Maisie- Blue Mountains Quiz

1) What is the major mountain range to the west of Sydney?

2) What is the main attraction in the Blue Mountains?

3) At what town do you access the answer to question number 2?

4) What are the names of the 3 European explorers to first cross the Blue Mountains?

5) Why do the Blue Mountains look blue?

6) What small town near the 3 sisters has lovely old homes, trendy shops and a cafe culture and has made my list of places I'd love to live in?

Answers are in the comments section.

Milla- The fireworks

Yesterday was the larst day of 2014.  We will never have 2014 agen in histry.  Larst nite we went to see the fiawerks to selabrate the ferst day of 2015.  

We cood see the opra house, sidny harbor bridj and lots and lots of firawerks.

 I was tide by the end.  We playd on the play growd for a long time and got hot and swetty.

This stik is the fiawerks over the harbor brij.

 I fowd it in nacher.

Maisie- Sizzling Sydney

My first impressions of Sydney are that Sydney is a very big city, geographically quite beautiful with the harbour, bays, coves, cliffs and beaches and it is full of brick apartment buildings and terraced houses.

We have walked and walked exploring Sydney til our legs hurt and I have enjoyed working out the maze of trains and ferrys.  Sydney has turned on it's very best weather just for us.  Sunny and 28 degrees.

We are staying at Lane Cove National Park.  The campground is very leafy and despite being full of families and backpackers, we have our own little patch of green.  This is our last campground and it is nice to finish with a good one.

The nearest train station, North Ryde, is a 1km walk away.  We have been catching the train in and out of the city.  It is only 6 stops.  On the first day, we got stuck behind a broken down train and had to sit in a hot train for 20 minutes.  It was not a good start.  The trains have 3 levels.  It is so cool. You walk in on the middle level, then there is an upper and a lower level.  

We buy a daily ticket and have to insert it into the barrier as you walk through.  Mum says it reminds her of the tube in London.  

As I mentioned, we have walked and walked.  The famous Victoria Arcade was well worth a look.  I have never seen so many gorgeous shops.  We even saw the vintage clock strike eleven.  

We sat and had lunch in the Royal Botanic Gardens with an amazing view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House.  Wow, I had to pinch myself.

There was a massive cruise ship parked in circular quay and we saw the ferrys buzzing in and around like busy bees. We didn't get to go inside the Opera House as they were setting up for New Years Eve but we walked around it.  

We have also walked around the old part of Sydney, called the Rocks.  I have stood on the first road built in Australia.  

I am really enjoying Sydney, but I am not sure whether I would like to live here.  I haven't put it down on my list just yet, but I probably will.  I may just add a few conditions, like only if I earn a million dollars or more a year.

Milla- This Way to the Zoo ->

When my family and I went to the zoo we had to get on a train and then we had to get on anuther train.  Then we had to work to the ferry.  On the ferry there was a dec on the botom and on the top.

When we got there we workt up the hill to the zoo.  

We saw zebras and grafs and elefets and even an anaconda.

 I bort a toy grarf and Maisie bort a toy arangatang from the shop.  We had an amaising day. 

Harvey- The SCG

SCG stands for the Sydney Cricket Ground.  I have now ticked it off my list.  

We went to watch the Perth Scorchers verse the Sydney Sixers.  The Sixers mascot looked like this.

The scorchers mascot didn't come.  The away team, the Perth Scorchers, won the toss and elected to bat.  They made 135 runs.  They bowled well and won.

 I enjoyed watching Ashton Agar take a great catch running with the flight of the ball.

Harvey- 15000 km

We have just done 15000 km on our trip.  The clock reset after 10000 km and we are now up to 5000km.  

Does anybody want to change their final guess?

Harvey- Boogy Boarding at Bondi

The test match was over and it was time for a cool off swim and what better place to go but Bondi Beach Sydney!

I got out of the car, got into my wetsuit and headed out into the surf. 

 The waves were big and there were lots of lifeguards.

 Dad counted 12!

 I was the safest kid in Australia!

Milla - My friend Sofia

Today in Sidny I saw my frend Sofia. 

At her grandmrs house it was nise.  We swam in the pool.  

We playd in the house.  

My family and I had a lovely time with Sofia's family.

Harvey - Smash after Smash

Rough condishons took place on day one of the Sydney to Hobart boat race.  Thirty not winds were smashing into their faces and it was very slow moving.  The big waves and choppy condishons made lots of boats retier.  I wonder who will make it to Consertushon Doc first?

Milla- Rola Scates

I got some rola scates for crismis from my mum and my dad.  I am pritey good but a littl bit wobaly and it is hilly.  But I have got my balals.  The end.

Maisie-Annoying Earwigs

Earwigs are an animal that we have found very annoying in the past month or so.  When we were in Myrtleford, Vic and they climbed up our poles and somehow got in our tent to keep dry as we had a lot of rain in Myrtleford.  Ever since we have sprayed inside the tent every day...but we still have them!  We have taken them into the ACT and New South Wales.  This morning mum found six live ones in the tent!  We have also found ants, mozzies and cockroaches.  We might still find some in our tent in two years time...that is if we are camping in two years time!

Kiama Christmas (video)

Pack Up (video)

Harvey- Kiama Test

My Dad and I are having a test match.  I won the toss and alected to bat. I made 115 all out.  Dad made 85 all out.so I had a 30 run lead going into the second innings.  In the second innings I made 127 plus 30 makes a lead of 157.  Dad needs 158 to win.  Dad is 2 for 40.  I need some quick wickets.

Because Dad and I love cricket, yesterday we went to the Don Bradman Museum in Bowral.  I learnt that Don Bradman never opened the batting for Australia.  He made most of his runs at number 3.

Maisie - Karaoke Queens

Guess what? Last night at the disco, Milla, me and my friend Laura sung "Let It Go" at karaoke.  I was never planning to do karaoke because I don't like singing in front of people.  But we decided to give it a go because it would be fun and easier to sing with other people.  The DJ didn't have the karaoke version so we sang without the word prompts.  Never mind, we knew all the words anyway.  I think we sounded pretty good even though there were still people who were better than us.  It was actually really fun and I enjoyed it.  We also danced a lot because Laura does dancing as well. We went to bed at 9:30.

Milla - Icecream Madness

We paid to maick ou own ice crim. we chos ou own toppings. It was yummy.

Milla- Hairstyles

This is my ferst har stile. It is fan see. It is my favrit.

This har stile is a bit shorter and it is cool.

This har stile is way shorter. It is ok.

This is very cerly and it is pritty.

Summer (video)

Milla- Countdown to Christmas

Kowt down to crismis.

This is my tent.

We have all made a crismis decoraisin from nacher.

This is my sisters.

This is my Mums.

This is my Dads.

This is my bruthers.

And the rest is mian.

Wich one do you like the most?

Harvey -Ouch!

Bad news.  I have strained my acilies.  But not to worry Mum has already given me some stretches.  I haven't been doing my stretches but now that it is bad I have started doing them.  Mum thinks it is from running in the sand and too much cricket and golf.  

PS We now have 3 boogy bords!  My boogy board has a shark bite out of it.  Milla's is broken in half but we haven't told her.  Maisie's was the first one we found and it is the best.  But they are all ok.  We collect them from bins but we love them!

Maisie- Kiama Campground

Let me start off by saying "I LOVE THIS CAMPGROUND!"  It is a Big 4 and it is right on the beach.  We were lucky cause Mum booked it ages ago.  It has a lovely pool area and a jumping pillow.  

We are pretty packed in and there are millions of kids.  There are also lots of people from different nationalities. The campground goes right up the hill to where the permanent residents are.  We are in a shady spot, at the end of the park, right next to the railway line.  The first time a train went past I was a bit scared because I didn't know what it was.  But now I have got used to it though it did wake me up on the first night.  You can't see the train cause it is in the bushes but you can always hear it go "honk honk" as it goes into the tunnel.

The beach has some great boogy boarding waves.  We have been boogy boarding like crazy and we go to the beach every day and the pool multiple times a day.  

Also, the best part is the little shop in the campground.  We are allowed to spend $1 on lollies there every afternoon.  We walk down by ourselves.  Plus everything is very cheap.  Today I got 5 Wicked Fizzes for $1 and you can suck them for ever.  

One of my Wicked Fizzers ^

Last of all, there are free movies there every night as part of the Christmas activities.  One night there is no movie but free karaoke and disco instead.  

It just keeps getting better and better!  I can't wait for Christmas! 

PS-There have been people arrive and set up around us since this photo was taken.

Harvey - I'm Boogying

Guse what?  You will not belive our luck. We found a Boogy board yesterday on the beach in the rocks.  I wanted to bring my boogy board but mum and dad didn't want to carry it all around Australia.  Now we have been boogy boarding like crazy. 

 It has been very fun boogy boarding at all the beaches.  

It has made our trip great!