Me in my chaps

When we were in the Blue Mountains, we did a bush trail horseride. Before I got on my horse I had to put on my cowboy outfit: a riding helmet and chaps (the things that stop your trousers from being pinched under the saddle). My horse was called Salt (I think because there is another horse called Pepper). We trotted and crossed rivers.

July school holidays: Blue Mountains

Can you guess what I helped build at our holiday house in the Blue Mountains?

Do you think they might be totem poles?!

Guess again! It's a garden arbor.

July school holidays: Palm Beach and Pittwater

We went up to Palm Beach which is where they film Home & Away. It was windy so the waves were big.

Around the headland from Palm Beach is Pittwater which is a bit more calm, so we hired a kayak, weaved through the boats moored in the bays, and paddled over to Newport. Afterwards, we had a nice lunch overlooking the water.

July school holidays: Manly

Me, mum and dad took a few short breaks away from home...but managed to stay in Sydney. Our first trip was to Manly and Shelly Beach.

Manly is on the north side of Sydney, and is where the film BMX Bandits was filmed. The movie starred Nicole Kidman, who also got married in the Catholic cathedral in Manly.

We stayed in a hotel where we had a view of the beach on one side (so we could see surfing) and the harbour on the other (so we could see the ferries coming in), but the best bit was the sauna!