Australia Day 2008
We’ll be eating lamb this Australia Day, probably on a beach n’ all … bbq lamb, lamb sandwiches, lamb shanks, lamb snags, lamb and mint, lamb stew, rack of lamb and the list goes on.
Recent Visitors
Our apartment has seen some folk through it this last while! All bar one person (Sarah, Scot’s woman) has been from N.Ireland. Before Christmas, three dazed and jet lagged friends from the Port arrived. Armen and Melanie from Ballymoney took a break from their work in South Australia to holiday on the east coast and spent a […]
90 Million Year Old Tree Makes A Good Christmas Tree
The Wollemi Pine, once thought to be long extinct has made a bit of a come back since it was discovered a few years back in 1994. What made me want to blog about this was when I noticed an advertisement in the local newspaper here on the Central Coast, NSW. You can buy […]
LA Galaxy vs. Sydney FC
The David Beckham vs Sydney FC match at Telstra Stadium on Tuesday night. Match ended up 5-3 to Sydney FC. Twas the biggest sporting event I’ve ever been at (80,000 in attendance) and had a good time.
Sydney Web Meetup
Sydney by night. This was taken on Monday night on my way to the train station after a webmaster meetup - which I must say was very insightful. Twas good to chat with other guys doing the same type of work (web design/seo) and learn from their experiences and what they’ve been working on.
Sharks and Surfers
Only last night I was standing talking to a surfer at Pelican Beach about surfing and sharks. We were checking out the waves and discussing the practice of going in surfing late in the day or super early in the morning when sharks are most active. The guy was telling me about the sharks that […]
Surf, Sun and Very Hot Weather
It was hot today, 34c and sunny! Its just the beginning of spring here. So, before lunch (in between working) I went for a surf at Simpson Ave, North Entrance. Run up this wee pathway and over the scorching hot sand to jump into the waves. Small 1-2 ft waves and refreshing water temps kept […]
More Excellent Waves Today
Its a ground hog day here with more epic surf! Since I work from home I generally (depending on the workload) can go surfing if and when possible. Today is another day with hot sunny weather and excellent surf. The picture is again from Pelican Beach, a 5 min drive from our apartment.
