Below are pictures of Charlotte Elizabeth Janet and Conrad James Stevenson taken between: 21st  and 4 Jan 2014 – Christmas in Sydney.  Week1 at Huskisson, Jervis Bay and Week 2 in Sydney.

Key events this month were:

Week 1 – Huskisson, Jervis Bay ( 3hrs south of Sydney by car)

• Huskisson – where we breakfasted and suppered, played cricket in the park
• Collingwood beach near Vincentia which is where Coles supermarket and bottle shop was located. (In Australia booze needs to be bought in a bottle shop).
• Hyams beach (HMAS Creswell) with the Rayner’s where we came across a visiting shark
• Cave Beach for surfing and kangaroos
• Cape St George Lighthouse
• Point Perpendicular Lighthouse and a tour of Jervis Bay in a jet boat
• Murrays beach

Week 2 – East Willoughby with the Wintletons

• Winererremy beach for a dip and cricket
• Balmoral beach for supper in the old bathing pavilion
• East Wilougbby Park for cricket and kite flying
• Luna Park for an old fashioned fair
• Waverton Park to see the Sydney New Year fireworks
• Circular Quay for Circus Oz
• Sydney Bridge climb
• Balmoral beach for fish n chips

QF127 landing Sydney
This was my first trip on a A380.  It’s big and effortlessly floats into the air.  And it’s so quiet inside! What a welcome we had to Sydney as this was the last flight for the Captain after 47 years with QANTAS where we had a water cannon salute from the fire-trucks as we got to the gate.

Squeaky Sand at Hyams Beach, Jervis Bay, Australia
Sand that squeaks under your feet… it made the hair on my hands stand up!

A Bronze Whaler Shark that came visiting at Hyams Beach, Jervis Bay, Australia
This Bronze Whaler Shark came visiting on boxing day!  A fishing boat spotted the shark and gave a warning to bathers. This is some shaky footage I didn’t realize I had due to a – good – error in selecting the picture setting on the camera.

December 2013 Sydney – Photo Gallery
You can click on the thumbnail image to see a larger image with captions.