Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Mom's Big Adventure!

Tomorrow I fly to Sydney to meet my mom and begin our journey across Australia! She will arrive on Saturday and I will meet her at the airport and be her guide for 3 weeks.

We will literally start east and move west as far as we can, taking a 6 day tour in the middle to Uluru.
Complete itinerary is below.

On a negative note, I cannot believe I am sick again! I was better for 2 days from the flu, then began to feel a new cold coming on. I hope since it appears to just be a head cold that it will not last that long, but I am soooooooo tired of being sick.

July 28: Mom arrives in Sydney
Check into YHA, settle in
Explore Circular Quay, Harbour, Opera House, Botanical Gardens
Lunch at Circular Quay
Dinner in at YHA

July 29: Breakfast in at YHA
Lunch Cruise from Darling Harbour 1:30pm, King Street Wharf #7 (voucher)
Browse City, Chinatown, dinner out

July 30: Breakfast at YHA
Ferry to Manly
3 course Lunch at Jellyfish Cafe (voucher)
Afternoon in Manly
Dinner at YHA

July 31: Breakfast Out (maybe Bonafide Cafe, 70 Druitt Street?)
Hyde Park, Sydney Tower
High Tea at Kuaizi at 2 pm
Duchess of Mali at Opera House

August 1: Breakfast at YHA
Bus to Coogee
Spend afternoon at Coogee, lunch
Dinner with Bert in Little Italy

August 2: Up early, check out
Breakfast at YHA
Mom and I fly to Adelaide at 12 pm
Volleyball in the evening

August 3: Breakfast at home
Bus to the city
Explore City
Lunch at Botanical Gardens @ 12:30
Explore city more
Uncorked @ 4:30 at Wine Center

August 4: Barossa Valley/Handorf Tour

August 5: Markets at Port Adelaide
Dinner at Home (I'm making homemade Brunswick Stew!)

August 6-11: Rock Tour:
August 6: Pickup in Adelaide 6:30 pm, ride Greyhound overnight.
August 7: Coober Pedy at 6 am
Town Tour at 8:30 am
Breakaways Tour 2 hours before sunset
August 8: Back on Greyhound at 6am to go to Alice Springs (there by 2:30pm)
Explore/ Sleep overnight in Alice Springs
August 9: Drive to Uluru, camping
August 10: Uluru, camping
August 11: Return to Alice Springs, stay overnight

August 12: Fly to Perth at 10 am

August 13: Grand Perth and Fremantle Tour

August 14: Spend day exploring city

August 15: Fly to Sydney/ Adelaide separately

August 16: Mom flies home

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