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Newcastle, Places

A fairly typical outing in Newcastle

21 March 2010 Carol McKay

Strolling, and looking, and shopping, and eating, wOOOooOOO.

striped Newcastle skink

non-striped skink in our back yard

flowering paperbark tree

nom noms

health food shop (Carol's source of sheep's milk yoghurt) — health food shop (Carol’s source of sheep’s milk yoghurt)

second hand book shop (Ross' favourite shop in the whole wide world!) — second hand book shop (Ross’ favourite shop in the whole wide world!)

forground: art gallery; midground: laman street, civic park; background: city hall clock tower.

Is there a weekend in Newcastle when a wedding party ISN'T parking on Laman Street? — Is there a weekend in Newcastle when a wedding party ISN’T parking on Laman Street?

red berries

pretty red flowers (the golden arches an unhappy coincidence)

crows enjoying the Benjamina figs

Indian Grocer's Glebe Road, Adamstown — Indian Grocer’s Glebe Road, Adamstown

sport type activities going on across the road from the Indian Grocer's — sport type activities going on across the road from the Indian Grocer’s

sport type activities going on across the road from the Indian Grocer's — sport type activities going on across the road from the Indian Grocer’s

pretty lentils from the Indian grocer's — pretty lentils from the Indian grocer’s

soaps from the Thai grocer's (1st floral, 2nd herbal) and the Chinese grocer's (3rd rose, 4th sandlewood) — soaps from the Thai grocer’s (1st floral, 2nd herbal) and the Chinese grocer’s (3rd rose, 4th sandlewood)

soaps from the Thai grocer's and the Chinese grocer's — soaps from the Thai grocer’s (white floral & green herbal) and the Chinese grocer’s (pink rose & brown sandlewood)

Croudace Bay, Places, Warners Bay

Lunch at Halton Park, Croudace Bay

5 March 2010 Carol McKay

Lunch at Halton Park, Croudace Bay.

But first a stop of at The Esplanade, Warners Bay for hot potato chips.

Chippies!

A stroll around the block while we wait for the chips to cook

Park to the left of where we parked

Where we parked

Doggy has a ball

The path begins again?

water fowl and two eastern rosellas

Doggy wants to play too, but is being called away..

They really like their date palms

On the home stretch

We also saw a white heron, pigeons, and noisy miners but those piccies didn’t come out very good.

Newcastle fish markets walk around the Throsby Basin

27 February 2010 Carol McKay

Newcastle fish markets at 97 Hannell Street, Wickham.

Lunch time view

Lunch time view

Wonderful company

Fish co-op

Ferry and Marina

Cowper Street bridge to Carrington

History of ferries in Newcastle

Fishing in the shade

Tidal life forms

Seagull, Plover, Pelicans

History of Maryville

What’s that in the industrial area?

Nice walk way!

Newcastle rowers club

Modern and less modern housing

Development of wool stores

Development of wool stores part two

Magpie in the shade

Ibis, Mangrove walkway under repair

Ibis boy band?

Play sculpture

We crossed over stix creek bridge and we are on our way back on the other side of Throsby Basin.

Mangroves walk way (re-opening on the 15th of March after repairs)

One of the art pieces adding charm

crabs

crabs

Two black cormorants on the right hand sculpture

Grey heron on the mud flat

Three of the fabulous pelicans

Willy Wag Tail bird

The homes we walked past on the other side

Onebygamba “large mound” – Carrington

Onebygamba “large mound” – Carrington part two

Stairway to lookout and sculpture

Boat sculpture with a list of the ship wrecks, and various types of ballast stones.

The bridge we walk under on the way out, and over on the way back.

Our car was parked behind that ferry

Floating dock, Honeysuckle Precinct, Marina*

Flowering Umbrella tree

*Floating dock for ship repairs on the left, Honeysuckle Precinct office buildings at the end, Marina and fish cooperative on the right.