Sydney, Australia - New Year's Eve 2015

We did the Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach walk today. Spent a little time on Bondi Beach and when we got to Coogee Beach we had more fish and chips. We headed off to Rose Bay Wharf to catch our boat to watch the midnight fireworks on the harbour.

Blue Mountains - Australia - December 30, 2015

We took a train up to the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney for the day. The train ride was about 2 hours long. It was very busy, but we managed a pretty strenuous hike and saw some beautiful scenery.

Sydney, Australia - December 29, 2015

Day 2 in Sydney we did the Harbour Bridge walk and took the ferry to Watson's Bay. In Watson's Bay we did the gap walk and had lunch at the Beach club - fish and chips. We then came back and walked around Darling Harbour.

Sydney, Australia December 28, 2015

Arrived in Sydney, Australia on the morning of December 28th. We visited the Opera House, saw the famous Sydney Harbour bridge, Hyde Park and the Royal Botannical Gardens. We had lunch in the Rocks.

Baker Park Reserve (Oct 2 -4, 2015)

We went to Baker Park Reserve for the last camping trip of the season. They were very full and we were lucky to get a site.

We used to love to come to this campground when our girls were little because of the great playground and beach areas. Plus the campground is mowed like your backyard. Now when it's just us we find the sites are a bit closer than we'd like, but we still biked and walked the 6.2 mile trail and the weather was great.

Bike Trail - 6.2 miles round trip

Campground before everyone came in for the weekend

More of the bike trail

Itasca State Park September 4-7, 2015 (Labor Day Weekend)

We headed to our favorite Minnesota State Park over Labor Day Weekend - Itasca.

The weather was super hot and humid and I had a icky cold, but we still managed to bike over 50 miles and relaxed.

Bike Trail

Our site in Bear Paw campground with a great view of the lake

Headwaters

Douglas Lodge

William O'Brien State Park (August 14-16, 2015)

We went to William O'Brien State Park for the weekend. This park is between Taylors Falls and Stillwater, MN so there is alot to do and see in the area. The weekend was really hot and humid. We did a bit of biking (into Marine on St. Croix) and between the upper and lower campgrounds. It was so hot I had to walk my bike up the hill. The lake was a little green, but the swimming area was clear, clean and very sandy. 

We stayed in the upper campground where the sites are more private and bigger. 

St. Croix River (view from the lower campground)

Walking trail along with St. Croix river/lower campground

Fishing dock on Lake Alice

Walking trail around Lake Alice

Fishing dock from another view on Lake Alice

Beach