Instead of buying everyone presents we decided to have a Kris Kringle, where each person buys a present for one person only, much easier on the pocket and brain
Friday, December 26, 2008
Xmas 2008
Instead of buying everyone presents we decided to have a Kris Kringle, where each person buys a present for one person only, much easier on the pocket and brain
Monday, December 8, 2008
Great Vic Bike Ride
The Accomodation
The Food
Early morning breaky (snoozing riders miss out on goodies at breakfast - choc chip muffins, danishes, bananas, etc)
Lunch on the road
Snacks in the tent
The Countryside
Lots of wheat fields (Grampians in the background)
Rest Day at the Grampians - Pinnacle walk
The effects of the drought:
Lake Corangamite - lack of water + no vegetation + strong winds = erosion
Lake Bolac: what it used to be (sign on left) and what it is now (brown dirt in background)
Sheep shearing display Rokewood
Milestones
Making it to the Grampians - rest day ahead (Day 5)
500 km mark (Day 8)
Finish line (Day 9)
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Melbourne Cup Weekend
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The Great Australian Road Trip
- Drowsy drivers die
- A 15 min powernap could save your life
- A microsleep can kill
- Yawning kills
So we decided our initial plan was crap, jumped into the Barina and headed back down the coast. We'd previously passed through Lake Tyres and thought it would be a good place to stay so we hired a beach house there for a week.
Lake Tyres is far enough off the main track to be away from the tourists, only having a cafe and general store, but close enough to Lakes Entrance so we'd never be stranded for food. The beach house was great with ocean views and lots of birdlife in the backyard to keep us entertained, including galahs, rainbow lorikeets, rosellas, cockys, kookaburras and the occasional pelican flying by. While the water was way too cold for swimming we managed a few walks along the beach and even had a seal follow us along in the water one day, playing in the waves. We found a few bike tracks and quiet dirt roads to go riding on which meandered around the hills and ended up at various inlets of the lake.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Baby on the way
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Post Birthday Hangover
....to this?
This was half of the problem:
I received a beautiful bunch of yellow tulips with a sweet honey-butter smell for my birthday from my friend Sascha. Little did I know our cat Oscar was going to take a liking to the ribbon and decide it was a tasty treat. He managed to throw-up half of the ribbon but the next day it was clear there was more going on inside the little guy. Blood tests, an enima and 2 X-rays later, little Oscar was heading to exploratory gut surgery where the remaining half of the ribbon was found lodged in his stomach and extending down into his intestine, causing lots of trouble. Fortunately we got there before major damage to Oscar but not the credit card - $2000 worth of Vet bills. A very expensive birthday present.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Dr Dopey turns 36
Here are some interesting facts about the number 36:
- 36 is the sum of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
- The B-36 (nick named Peacemaker) was a strategic bomber and the first to have intercontinental range
- 36 is the number of degrees in the angle of all 5 tips in a perfect star
- There are 36 inches in a yard and 36 Barleycorns in an English foot
- The US won 36 gold medals in the recent Olympics and the 36th placed country was Mexico
- 666 is the sum of all numbers from 1 through 36
- 36 is the atomic number for krypton