My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Oct 30th 2006, 2:30 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by scottyboy
No Way!
We spent Christmas 1999 at the Amaroo YHA on Philip Island.
We were driving around Aus in a campervan and had to find somewhere
to spend xmas so we found the Amaroo from the Rough Guide and after
buttering up the old girl that owned it, she let us camp up around the back
near the wood pile.
We spent Xmas day on the beach along with a little fishing off the jetty.
We visited a wildlife sanctuary around there where I was bitten by a baby wombat.
Glad you had a nice trip. Thanks for the reminding me of a great time.
Scotty.
We spent Christmas 1999 at the Amaroo YHA on Philip Island.
We were driving around Aus in a campervan and had to find somewhere
to spend xmas so we found the Amaroo from the Rough Guide and after
buttering up the old girl that owned it, she let us camp up around the back
near the wood pile.
We spent Xmas day on the beach along with a little fishing off the jetty.
We visited a wildlife sanctuary around there where I was bitten by a baby wombat.
Glad you had a nice trip. Thanks for the reminding me of a great time.
Scotty.
Amaroo were brill with us, as we never booked up prior to landing in Melbourne, the tourist place in Federation Square managed to get us booked for 4 nights (cheap too
).I loved Philip Island so much when we go back to oz with the kids we will be happy to stay there again
Mandy
Oct 30th 2006, 2:36 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
What a fab post. Sounds like you had an amazing time.
Oct 30th 2006, 6:55 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
Amaroo were brill with us, as we never booked up prior to landing in Melbourne, the tourist place in Federation Square managed to get us booked for 4 nights (cheap too ).
I loved Philip Island so much when we go back to oz with the kids we will be happy to stay there again
Mandy
).I loved Philip Island so much when we go back to oz with the kids we will be happy to stay there again
Mandy
Oct 30th 2006, 7:36 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by Keith&Lol
Glad to hear you enjoyed it, did you get chance to call at Rutherglen for a wine or three, you seemed to fit an awful lot into just 2 weeks. How was Wangaratta as hubby completely missed it on his reccie. Philip Island sounds really nice, lovely post, thanx for takin the time to fill us all in. Lol x
We did visit Rutherglen, but only to see a rellie
Wangarrata was really nice, we went to a coffee bar called scribbles, the staff were brill, and the food was yummy
Mandy
Oct 30th 2006, 8:16 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
We did visit Rutherglen, but only to see a rellie
Wangarrata was really nice, we went to a coffee bar called scribbles, the staff were brill, and the food was yummy
Mandy
Wangarrata was really nice, we went to a coffee bar called scribbles, the staff were brill, and the food was yummy
Mandy
. Luckliy you missed Hollywoods or else you would still have been there waiting to be served 
.It is Jazz festival here this weekend so just another excuse to eat drink and be merry
.Nicky
Oct 30th 2006, 8:17 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
We did visit Rutherglen, but only to see a rellie
Wangarrata was really nice, we went to a coffee bar called scribbles, the staff were brill, and the food was yummy
Mandy
Wangarrata was really nice, we went to a coffee bar called scribbles, the staff were brill, and the food was yummy
Mandy
.Nicky
Oct 30th 2006, 9:09 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by NickyP
Did you see the big wine bottle (sort of half finished but looks good from a distance). It is pretty naff as far as the usual things (big pineapple etc) but you can tick it off your list of big things to see in Australia .
Nicky
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Yeah it was pointed out to us. i wondered what it was.
I found too many yummy foods where we went and i now need to lose the extra pounds i came back with
.Hubby now has a craving for poached pear on toast with mascapone.
He had it for breckie while at St Kilda from the 'grocery bar'.
Mandy
Oct 31st 2006, 8:13 am
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
Yeah it was pointed out to us. i wondered what it was.
I found too many yummy foods where we went and i now need to lose the extra pounds i came back with .
Hubby now has a craving for poached pear on toast with mascapone.
He had it for breckie while at St Kilda from the 'grocery bar'.
Mandy
I found too many yummy foods where we went and i now need to lose the extra pounds i came back with
.Hubby now has a craving for poached pear on toast with mascapone.
He had it for breckie while at St Kilda from the 'grocery bar'.
Mandy
Oct 31st 2006, 8:25 am
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by possoms
ooo that sounds lovely Mandy, very unusual
i laughed when he asked me to re create it.
I managed to find the mascapone in tesco's. But as for poaching pears, i would not know where to begin
Mandy
Oct 31st 2006, 8:58 am
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
i laughed when he asked me to re create it.
I managed to find the mascapone in tesco's. But as for poaching pears, i would not know where to begin
Mandy
I managed to find the mascapone in tesco's. But as for poaching pears, i would not know where to begin
Mandy
). He did them with a chocolate sauce but I am not sure about having them on toast.Nicky
Nov 1st 2006, 9:44 am
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by NickyP
Hubby did a pudding once that involved pears poached in white wine, you just simmer the pears in wine until they are nice and soft (not to mention alcoholic ). He did them with a chocolate sauce but I am not sure about having them on toast.
Nicky
). He did them with a chocolate sauce but I am not sure about having them on toast.Nicky
My hubby would not normally consider such a strange breckie. Really loved it
Mandy
Nov 1st 2006, 1:23 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
i laughed when he asked me to re create it.
I managed to find the mascapone in tesco's. But as for poaching pears, i would not know where to begin
Mandy
I managed to find the mascapone in tesco's. But as for poaching pears, i would not know where to begin
Mandy
Nov 1st 2006, 2:37 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by possoms
Hi just poach them in some apple juice
i will give that a go
How long for?
thanks Kay .
Mandy
Nov 1st 2006, 3:50 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
i will give that a go
How long for?
thanks Kay .
Mandy
How long for?
thanks Kay .
Mandy
there are many recipes but a lot have wine in which I doubt you'd have for breakfast?
or you could just use sugar and water
Nov 21st 2006, 5:24 pm
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Re: My 2 week trip to NSW and VIC
hubby has managed to sort out our photos.
hope they come up, these were taken in Albury and near Durras lake and Batemans bay
hope they come up, these were taken in Albury and near Durras lake and Batemans bay