I'll let the pictures tell the story. And a peaceful, quiet spot on a weekend of sunshine, rain, thunder, lightening then sunshine. Bremer Bay, south coast of WA and a very long way from anywhere. However in true WA style there is good coffee and food available !

With a great lack of planning, I managed to double book the swim weekend with going to Bremer Bay to see the orcas in the Bremer Canyon. So the fact the swim was cancelled was a relief as I was so disappointed to miss it. We overnighted last night in Katanning, a farming town on … Continue reading Katanning overnight →

A few weeks ago, on a friend’s catamaran. Swimming, snorkeling, eating good food and not much else. It was blissful. This weekend was meant to be my big Jetty to Jetty swim for which I’ve been training. It’s been cancelled due to COVID restrictions however that weekend on the catamaran we swam approx 1500m, and … Continue reading A weekend on the ocean →

This week, on the FPSO ( Floating Production Storage & Offloading facility) on which I’ve been working for the week , I’ve been looking at components and systems all the way from the riser, where the oil/gas/ water mixture comes up from the seabed, to the offtake hose where the oil is pumped into a … Continue reading From riser to offtake hose →

With the amount I am eating, I should be turning into a lump of lard. Three meals a day and endless snacks available, all good quality and tasty, would normally have an obvious outcome. However, I’m feeling fitter and healthier than ever. I’m offshore again, and walking everywhere, climbing ladders, on my feet. the stairs … Continue reading Offshore and fitness →

We have all been living in our very comfortable, spacious safe bubble for the last two years. Depending how you look at the upcoming border opening, we are about to regain our freedom and be able to travel again, or we are going to burst that bubble completely and let COVID into our State. I … Continue reading Impending border opening →

I was swimming today, down at Coogee Marina, in the shark net. The sea was a little rough, and I was feeling rather hard done by, due to getting the odd mouthful of water and being pushed around more than normal. I swam on grumpily, watching the ripples on the bottom, admiring the fish swarming … Continue reading Reflections on current situations →

It’s New Years Day and I’m sitting in our campsite at Walpole, reflecting on the year just passed. It was meant to be the year the world worked out how to manage COVID , we could all start travelling again and I’d do the big trip back to Europe I’d been planning for years. Instead, … Continue reading The start of 2022 →

We have just had a really quick weekend up in Northam, around 90 minutes from Perth and a faded old Wheatbelt farming town. It was a weekend of walking along the river, eating good food, drinking dodgy coffee and relaxing a lot. Sitting out on the balcony of an old, beautifully refurbished hotel, drinking rose … Continue reading End of a unit (nearly) & Northam →

I think it's been five years since I went offshore, as I really wasn't capable of the physical exertions of the helicopter escape training and general walking around/climbing up and down ladders/ narrow stairs that are inherent in that type of location. This week, I spent two days offshore, on the Ningaloo Vision. Sitting on … Continue reading And offshore again, after 5 years →