Events (2023)

Antarctica

• Antarctica
• South Georgia
• Urshaia
• Buenos Aires 

Nepal

• Everest hike
• Tiger Tops
• Chitwan birding

Cape Town

• Kleinmond
• Ceres weekend
• Swartberg pass roadtrip

Get togethers

• New Year's eve party
• Lane Cove picnic
• Outings
• Bamboo Buddha
• Steve McCurry photo exhibit
• Frida Kahlo exhibit
• Whirling Dervishes
• Xenia's tea

Hikes and camping

• Mermaid Falls
• Dunn Swamp kayaking
• Dinosaur Valley
• Pearces Pass
• Garden of Stone
• Centennial Glen (hiking gang)
• Camping & kayaking at Kangaroo Valley

Photography

• Pickleball

Tina

• Blessings
• Take Sushi (x2)
• Carcoar 

Gavin's book launch

Gavin finally launched his beautiful penguin book.  It was a great day for which I was the official photographer.

Vivid 2014 - a riot of colour

Vivid was amazing this year as usual.  I focused more on enjoying the show than taking artistic photos, but here are some snapshots to show just how colourful it all was.  At the bottom is also a couple of videos.  The music was one of the highlights this year, especially at the Customs House.

Custom's House

Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary Art

Martin Place 

Thanks to lovely Sue for keeping me company as usual.  Vivid and Sculptures by the Sea simply wouldn't be the same without her.

Video Footage

Customs House

Inside look at a Sydney to Hobart Racing Yacht

My good friend, Nicola, took these wonderful photos earlier this year during The Sydney to Hobart yacht race.  It was so cool to be able to see inside the boats.  As I said in my earlier post, they were very much made for speed rather than comfort!!

And here is Team Garmin out on the actual race.  It was a thrilling start.

Sydney to Hobart race

Nicola's husband, John, was one of the sailors in this year's race. It was fantastic to watch some of the behind the scenes and even get to see inside the boat.  Not exactly comfort!!  The loo, shared by 20 people, is something that would make a pygmy claustrophobic and the narrow bunks are angled at 40 degrees to the wall, so you're pinned in like a tinned sardine. Amazing that some of the competitors spend a whole year on the boat. They'll never take space for granted again.  Still, an amazing experience, I'm sure to be on the open ocean, pitted in combat against other yachts in their class.

At the harbour, before the race

Nicola and John

Watching the start at Watson's Bay

Some dolphins swam past.  Well spotted, Nicola!

John's boat (Go Team Garmin!)