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Here are the photos taken in Australia

By Jestine Yong on March 21, 2015

My friends, family and I first went to Sydney to stay for three days before heading to Tathra Wharf for a fishing trip. On the first night in Sydney we were invited by a friend who had stayed in Australia for more than 40 years for a dinner gathering with his family. We were blessed to have him arranged for all the accommodation in Sydney and in Tathra. It was an 8 hours drive from Sydney to Tathra and I drove a rented second generation Kia Carnival and it was a nice and powerful MPV. On the second day morning (Sunday) we went to a local church (Blessing Church) and after the service we went to grocery shop to buy all the necessary things and food before heading to Tathra with 3 MPVs on Monday morning. We reached there about 4 pm (we stayed at Sapphire Court) and along the journey we could see lots of beautiful sceneries and Batemans Bay was just superb! Tathra is such a beautiful place with nice beaches, people and etc. The temperature was about 20 to 22 Celsius. We were mainly fishing at the Wharf and the beach. The fishes that we caught were Tailor and Salmon. On Thursday we checked out about 10.30 am and reached Sydney about 7 pm. We took the 3.30pm flight on Friday and by the time we reached home, it was already about 12 am.

My family and I liked the place (Tathra) and if we have the chance to go there again we will surely visit the place again. Below are the photos taken during the 7 days trip to Australia:

With friends

The place where we stayed-Sapphire Court

Nice view from behind our apartment

Nice view of Tathra

That is the Kia Carnival that I drove

With all the anglers on the Wharf

If the fish size is too small, you have to release it back to the sea.

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Humphrey Kimathi

March 21, 2015 at 5:28 pm

Cool pictures Jestine, I thank God for granting you Journey mercies..
welcome back home!

Regards Humphrey

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 21, 2015 at 8:11 pm
  
  Hi Humphrey,
  
  Thanks.
  
  Jestine
  
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Mark

March 21, 2015 at 5:30 pm

Hey Jestine,
I'm glad that you enjoyed your trip to Australia. Not many people realise how big this country is and the distances between cities and towns can be great.
Although we are about 2 hours inland, we often travel to the ocean.
The coast has some beautiful sites and sometimes we forget how amazing the area is.
So the question is - did you manage to catch any fish?
Glad you had a good time with friends and family.

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 21, 2015 at 8:13 pm
  
  Hi Mark,
  
  Yes I managed to catch lots of Tailor. My son and daughter caught Salmon.
  
  Jestine
  
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  - Amir
    
    March 22, 2015 at 2:27 am
    
    Sir, Jestine I am very glad to see you in Australia.
    Enjoy the Trip with happiness
    
    Thanks you for sharing
    
    Amir Mukhtar AShrafi
    
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    - Jestine Yong
      
      March 22, 2015 at 4:53 pm
      
      HI Amir,
      
      Thanks.
      
      Jestine
      
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Yogesh Panchal

March 21, 2015 at 9:59 pm

Sir,
Looks very pleasant weather and good pics.

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 22, 2015 at 4:53 pm
  
  HI Yogesh,
  
  Thanks.
  
  Jestine
  
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Robert Calk

March 21, 2015 at 10:00 pm

Hi Mr. Yong,

I'm glad yall had a good time and made it back home safely.

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 22, 2015 at 4:53 pm
  
  HI Robert,
  
  Thanks.
  
  Jestine
  
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Damon

March 22, 2015 at 2:19 am

Great trip and nice photo's...

What kind of camera?

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 22, 2015 at 4:54 pm
  
  HI Damon,
  
  Thanks and the pictures was taken from my phone camera.
  
  Jestine
  
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esau

March 23, 2015 at 9:43 am

Hi Jestin, enjoy your journey and safe return, Greetings.

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 23, 2015 at 5:36 pm
  
  Hi Esau,
  
  Thanks.
  
  Jestine
  
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beh

March 23, 2015 at 1:30 pm

Hi Mr Yong
thanks for sharing such a nice photos
and welcome back home.
beh

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 23, 2015 at 5:36 pm
  
  Hi Beh,
  
  Thanks.
  
  Jestine
  
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dicksy

March 23, 2015 at 6:18 pm

hey jestin nice pics and what a nice journey.
welcome back home
dicksy

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 24, 2015 at 7:05 am
  
  HI Dicksy,
  
  Thanks.
  
  Jestine
  
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  - Hassan
    
    March 24, 2015 at 10:06 pm
    
    Hi jestine,welcome to Australia I wish you all the best enjoy your trip safely, Have a good one.
    
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    - Jestine Yong
      
      March 25, 2015 at 7:38 am
      
      HI Hassan,
      
      Thanks.
      
      Jestine
      
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Beau Friend

March 24, 2015 at 11:47 pm

Hi Jestine,

Glad you had a great holiday in Australia - I must say it looks very inviting; I'll have to make a plan to visit there one day. Have you ever considered visiting Zimbabwe? Despite what negative blab you read or hear it's a wonderful place to have a holiday especially if you enjoy big game viewing and exciting active game fishing like bass and tiger fish.

Beau Friend

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 25, 2015 at 12:22 pm
  
  HI Beau,
  
  Thanks for inviting but currently have some other countries that we have not visited yet. This year end will visit South Korea and next year probably Guangzhou China. It will not be a fishing trip-it is more on sight seeing trip.
  
  Jestine
  
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Agustin anburaj

March 25, 2015 at 12:47 am

Nice picture sir
thank you so much for sharing this

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 25, 2015 at 7:38 am
  
  HI Augustine,
  
  You are welcome.
  
  Jestine
  
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Rudi Wijaya

March 25, 2015 at 12:56 am

wow, it looks great sir !! what a nice holiday..
welcome home !

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 25, 2015 at 7:37 am
  
  HI Rudi,
  
  Thanks.
  
  Jestine
  
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mark rauch

March 25, 2015 at 1:36 am

It's nice to see you out in the open enjoying a nice holiday, instead of at your workstation. Thank you for the photographs. What is a Tailor? I know Salmon, (here in the Pacific Northwest of U.S.A. we have MUCH Salmon). If you look at the San Juan Islands in Northwest Washington State, you can see on the far east tip of Orcas Island, the resort Sea Acres where my family's fishing cabin is. Maybe you can visit here. Thanks again!

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 25, 2015 at 12:20 pm
  
  Hi Mark,
  
  I liked that word "workstation" ha-ha. Tailor is famous in Australia and is a good eating fish. You can Google it to see the picture of Tailor. The Tailor fish teeth is very sharp and they come in a big school. The resort is very nice and who knows one day if I have retired I can go to that place also.
  
  Jestine
  
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Mehdi

March 25, 2015 at 3:34 am

Hi Jestine
If you like visit my city I'm a good ture guide and happy to see you this link is a little information about my city's ture site it's very nice I invite you....
http://tourism.isfahancht.ir/Isfahan_Virtual_Tour/En/index.php

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 25, 2015 at 12:13 pm
  
  Hi Mehdi,
  
  Thanks for offering the service. Guess that not so soon to visit your country coz we still have some other countries that we have not visited yet. Probably will go to South Korea this year end.
  
  Jestine
  
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Pete Singh

March 25, 2015 at 5:13 am

That's only place I like to go Jestine, loooks like you had lot of fun in the sun. I hope you tried Australian beers . They say it's one of the best ( fosters) . But I am glad you took time time off from your busy schedule and had a great time in Australia with your family.

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 25, 2015 at 12:10 pm
  
  Hi Pete,
  
  Thanks. Actually not much time to shop around coz had to pack and leave Sydney to Tathra. At Tathra we mainly fish and sleep. Woke up at 4.30am and fish till 10pm then took a nap till 1.00pm. Had lunch and by 4pm went to the wharf to fish until 9.30pm. Went to sleep and woke up again at 4.30am. It is almost the same routine. Next time will stay longer since we came thousands of miles away.
  
  Jestine
  
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Dexter

March 25, 2015 at 9:44 am

Nice vacation out there Sir, It's my dream vacation also...

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 25, 2015 at 12:04 pm
  
  HI Dexter,
  
  Thanks. I bought the ticket early so it was cheap and in Sydney we stayed at a friend house. It was not an expensive vacation.
  
  Jestine
  
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Francis Fernandes, Mumbai, India

March 25, 2015 at 7:55 pm

Nice place to go for a holiday. But beyond our reach, ha, ha, ha

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 25, 2015 at 8:27 pm
  
  Hi Francis,
  You can save and plan ahead and take budget airlines. If there is a will there will be a way.
  
  Jestine
  
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atif

March 25, 2015 at 11:20 pm

good it is a nice placa

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- atif
  
  March 27, 2015 at 6:53 am
  
  Good
  
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Ting Ban kang

March 27, 2015 at 8:51 am

Nice & tranquil Tathra.. Take another holiday to Halong Bay, Vietnam if you have not been there. Beautiful natural scenery. I gaurantee U & family will love it. Rooms in a boat.Spend the nights in a "floating hotel". No sea waves. Boat park in the bay. Breakfast & lunch provided. Relax on deck. Visit some islands,beaches, kayaking, fishing(lines provided)..etc.Book on line...cheaper.

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 27, 2015 at 7:56 pm
  
  HI Ting,
  
  Thanks for the info will google for that.
  
  Jestine
  
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reza

March 27, 2015 at 5:23 pm

hi mr yong
thank u for share photo of your trip.
best regard for u.
u are for me best repairman of elctronic.
by

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 27, 2015 at 7:57 pm
  
  HI Reza,
  
  You are welcome and I'm just a normal repairman that love electronics .
  
  Jestine
  
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Tahir

March 28, 2015 at 3:00 am

Welcome back jestine nice photos thank you for sharing your photos with us Australia is a lovely country

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 28, 2015 at 8:57 am
  
  HI Tahir,
  
  You are welcome.
  
  Jestine
  
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Danny

March 29, 2015 at 4:42 pm

Its nice to see your photos, Nice vacation out there Sir Jestine, Thanks for sharing I like it...

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- Jestine Yong
  
  March 29, 2015 at 5:15 pm
  
  HI Danny,
  
  You are welcome.
  
  Jestine
  
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tidchong

April 17, 2015 at 8:55 am

thanks for sharing

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Gurpreet

July 28, 2015 at 8:28 pm

Hello Jestine

Nice pictures and thanks for sharing with us.

Gurpreet

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Bob

January 31, 2021 at 2:39 pm

Hi Jestine. Glad you enjoyed your stay in the land where the Blue ESR meters were designed! I hope you can return again some time.

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- Jestine Yong
  
  January 31, 2021 at 8:48 pm
  
  Hi Bob,
  
  Yes it was truly an amazing country and would like to visit your country again once the pandemic is over.
  
  Thanks.
  
  Jestine Yong
  
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