I think we might have woken up quite early on this day, but took our time having breakfast.
We got ready and went out in the car, heading for Newcastle. As we went through Glendale, we decided to stop and sort out a few things. Firstly, a SIM for Christian. We tried Optus first, but thought about having the two companies between us to make sure we had coverage, and changed our minds and went to Telstra instead. The SIM was still only $2, with $30 value covering calls and data. Now he just had to unlock the phone.
Then we had a look for t-shirts for Christian, but failed as the surf shop that had been there had gone. Instead, we went into Target and got him some swimming shorts, and a pair of deck shoes. So some success.
We drove on to the University, and had a quick drive around to show Christian what it was like. We rejoined Lambton Road, and continued on into Newcastle, taking Hunter St towards the foreshore. We parked at Queen's Wharf, and trekked up the tower. Shame there's perspex at the top - makes photos impossible. On the way up, Dad rang me asking me to buy prawns from Costi's at Garden City on the way home. Christian managed to take some photos through the railings on the way down the steps.
We only had 20 minutes of parking, and so drove on (Christian took over the driving here - eeek!) to Nobby's car park. There was a stupid woman who seemed incapable of getting her car out in front of us, but we parked successfully for free. We wandered down onto Nobby's beach, and walked along the beach side, enjoying the wind and the sun, and the kitesurfers. We walked back the way we'd come, and got in the car, driving around the other beaches and eventually joining the highway near Highfields. We turned off the highway to go to Kotara, and picked up some prawns for lunch the next day, and some prawn skewers for our dinner.
We drove home via Charlestown Road, and relaxed. Dad was kind enough to cook our skewers on the barbecue for us, and we had a tasty meal. I think Christian either had a lie down due to feeling rough with his cold, or worked on his laptop for a while, because I watched TV before he joined me. We had an early night.
We got ready and went out in the car, heading for Newcastle. As we went through Glendale, we decided to stop and sort out a few things. Firstly, a SIM for Christian. We tried Optus first, but thought about having the two companies between us to make sure we had coverage, and changed our minds and went to Telstra instead. The SIM was still only $2, with $30 value covering calls and data. Now he just had to unlock the phone.
Then we had a look for t-shirts for Christian, but failed as the surf shop that had been there had gone. Instead, we went into Target and got him some swimming shorts, and a pair of deck shoes. So some success.
We drove on to the University, and had a quick drive around to show Christian what it was like. We rejoined Lambton Road, and continued on into Newcastle, taking Hunter St towards the foreshore. We parked at Queen's Wharf, and trekked up the tower. Shame there's perspex at the top - makes photos impossible. On the way up, Dad rang me asking me to buy prawns from Costi's at Garden City on the way home. Christian managed to take some photos through the railings on the way down the steps.
We only had 20 minutes of parking, and so drove on (Christian took over the driving here - eeek!) to Nobby's car park. There was a stupid woman who seemed incapable of getting her car out in front of us, but we parked successfully for free. We wandered down onto Nobby's beach, and walked along the beach side, enjoying the wind and the sun, and the kitesurfers. We walked back the way we'd come, and got in the car, driving around the other beaches and eventually joining the highway near Highfields. We turned off the highway to go to Kotara, and picked up some prawns for lunch the next day, and some prawn skewers for our dinner.
We drove home via Charlestown Road, and relaxed. Dad was kind enough to cook our skewers on the barbecue for us, and we had a tasty meal. I think Christian either had a lie down due to feeling rough with his cold, or worked on his laptop for a while, because I watched TV before he joined me. We had an early night.
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