A few weeks ago I went with Span on a cycling trip from Macquarie to Kiama.
This is a great trip, you catch the train to Macquarie for the start then ride through beautiful rolling hills to the Robertson Hotel for the night. Actually those hills tended to roll far more up than down, but it meant dinner was really appreciated!
On the weekend I joined up with a photographic shoot with the Sydney photography forum group on Cockatoo Island. The island has been used for various ship-building and convict activities since around 1850 and there was lots of equipment in various states of rust and disrepair and interesting building. For some reason, I find aging metal has the most beautiful colours. The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority is in the process of restoring it. In the meantime it has just been reopened, things aren’t yet fenced off so it is the perfect time to have a look.
Saturday brought a trip to Manly, first to have a look at the Food and Wine Festival, then to meet up with some friends from Span and off to North Head for the moonrise.
The perfect way to start the afternoon, with a wine or two…
Today was the day for the Sydney Half Marathon, even though this was by far my best training I had a lousy race….
The weather was absolutely perfect, could not be better, around 16 degrees and clear. The start was more crowded than I remember and I really couldn’t get my rhythm. The same kept happening for most of the next hour, I always have a dead patch between around 55 and 65 minutes, today was no different. I had to have my first gel at only around 40 minutes!
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Sydney has a huge Chinese population, so the Chinese NYE celebrations have been enormous for the last couple of weeks.
Masako and I went into the Dragon Boat finals, tense competition!
After wanting to be out of Sydney this morning, another time comes along when Sydney is so good!
An hour and a half to get 8 km to the airport; here are times when you wonder if it's worth living in this city..... Oh well, at least I…
The trip starts at Cronulla in Sydney South with a really pretty ferry ride to Bundeena and then a few quick kilometres hiking into the park. Very quickly you start getting the incredible views.
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Last weekend it was off to the Blue Mountains for a big weekend of riding. We were doing Anderson's and Oaks trails on the first day then Narrowneck on the…
Time for a friend's birthday in Margaret River, South of Perth. Margaret River is a small but gorgeous wine area, beaches and vinyards in one place. What more could you…
The weekend brought a two day to Mt Solitary in the Blue Mountains near Sydney. Mt Solitary Walk This is one of the few mountains around not connected to the…