It's been a long time since I was last in Newcastle. Jane used to live there before we were married and I would catch the train up from Sydney every second weekend. It reminded me a lot of Ipswich, the coal mining town where I grew up. I never felt much of a hankering to get back to Ipswich, and I think Newcastle suffered from the comparison.
I was there for a day at the very beginning of 2020, the last stop on what was probably my first and last cruise (my parents and I went to NZ for Christmas), and Newcastle was a delight. I'm looking forward to being able to return one day when we're allowed to travel again.
Ahh thanks JB, just sent this to all my newy mates! Missing my home town and it's taken me there, thankyou. Hope you can stay longer next time and maybe visit the stocko dunes and see the historic fishing shacks.
I was there for a day at the very beginning of 2020, the last stop on what was probably my first and last cruise (my parents and I went to NZ for Christmas), and Newcastle was a delight. I'm looking forward to being able to return one day when we're allowed to travel again.
Ahh thanks JB, just sent this to all my newy mates! Missing my home town and it's taken me there, thankyou. Hope you can stay longer next time and maybe visit the stocko dunes and see the historic fishing shacks.