A Weekend Away

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 Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the Wyong Family History Group's Genealogy Gold, as one of their presenters, along with Jill Ball. My presentation was on the City of Sydney Archives.

Paul and I decided to make it a long weekend and travelled up on Saturday morning. Found our accommodation and then had lunch in the pub and checked in. After being in the car for around two hours, we felt that a walk was in order.  We meandered around the area and ended up at the Wyong River. You forget, when out walking, that if you walk downhill, you usually have to walk uphill to get back to where you want to be. Wyong is very hilly! Dinner was at the local RSL club.


The local park.

            
                                                                            Paving Stones
                                
                                                                        The Wyong River, very brown.

Sunday we drove to the Wyong Golf Club, where the event was being held. It was a wonderful day and both the presentations were well received and we were shouted lunch as well. I was presented with a lovely box containing wine, cheese, fig paste and crackers. 


After the day was over, Paul and I went for a drive and ended up at Tuggerawong, on the shores of Tuggerah Lake. The water was so blue, the fish were jumping and there were pelicans. We wandered along the foreshore for a while, then drove back beside the lake into Wyong. 



Tuggerah Lake


Tuggerah Lake


Pelicans.

Home on Monday, after peak hour, nice a relaxed, after our time away. 

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