Family
Thanks to working in the early morning and later afternoon, Caryl could join us for a short paddle, swim and picnic today, at Maianbar. I spotted a waterside house (white--set back a little) under construction--absolutely enormous, plus a watching seagull. A passing plane from Sydney airport reminded me
Birthdays & Anniversaries
And a cake by Craig! We had lunch a nearby café and the presents, coffee and cake at Al and Craig's house.
Family
Checking your skin regularly is an important thing here in Oz. Normally I have a GP friend who has dermatological qualifications, so when I was persuaded to see another GP in the practice, he was keen to show he was thorough and quickly found two black spots on my arm,
Australian Holidays
Alison took this in 2012, while we were visiting Rockhampton for Alex and Margot's wedding. Two heads are better than one, something of a family motto!
Bushwalking
With Friends Roger and Lorraine, we took our grandchildren and two of their friends on this coastal walk, although the temptation to get into the surf cut the children's walk short at Tamarama beach! Right at the start we came across a beautiful cuttlefish trapped in a large
Family
Temperatures hovering around 30 Deg C in the last week, lead Mary and I to the idea of a short kayak from Grays Point to Audley and several visits to the beach to cool off. Apologies again to northern hemisphere people, feeling the dark and cold right now. In the
Family
First-apologies to anyone from the Northern hemisphere, reading my blog --concerning the obscene amount of warmth and sunlight showing in the pictures. I wish we could show you some rain ----but there isn't any. Michael would only kayak if I promised him a coffee shop to kayak
Family
With a surfing uncle as well as his father to guide him, Toby enjoyed some strong surf conditions yesterday, on a bodyboard.
Australian Holidays
Today all the family met with John and Penny, Adam, Anna and James, at Blackheath. We introduced Jess and Toby to rock climbing and canyonning at Walls Edge (very famous for climbers worldwide) and Centennial Glen - part of Porters Pass, to see a real canyon, which they had to crawl
Family
Son -in -Law William has a new office in North Sydney so we went there first to drop food.He has a great view from the balcony of the skyline next to the river and Bridge plus N. Sydney Oval (cricket fans) . Will runs a web design company called '
Bushwalking
Today we walked for an hour along the 'Forest Path' in the local Royal National Park, with Caryl, Will and Michael, in splendid weather. This pic is of me down some steps near a stream, taken by Michael, who later brought Mary and me up to date on
Australian Holidays
Fortunate to have all the family at our place this year, we indulged in a lot of seafood, presents, Skyping Jacqui and Tom and some word guessing/acting games. It rained all day, so we spent about 9 hours in the house--something of a record, these days. The group