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Sydney and beyond

10.11.2006

Well, our first day in Sydney was a bit of a disaster as I was very ill and spent most of it in bed and Bob lost a crown and on a visit to the local (Chinese) dentist had to have the root removed!!! Fortunately we had booked a wonderful guest house with hosts Peter and Declan who looked after us really well and tended to our needs. They were also very knowledgable and gave us some good advice which we will be able to use when we return to Sydney over Christmas and New Year. We did manage a quick visit to the Quayside to view the bridge and Opera House before we succumbed, but as it was Melbourne Cup Day (equivalent of our Derby at Ascot) everywhere was packed with partygoers all in their best bib and tuckers so we soon decided to make a retreat back to the pub opposite the guest house. Glad to say we are both now on the mend!!

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We have now flown up to Cairns and on to Port Douglas - a beautiful part of Australia, unspoilt at present although with a lot of building work in progress. The weather here is wonderful and warm - a real treat after the last few freezing days in Beijing and Sydney. We have spent the day on the beach, enjoying the bath warm sea but avoided laying under the coconut trees which were a real hazard, regularly shedding their fruit!! We are booked onto a trip tomorrow to the Great Barrier Reef to have a go at snorkelling and scuba diving, which we are both looking forward to.

Posted by bobjanrtw 12:57 AM Archived in Tourist Sites | Australia

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Hi Bob & Jan
Pleased Jan is feeling better and you are both on the mend!!.we will be celebrating Mike's 50th on sat 11th have a drink with us!!
really enjoy reading your postings,keep them coming,don't forget the pic at ayres rock in that red dress "c**k in a frock on a rock"!!!!
enjoy yourselves
love Barry

10.11.2006 by bazza47

Hi there Bob and Jan,
Freezing in Beijing? Was your hotel in a fridge? Never mind your assets may have been frozen in China, but you can 'Air your Rocks' in Aus! Good to see you Jan looking well again, was it the sake or the Reiki? We're now in Phuket where there are more 'Lady Boys' than on a red dress run. The hotel is smack opposite a notorious gay bar and night club, any how seems like nice boys! A few more days by the pool and back to Blighty, hope the weather is warm the shock would be to much now. Speak to you again soon
Love Don and Sue

10.11.2006 by Morse

hello you guys! Bob and Jan, sorry to hear that you have been poorly, I hope that by the time you read this you are both well and truly on the mend. Perhaps it was less of a hash and more of the runs!
Apologies for us not commenting sooner, but our computer threw a hissy fit. However, like you we are now up and running.
Will add comments here and there, around the site,
PS Derek got the text.

10.11.2006 by DerekG

Hi Bob & Jan, good to see you both now looking well, and to see your hair still looking good (I will be keeping an eye on that) it looks a good tour and I wish I was there.
take care.
Norman

10.11.2006 by submerse

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