I had a lovely morning at the dog beach today, with a pleasant coolness to the air at 8am warming up, and still-warm water in which to swim. There was parking easily found, and not too many people. Autumn is a lovely time here, as the fierce heat drops off and the rains start. We … Continue reading Autumn at the dog beach →

A weekend in one of my favourite cities, and an awesome art show. Yayoi Kusama is a fantastic, amazing artist with a very different view of the world. She’s 95, still producing art which is thought provoking and beautiful. Just some of the images and immersive installations. Born middle of the 1920’s in Japan, she … Continue reading Yayoi Kusama →

An onshore wind, with swell and white caps but lots of fun and virtually everyone finished the race. A longer update in a few days but I am so pleased to have now finished the Mile to Shore; albeit so tired last night I drove to Lisa’s house, was fed a simple dinner, came back … Continue reading A rough swim but fun →

Busso, short for Busselton and the 1.6im ‘Mile to Shore’ swim tomorrow, is this weekend’s adventure. I realised this week just how much Australians shorten everything, when a Canadian mentioned that he would naturally lengthen words and never shorten a name; he struggled with Jennifer going to Jen. So I don’t think Busso would make … Continue reading Eve of the big Busso swim →

Another year, 200kg of tomatoes and 8 women working together to produce beautiful passata to take home. It’s a huge day ( I’ll be honest, I left half way through to go watch my team unexpectedly win their T20 match), and on a purely financial basis the rewards aren’t there. However that’s not what the … Continue reading Passata day again →

It's taken a couple of days to think through my takeaways from the walk. I've had two days in Hobart, a city I know well as a visitor and love, visiting the odd art gallery and museum, and drinking a lot of good coffee in little cafes. Staying in a nice hotel, connecting with the … Continue reading Reflections on the walk →

Just a few photographs from the most varied, diverse and beautiful day yet. I’m very tired, but in no pain other than stiff. I’ll go for a massage tomorrow morning before heading down to Amy and Yvonne in the afternoon for dinner with them and the rest of Amy’s family. No major message or thoughts … Continue reading Day four and the walk completed →

A quiet, peaceful walk with Fiona, who is 10 and had no interest in walking all the way to Cape Pillar. We got as far as Wicked Winds then headed back for lunch at the hut. I was sad in a way not to try the whole walk, but I think it would have really … Continue reading Day three, capes and forest →

I’m sitting in the hut for the second night, looking out over the Southern Ocean. It’s wild and beautiful and totally inhospitable. An ocean I’d hate to be unprepared for. Arriving in sunshine, we’ve had fog, a rainstorm and now the sky is clearing but wind is high. It’s 7pm and still so light and … Continue reading Reflections on the second day →

Only 4 km today, so an easy start to the trek. A beautiful cool swim on the way, not nearly as cold as expected. It’s a stunning area, so different to WA with lush trees, grass and flowing rivers. The cool temperate weather is such a pleasant change after dry arid WA. Yes, I’m nervous … Continue reading First day finished →