My Trip to New South Wales and Queensland

Well I keep saying that I'm going to start posting more regularly but then never do.  This time for sure....

Well I have been busy.  Tomorrow we launch the forum for ADSVIC  to coincide with Asbestos Awareness Week.  Today I did a media press conference.  More about that later but I have been meaning to post about my holidays when I went up to NSW and Qld so I'll do that first.

We left on Tuesday the 23rd. of October to Sydney and went straight to our accommodation for that week at the Bondi Serviced Apartments which I don't recommend to anyone.  We met up with Judith for drinks and it would have been for dinner too if Dave hadn't accidently whacked their son on the head while playing tennis with their Wii game console.  They had to rush him off for stitches. 

Next day we went sailing in Sydney Harbour with Ian Lacey and his band of retirees.  It was a boat race but we lost.  I wasn't much help in the race but it was a fun experience.  The rest of the holidays was spent catching up with so many people I hadn't seen for years.    I saw Mark and Roland - ex Adelaide people. I also say  Raveena who I was friends with from when I was in Israel way back in 1980 and she had some fantastic photos from back then which were amazing to look at.  I also had dinner on Friday night with Joel, Sandra and Danny.

After Sydney we flew up to Byron Bay and stayed with Igor.  We visited Michael Strum who lived somewhere near Nimbin.  We then drove up to Bunderim in Queensland and stayed with Manny and Smadar.   We then went back to Byron Bay and stayed with Michael Goldberg for a couple of days before flying back to Sydney and staying with Joel.  On the last day we went to Margo's place who lives right on Rose Bay beach - pretty nice view of the Harbour Bridge from there.  After that we went to Bondi Beach to see a sculpture exhibition.  The weather was so beautiful but we had to fly back to Melbourne.  I felt like I really wanted to keep going but we had to come back for the court case which I mentioned earlier

I thought it was great to catch up with so many friends, especially ones I hadn't seen for so long.  Patrick on the other hand thought it was all a bit too rushed and would have preferred to stay in fewer places for longer.  I can understand that.   

The photos from our trip...

top left:  A basketball match between Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers that Mark took us too.

top right: View from Margo's house on Rose Bay beach front.

middle left: Michael Strum with daughter.

middle right:  Clockwise - Patrick, myself, Michelle, Judith - dinner at Kobe Jones Restaurant.

bottom: Bondi beach sculpture exhibition with Ari, Ella, Judith and myself.