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  • Fitzroy Falls and Tree Climbs

    Clipped to a steel cable I looked six metres down, struggling to get the zigzag planks to stand still long enough to let me cross. It was only the first of ten. It’s school holidays and B rarely wants to stay home. After agonising over a range of options we’ve headed south. I’m driving, a…

  • Wings Over Illawarra 2018

    South of Sydney, only about forty minutes away, is the city of Wollongong. Despite the proximity to Australia’s major aviation gateway, Wollongong has the Illawarra Regional Airport, built by the air force to defend the city’s steel works. Until recently, when new starter Jetgo began flying their Embraer jets to Brisbane and Essendon in Melbourne,…

  • Qantas to retire the 747, Queen of the Skies

    In some very sad news, Qantas today announced that it will retire the last of its Boeing 747 aircraft by the end of 2020 and replace them with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Now I like the 787. My flights with them have mostly been smooth, the electronically shaded window mean that I can always see out and…

  • Kites, cars and apples

    Time to head back home to Sydney. Just a few jumps of the trampoline first, the along the other side of the Alpine Way to Jindabyne. The autumn lake scenery was beautiful, the gright yellow poplar leaves a different shade of gold to the grasslands around them. We stop at the Snowy Hydro Discovery Centre…

  • The sports report from Thredbo

    Enough travel, we just stayed put. A walk down the stairs to book a tennis court and play a haphazard game of Alex’s favourite sport. Then some bouncing on the trampolines followed by Alex and B riding the bobsled. There was an interruption for lunch, followed by more bobsled rides. If only we had brought…

  • At the top of Australia

    The valley is dark, the drifting clouds tinged salmon, our feet are sore and we are finished travelling anywhere today. We slept in longer than planned, but the valleys were still threaded with fog when we began our drive. In an amazing piece of synchrocity, as we pulled out of our Corryong motel my random…

  • Smoky mountain sunset

    We haven’t escaped the smoke, even in Victoria.

  • ANZAC Day in the high country

    The First World War had a huge effect on country Australia with so many young men volunteering for service in the Middle East and Europe. Large numbers never returned, but of those who many took up rural land grants. Today, on ANZAC Day, we had the opportunity to experience the pride in which Australia’s soldiers…

  • ANZAC Day in the high country

    The First World War had a huge effect on country Australia with so many young men volunteering for service in the Middle East and Europe. Large numbers never returned, but of those who many took up rural land grants. Today, on ANZAC Day, we had the opportunity to experience the pride in which Australia’s soldiers…

  • Another ride on the Newington Armory Heritage Train

    It’s school holidays, which means more time for doing fun things. Back in 2014 we discovered a gem of a place in Sydney at Blaxland Riverside Park and the Newington Armory. It was time for another visit! We hired bikes and took a ride around the Armory grounds and along the Parramatta River, stopping by the…