Along the way... places and faces.

                                                               A PICTURE POST
                                                             

Southport, Queensland

Homeschool group

During our drive to Sydney, we met up with a homeschooling group.

 

We joined in their activity. It's kind of hard to explain. It was like a jumping castle/floating island! The picture below explains.

There were lots of things to do on this floating island. There was a climbing wall, three trampolines, a swing, and mountains that you could climb to the top of.

       Here we are on top of one of the mountains. It was an up hill climb! Literally!

    WAIT A MINUTE! Is he giving me bunny ears?!?!?!

                                    Can someone out there please tell me what these are? Again they're a mix of two things! A bike and a train.

Wow imagine trying to fit this compass in your back pocket!

Do you see the white concrete and the dark concrete?
The white concrete marks Queensland, and the dark marks New South Wales!
It's on the border between the two states.
So technically, this picture was taken in NSW.  

 

Byron Bay, New South Wales

This is  Byron Bay's iconic lighthouse. It's still operational! 

As seen here.

 

As far east as we can go in Australia. We can't go any further east on the Australian mainland.

We visited an amazing place, Crystal Castle, near Byron Bay.

One of the worlds tallest amethyst crystals!

                                    Like the sign says.

                                                             A huge quartz crystal. Made up of so many points.

  Walking the labyrinth. "A labyrinth is a walking meditaton...... a spiritual tool for reconnecting with your inner voice. An exercise for the mind, body and spirit."
-Sig Laregren
 

An enormous statue of Buddha. Also known as Siddhārtha Gautama

 

A rose quartz water fountain.

Spinning balls are always so memorizing. 

A Stupa is a mound-like or semi-hemispherical structure, that is used by Buddhists as a place of meditation.

  Australian Beaches
I think we have some of the best beaches in the world!

 

The shipwreck of the SS Wollongbar. The Wollongbar was leaving Byron Bay on May 14 1921, when a gale hit the east coast. The wind and currents where so strong, that the ship ran aground and sank. 


As you see below, time has take its toll on the old ship.

SS Wollongbar. This is all that is left of it.



The Big Banana at Coffs Harbour. ( That rhymes!)

Now that's a Big Banana!

 

Sydney Art Gallery

There where many amazing displays!
But this one was definitely my fav.

I still don't understand how they did that!

 With my cousins Jack and Laura.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

and

Sydney Opera House

 Boarding the ferry.  

 Luna Park. That face always gives me the creeps.

  It was like a mini Disneyland!

                                         Hahaha! This picture never gets old! I think it suits my sister!

On the train heading to Melbourne. It was a 10.5 hour train ride! But it took 12 hours.

 

 

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