Back in Tasmania again, for a week before we go to Victoria and skiing. This is the second visit this year, the first one a few weeks ago was very much to catch with friends whereas this is to be tourists and visit more of the island. My luggage didn't travel with me, for some … Continue reading Luggage found, and MONA →

The Midwinter festival here in Hobart is a festival of renewal, and celebration of the dark that brings renewal and light. It’s joyful rather than dark, forward looking rather than reflection. Given the light starts leaving the sky here around 3pm and it’s dark by 4:30pm right now, knowing there’s a festival after which the … Continue reading Renewal →

I’m in Tasmania again, and now lying in bed after a beautiful day of walking with Kelvin and Amy, then going to Dark MOFO with Amy. Dark MOFO is a celebration of midwinter and is very much about celebrating the night, fire and light. I didn’t get tickets for any events, however was very content … Continue reading Dark MOFO →

The sunsets have been amazing out here, real Turner type colours and so vibrant. It’s very warm and humid, with lightening off in the distance to add to the tropical atmosphere. Hard work, doing anything physical in these temperatures but we all just get pace ourselves and drink lots of water. Yoga on the helideck, … Continue reading A few sunset photographs →

We did it, after a good few months of training Tarryn and I completed the Busselton Jetty 3.6km swim as a duo. I swam 1.4km, she swam 2.2km, along with around 4000 other swimmers. There were Olympic level athletes, keen hobby swimmers, teams of two and four, and many who were so happy just to … Continue reading Busselton Jetty swim completed →

So I decided, in a momentary lapse of reason around November last year, to complete the Busselton Jetty swim with a friend. For those unfamiliar, it’s the longest jetty I think in the world and around 1.6km long. The swim is a beloved tradition where people, either a team or solo, swim to the end … Continue reading A summer of swimming →

Recovering well from a very light bout of COVID, swam this morning and now having a rest at the mid point of a decent walk. I’m making the best of the unseasonably mild weather, and squeezing in another short bush walk before it really heats up. It feels really hard, pacing myself after such a … Continue reading Recovering from COVID →

Two cities, both on their lakes, with a very different feeling to each place. Zurich is a bustling city with a slick banking feel to it, and spare Protestant churches with thought-provoking stained glass windows; Lucerne is an incredibly pretty city on a lake with medieval houses and towers, and a gorgeous Jesuit cathedral. I … Continue reading Two cities by the lake →

With a Swiss rail card, I’ve been able to travel easily on the wide spread and very efficient trains, and much more cheaply than buying individual tickets. I’ve now been through the longest train tunnel in the world. One day was spent in Lugano and on Mont San Salvatore reached by funicular. Lugano is in … Continue reading Mountains & melting glaciers →

Just a few photographs from my last, very autumnal, days in Esslingen then a train trip to Zurich. The cover photograph is a crazy sculpture hanging from the roof, viewing over Zurich main station. The day I arrived in Zurich Christine and I went to the top of a local hill, to get some views … Continue reading Last days in Germany, train to Zurich →