Love Melbourne Jazz, but this was just crazy! Mind numbing, long rambling non melodic pretentious crap played by stunningly good musicians..........left after an hour with one of the WORST migranes I have EVER had!
The question “Is it a life experience?” has launched us into some amazing cultural exchanges such as volunteering in Tanzania, floating in a canoe down the Amazon, snorkeling in Alaska and walking among the wonderful creatures on the Galapagos Islands.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Stonington Jazz festival
Love Melbourne Jazz, but this was just crazy! Mind numbing, long rambling non melodic pretentious crap played by stunningly good musicians..........left after an hour with one of the WORST migranes I have EVER had!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Melbourne in May
Wow! Our last trip before we set off once more. Didn't manage to keep up the blog for Australia but I have great hopes of keeping it up over the next three months while we are travelling...so enjoy the photos of Melbourne and then its Copenhagen, Derbyshire and Bavaria!Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Pebbly Beach February 2011
Ok so the New Year’s resolution toget back to writing my blog hasn’t quite worked out … so here I am at Pebbly Beach with nothing to do except eat, walk, swim and write and so no excuses! (Well it did take me till May to publish!)We had the hottest night on record before we left Manly. It was 29o in the house at 6.00 am!!! Phew! We quickly checked out our guests from Winchester, made up the room and we were on our way.
Whoo Hoo 5 days of snorkelling and chilling out!
Lots of nostalgic moments as we head through Wollongong finally stopping near Kiama for lunch. As I was driving I had noticed the wind picking up, but nothing prepared me for the shock when we stopped. A southerly changed had hit and it was freezing. The temperature had dropped 10 degrees in 2 hrs! So much for the ice packed Eskies…had I put a sweater in? Unbelievable!
Island View cottage set right on Pebbly Beach was our destination. Down a winding dirt road about 20km from Bateman’s Bay splashing through deep potholes. We have many fond memories of the place as we used to camp here when we were studying at Wollongong Uni. Weekends would be spent writing essays under the shade of the huge gum trees. When it all got too hot we would hurtle ourselves into the breaking waves. The evenings would be spent around a campfire on the beach with the ever watchful eyes of a mob of kangaroos.
The kangaroos are still there and so too is the sense of peace and timelessness. Once we had made up the bed with 4, yes 4 blankets we settled in to the sound of the ocean and the gentle hiss of the gas lighting. Took a day before we could try out the bush shower!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Animal Kingdom
Open Air Theatre One of the things we always love doing during the Sydney Festival is to go to the Open Air Cinema at Lady Macquarie’s Chair. It was a perfect evening … warm and sultry. We got a great table for dinner right on the harbour front. Prawn and Pork balls in a red curry sauce… Yum! Animal Kingdom was a great movie… sparse, well acted and well written. (Nothing like the moment when the big screen rises out of the water!) See movie.
25 January
Open Air Theatre
One of the things we always love doing during the Sydney Festival is to go to the Open Air Cinema at Lady Macquarie’s Chair. It was a perfect evening … warm and sultry. We got a great table for dinner right on the harbour front. Prawn and Pork balls in a red curry sauce… Yum! Animal Kingdom was a great movie… sparse, well acted and well written. (Nothing like the moment when the big screen rises out of the water!) Check it out here.....http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4852750/animal_kingdom_movie_trailer/
“Supper Club” @ North Tamworth Bowling Club
“Supper Club” @ North Tamworth Bowling Club What a fantastic night. The concept is that of a huge jam session, where musicians are invited up to join in. They were JUST amazing… banjos, violins, double bass, guitars, drums … wowee a great night!
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