Australia 2006

 

Australia

 

Australia Trip 2006

Randolph P. Johnston, Doris M. Johnston (native Australian and reason for the trip. It is time to see family and friends!)

400 East 12th
Hutchinson, Kansas 67501
Phone               (620) 663-4865         (620) 663-4865
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Bob and Susie Spencer    
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Places to stay/visit

New Zealand More Official Tourism Site
Westin, Downtown Sydney
City of Sydney
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra Guide
The Australian National Daily Newspaper
Ayers Rock Tour
Ballina

Resources

Overland Trains
Sydney Trains
Sydney weather
Canberra weather
Ayers Rock weather
Ballina weather
Ayers Rock
Newman's Vacations Maps

SYD to Westin
Westin to Mary Toohey
Westin to Frances Bucksath
SYD to Frances Bucksath
Frances to Jim Scroope
Jim Scroope to Faye Pandelis
Faye to Allan Scroope
Allan to Margaret Wray
Margaret to Jim
BNE to Surfers Paradise
BNE to Ballina
Ballina to BNE

Itinerary - February 12-February 21, 2006
Bob and Susie fly to Auckland and Tour New Zealand

Itinerary - February 19-March 12, 2006

February 19 - Day 1 and 2: Start in Wichita (1:30PM) and fly to Sydney.

Sydney 

February 21 (Tuesday) - Day 3 - Look over the heart of Sydney

  • Arrive in the morning (8AM) meet Michael Bertini at airport OR take the airport line to Martin Place

  • Tour with Michael Bertini and his brother/family

  • The Rocks

  • Kings Cross

The Westin Sydney (Through Friday 2/24)
            1 Martin Place
            Sydney, 2000 ? Australia
            Phone (61)(2) 8223 1111 ? Fax (61)(2) 8223 1222

Local Sightseeing

  • The General Post Office Clock Tower - 164 ft/0.1 km

  • Queen Victoria Building - 0.6 mi/1.0 km

  • Star City Casino - 0.6 mi/1.0 km

  • The Sydney Opera House - 1.2 mi/2.0 km

  • Circular Quay - 1.2 mi/2.0 km

  • Museum of Natural History - 1.2 mi/2.0 km

  • The Rocks - 1.2 mi/2.0 km

  • Darling Harbour - 1.2 mi/2.0 km

  • Royal Botanic Gardens - 1.2 mi/2.0 km

  • Contemporary Museum of Fine Arts - 1.2 mi/2.0 km

  • New South Wales Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences - 1.2 mi/2.0 km

  • Taronga Zoo - 1.9 mi/3.0 km

  • Moore Park Golf Course - 3.1 mi/5.0 km

  • North Shore - 3.1 mi/5.0 km

  • Bondi Beach - 5.0 mi/8.0 km

  • Manly Beach - 12.4 mi/20.0 km

February 22 (Wednesday) Day 4 - in Sydney

  • Helicopter ride over Sydney and out to get away farm

  • Opera House along walk toward Elizabeth Bay

  • Sydney Harbor Bridge

  • Manley ferry/Zoo

  • And other sights listed above

February 23 (Thursday) Day 5 – to West Ryde

Mary Toohey +61 (2) 9809-3233
            32 Maxim Street
            West Ryde  N.S.W.  2114 

February 24 (Friday) Day 6 – to Winston Hills & Penrith

  • Alan Bucksath or Jim Scroope to take Doris to Frances Home via car

  • Bob, Randy and Susie finish sight seeing in downtown Sydney, check out of hotel

  • Pick of Avis car 47350713US4 to SYD on 3/5

Frances Bucksath +61 (2) 9686-6550
            Woodberry Village, Unit 52
            129 Lanham Road
            Winston Hills  N.S.W.  2153

Stay Friday and Saturday with Jim Scroope +61 (2) 47218016
6 Rawson Ave
Penrith  N.S.W.  2750 

February 25 (Saturday) Day 7 – Penrith

  • Spend day Jim Scroope

  • See what Jim would like us to see

February 26 (Sunday) - Day 8 - Trip to Blue Mountains, then to Faye’s house (Rylstone)

            Blue Mountain Directions (90 to 73 to 32 to Rylstone)

Faye & Ian Pandelis & family +61 (02) 63791455
            16 Boronia Road
            Rylstone  N.S.W.  2849

February 27 (Monday) - Day 9- in Rysltone

Spend day with Ian and Faye Pandelis 

Canberra (February 28 – March 3)

February 28 (Tuesday) - Day 10- Drive to Canberra (7 hours)

            Allen Scroope +61 (02) 62901062
            11 Pendari Crescent
            O'Malley  A.C.T  2606

March 1 (Wednesday) - Day 11 – Tour Canberra

  • Parliament House

  • Cook’s Fountain

  • Other items Allan would like us to see

March 2 (Thursday) - Day 12 - Drive back to Sydney - Trip up coast to see Margaret Wray at Mollymook, cross mountains from Canberra

            Stay with Jim Scroope

March 3-4 - (Friday-Saturday) - Day 13-14 – Sydney

  • See Relatives/friends

  • Heather Russo

  • Frances Bucksath 

March 5-6 - (Sunday-Monday) - Day 15 and 16 - Trip to Ayers Rock (Randy, Doris, Bob, Susie)

Depart SYD to Uluru (Ayers Rock) – QF726 8:15-10:10AM YX855Q

Adventure Tours of Australia – Overnight Uluru Camping Safari Tour

  • Day 1 - Kata Tjuta & Uluru We set out to explore the wonder of Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) and hike the 'Valley of the Winds'. We head to Uluru(Ayers Rock) to watch the beautiful colours of the desert sun set while enjoying champagne. After a hearty dinner at our permanent campsite, take the opportunity to view the brilliance of the outback sky before retiring for the night.
  • Day 2 - Uluru An early start is required for one of the highlights of the tour - the Uluru sunrise. You can enjoy a walk around the base exploring its mysterious rock formations and Aboriginal art sites while watching the changing light on the desert or choose to climb Uluru. A visit to the Cultural Centre offers the chance to view and purchase Aboriginal arts and crafts before we return to Ayers Rock Resort at 12.00pm.

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Depart Uluru (Ayers Rock) to Brisbane – QF988-655 13:05-16:05PM (Cairns) – QF 655 16:45PM-18:50 BNE

Pick of Avis car

Courtyard Surfers Paradise Resort
Cnr. Surfers Paradise Blvd. & Hanlan Street
Surfers Paradise, 4217
61 7 5579 3499

Wardell/Ballina/Gold Coast (March 7 – 12)

March 7 - (Tuesday) - Day 17-Trip down coast via car to Wardell and Ballina (2.5H)           

  • Look around Brisbane

  • Day trip to Brisbane Gold Coast (128 miles each way, 2.5 hours)

  • Drive to Ballina

March 8-11 - (Wednesday-Saturday) - Day 18-21 -  Ballina/Wardell

  • Relatives/friends to see in Ballina/Wardell area:

  • Marie Scroope

  • Janice Gallagher

  • Jill & family

  • Johnny

  • Tanya & family

  • Sugar Mill tour at Harwood and other things Janice would like us to see

  • Enjoy locally grown coffee in local cafes

  • Stop through a few pubs...

March 12 (Sunday) - Day 22 - Fly out of Brisbane/Cairns on March 12 at 12:10PM on AA7295 – Arrive Wichita (5:36PM) /Pensacola (6:20PM)

March 12-18 - Day 22-28 – Doris stays behind in the Wardell area. Fly out of Brisbane/Cairns on March 19 at 12:10PM on AA7295 – Arrive Wichita (5:36PM)

March 19 - Day 29 - Fly out of Brisbane
 

Rutherfords on the Road

Kurtis and Mary's space
  • Farewell to One Adventure and On to the Next!

    September 30, 2009

     

    74 Tower of London (20)From: Mary and Kurtis

     116 Wales (26)

    We arrived back in Kansas on Monday after six months of traveling through Europe. Now,we  know that most of our faithful readers have been wondering where in the world our wrap up blog post is. Were we just going to leave you hanging with no farewell?

    133 St. Patricks Catedral (22)Impossible!!!

    With so much time to think and write on our hands over the last several months, it would be completely unfair for us to just sign off with no real ending. So, after hours of thoughtful planning, months of sleeping in random beds, and plenty of stories to tell we arrive at the end of the beginning of the end… of the beginning?212 Capri (69)

    The first thing that we can tell you is this: If you ever want to make something happen bad  169 Duomo (25)enough, you absolutely can. There is no possible way that we could have done this without the support of our family and friends, but in the end it was a choice that we had to make and go out and do. And, it will be no surprise to all of you that it was the experience of a life time and completely worth it!

    Now, there are a few parting words of wisdom or knowledge that we feel you should all know…

    1. The David is eight heads high. This will be much more meaningful to those who have done any costume design or figure drawing.

    2. Just because something is tasty and cheap, it is not an open invitation to gorge yourself – this applies to food as well as wine.

    3. You can’t force feed culture, but “I’ll be damned if the French don’t try”.

    4. When you are out on the road around people all the time, you will learn how to fart politely or hide it really well.

    5. Meeting new people is not a requirement, but each place that you do will become ten times more memorable.

    6. Learning to sling your pack can make you feel like you have the world in the palm of your hands.

    7. Watching American college students cope with not having internet is an absolutely, ridiculously funny experience.

    8. Cultural experiences take time and a local to really learn the right way of doing things.

    9. All those pictures in the books do exist!

    10. Rome is the most highly over-rated city in Europe, but if  you’ve never been you should go.

    11. Taking a great length of time to eat a meal with friends can be the most rewarding experience that you will ever have – and you don’t have to go to Europe to make that one happen.

    12. All the money in the world cannot replace a night with good friends and a bottle of cheap wine.

    13. If you can make it through six months of travel with your significant other, odds are you will be able to make it a lifetime (results still pending_).

    229 Walking Tour-Paella (42) In the end, there is no real way to describe what we have experienced better than the words that 271 Brussels (81) you have been following all the way along. When we departed, there was hope that a brand new revelation awaited us which would give us direction and a clear path to follow in life. What we learned was that there is no clear path, but all of the people and experiences along the way make it all worth while.

    Our Grand Adventure was worth its weight in gold. There is no other time in our lives that we can imagine doing what we just completed. Stories upon stories have yet to be told, but for now we are signing off of this part of the blog. Thanks for listening, tuning in, and caring so much about our lives!

    280 Versailles (18)290 London Wanderings (55)339 Akropolis and Agora (26)358 Oia at Sunset (73)367 Kurtis and Mary Canyoning395 Absolut Ice Bar (10)429 Tim Aumiller and Berlin (8)Oktoberfest (75)

    *** If you ever get curious, perhaps you can sign back on in the future to see if any random life adventures pop up,

    but as for our European Adventure, this is where the line ends.***