in readership). It was a great trip, but when I say the highlights, I really mean that...

buckle your seatbelts, we are moving...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Aug 27th, 2019, 04:19 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Day 2 – Hamilton Island During the night, we...

Day 2 – Hamilton Island

During the night, we had strong rain storms but they seemed to be through by morning. The kids awoke at 5:30/6 ish and adults about 7am. They all ran down to the bakery for...
Forum: Australia & the Pacific
Aug 27th, 2019, 04:14 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,099
Posted By surfmom

Australia: The Highlights ... with a side of Fiji - our family trip Down Under

Family: Me, Surfdad (SD), Kid #1 (19yo), Kid #2 (17yo), Kid #3 (15yo)

Why Australia in Winter? Because it was the only time we could find 2 weeks to go… We originally chewed on a few different...
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