Despite the crap weather we've had over the last few weeks, Sydney really turned it on today. It was a beautiful day - warm, but not too warm; cool, but not too cool - and so Sue and I spent the afternoon wandering around the Royal Botanic Gardens. In between, we took in a tour … Continue reading Beautiful Winter Day
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For the last few days I've been needing an "excuse" to try out my new camera. For the first couple of days the sky has been a little grey. But even then, as the weather improved, and with good intentions, I was waylaid on another by colleagues to have a drink at a funky inner … Continue reading Sydney Summer
As I made my way down to the beach, I suddenly realised (through the unfamiliarity of the landscape) I'd never visited Clovelly Beach before. Sure, I've been for quite a few (mostly birthday) lunches at the Clovelly Hotel before, but never the beach. I was at the pub again today for a terrific birthday lunch … Continue reading Clovelly Beach
After the glorious weather of the last few days, I've arrived back in Sydney to a thunderstorm. I like thunderstorms, by the way. I went in to the Lismore office for work today and got a remarkable amount done. I guess that's always the way when you're out of your regular workspace. Mid afternoon, I … Continue reading 45 Minutes in Ballina
Spent a fabulous day at Manly, celebrating a friend's birthday. Like everyone else, I pulled out my phone to take a photograph of the storm as it arrived.
There was a point half way through the day when I couldn't stop giggling. Along with the rest of the tour group, I was standing on a beach on the south east coast of Iceland. We were all very cold and it was snowing. The on-line brochure and accompanying research I'd done before-hand suggested clear … Continue reading Extreme Iceland