Kayaking
Warrumbul - kayak
A very calm paddle to Warrumbul from Wally's Wharf last week. Lovely peaceful spot there.
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Bushwalking
Heathcote circular walk via Karloo Pools, Kangaroo Creek and Uloola
On Sunday I joined four others with the Sydney Bush Club for this 17Km walk, in very warm weather. We hurtled along Kangaroo Creek, arriving at Robertson Roundabout 1 hour earlier than expected and the pace didn't lessen en route to Uloola Falls, where we stopped abruptly. The
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Nan's 98th birthday party
Ivy Head 98th Birthday party in 2002, as seen through the eyes of her great grandaughter Jessica. It took place in Percy Miles retirement villas. The family are present, some neighbours and friends of Nan and the manageress Elizabeth can be seen near the end. -------
Music
Battle of Bob and the Bands
On Sunday, The Shire Band performed at the Lugarno Lions fete, in great weather. ----------
Home, Garden and Sydney
Sculptures at Rookwood Cemetery
Daughter Caryl invited us to join her on a visit to this 40 piece exhibition, where her art teacher had an item on display. An early one--'Pearly gates' made from milk bottles and other plastic items, was intriguing. The cemetery is vast, humungous, with many different sections
Family
Toby birthday and Cronulla Spring Fair 2017
We brunched at The Nuns' Pool, for Toby's fifteenth birthday, then walked into Cronulla Spring Fair, in cool but pleasant weather (hasn't rained noticeably for four months now).
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Birthday lunch
We had my birthday lunch en famille! Picture taken by Kris.
Bushwalking
Leura Cascadeas and Federal Pass
I'll reprint here the walk report by John Dando, our day leader. We commenced this iconic walk down the Cascades until we reached the bottom of the Bridal Veil Falls. Then we joined the Federal Pass (which was opened on the 3.11.1900.) & continued down the
Kayaking
Woolooware Bay
Having accidentally come across a gap in the mangroves bordering Woolooware bay, I used it to explore a region previously unknown to me, 6 minutes from our house! What looked like a big bunch of expensive moored yachts, turned out to be all decaying hulks--a veritable graveyard of burned,
Bushwalking
Terrace Walk Falls and Lawson's Creek
Today I joined 9 members of the Upper Blue Mountains Bushwalking Club (UBMBWC) at Lawson. The Terrace walk went through a lot of waterfalls and the distances between them presented many hazards and challenges. However, the weather was perfect and our Leader John D, was brilliant. As well as having
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Mary and Jessica birthdays
We celebrated at Alison and Craig's home.
Spectacles
Culture in the Blue Mountains!
Last Friday night we went to a concert in support of refugees, in a a theatre in Springwood. Malik Jandali is a German Syrian concert pianist and composer of considerable acclaim ( I later found out) and started a charity called 'pianos for peace', mainly supporting Syrian children. After