Tobruck Sheep Station

An article in Sydney morning herald about the farm stay at this place was informative but did not give a hint of the wonderful show these guys also offer. Our camera battery ran down and hence posting no pictures of this outing:(

Some very interesting things we did at the show-

1) Enjoyed Damper with Billy tea on arrival- Both prepared the traditional way.
2) Learnt a lot about Sheep Shearing and Harshal got to try it too.
3) Had a fabulous vegetarian sit-down lunch
4) Tried our hand at Boomerang and whip cracking.

Needless to say Arya had fun with farm animals :)

For more information visit-
http://www.tobruksheepstation.com.au/

Sydney Olympic Park

Has wonderful bike trails and we made the most by riding along with Arya in the child seat behind. She had fun.

Bahai'i Temple

We visited the Bahai'i temple in Sydney and were given a wonderful introduction to the faith by a couple, who were volunteering at the temple over weekends. This was the first time in my life, I met somebody who was imprisoned at the age of 7 for just following their religion! Every time I encounter something or somebody like this, I cannot thank God enough for our good fortunes- and by that I mean, health and freedom to live!

We both have visited the Bahai'i temple in Delhi, India. Harshal has also visted the temple in Chicago. Note to self- Visit Bahai'i temple when in Chicago next!

Bungy Jumping

1) Cairns, Australia- AJHackett Bungy- Vaibhavi jumped from a height of 50 m- October, 2008

If I were to rate my thrilling experiences, this would top the list- The adrenelin rush when they say '5-4-3-2-1...jump' cannot be explained. You have to experience the joy of surrendering to gravity and then bobbing up and down after you have ovecome one of the biggest challenges in life. A note to self after the experience was 'If ever considering a suiside, jumping off a building is ruled out!'.

2) Kuwarau Bridge Bungy and The Ledge Bungy- Queenstown, New Zealand

We visted these magnificient bungy sites in New Zealand but choose not to bungy thanks to my mom's threat- 'What if someting happens to either of you...You both should think about Arya...You have done it once, then what's the point in doing the same thing over and over again'.

All I can say is .....'Parents!.....'

Port Stephens- Sand dunes and Dolphins:)

This is a wonderful weekend trip from Sydney. We stayed overnight in a 1 bedroom villa witha a wonderful view.

Some highlights of our trip incuded:

• 4WD adventure trip

We took the 3 hour trip with Port Stephens 4WD tours. Our guide was fantastic and since we were the only ones in the vehicle that day, we got a personal tour:)

Sights we saw included, Sygna shipwrek, WWII bunkers, Tin city and a adrenelin rushing drive down a sand dune! We also tried sand-boarding a couple of times but the climb back up was exhausting:( If only there were lifts, we would be here all day long! While we did this, Arya slept peacefully in her car seat, for most of the time!

• Dolphin watching cruise

A picture (and in this case, two of them) is worth a thousand words!!!