We were supposed to go camping in Kiama a couple of weeks ago with a bunch of friends. It was a new-moon weekend, perfect for astrophotography. Alas, I caught a cold at the last minute, so Jeff and I regrettably had to drop out. From the pictures, everyone else looked like they had a blast, …
Long Weekend in Port Stephens
Dolphin sightings in Sydney Harbor
We have been super lucky - two weekends in a row while kayaking along the Sydney Harbor, we have spotted dolphins leisurely swimming along. The first instance was when we stuffed our kayaks into the back of a cab and took it to Balmoral. We then rounded the peninsula at Balmoral, and paddled home to …
A chilly morning by Turimetta beach
It was cold this morning, with wind chills sending temperatures down to 3 degrees C. And there wasn't any cloud cover in the sky, just low over the horizon out east, recipes for a not so stellar sunrise. Still, it was nice to be out, hearing and seeing the waves crash onto the sand. That's …
Weekend in Forster
We had, hands down, an incredible weekend up in Forster, New South Wales! Let's see: we enjoyed each other's company, beautiful lakes and beaches, and spotted a koala in the wild, two pods of whales, and at least 4 pods of dolphins. Jeff looking up at the eucalyptus trees, trying to spot koalas We found …