I love a sunburnt country.
Anzac day today. I never feel more proud to be Australian. What a magnificent country and culture we have.
Thank you to all who contributed and sacrificed for this very special place.
Tony ...
Pretty chilly this morning. Probably the first time this year I have seriously thought that I better get the fire going. Beautiful light both last night and this morning. Ocean wise we are due for a change of fortune. Been a bit bleak for a week or two. Moving forward looks way ...
I’m having a southern ocean moment.
Yesterday morning I stood at the mouth of the Frankland River. Absolutely pristine. A variety of sea life was present. Sea eagles and wedge tail eagles flew past. The flaura was extensive and untouched by humans. The sunrise broke over the headland at the far ...
The danger in just focusing on the main event is that it is very easy to miss the surroundings.
As it stands the coast is alive right now and there is a gamble in place to go to a spot that makes fickle seem like a sure bet.
The saving grace in this instant is that the immediate surrounds are ...
Took a stroll through the paddocks last night. It was 30 minutes before dark, bit cool and really beautiful. The sky was full of colour and thin drawn cloud. Kind of a signal really. The lazy days of summer are done. These clouds spelt a change in the weather. They were the forerunner ...
I hear it's hot in Perth today. Not just hot but with that dry (hot) desert wind coming out of the nor east.
It's really hot down here in Margaret River and I live right near the coast.
Nothing for it but to head to the beach. Start dreaming now.
Be cool.
ps. Why does the first ...
Apologise for the break, I have been travelling.
From the north coast of NSW to the sou west of Western Australia. A huge road trip. 4987 kms to be precise.
We have an amazing country. I cut through the arid regions for the most part. Dramatic colourful landscapes that continually changed as I ...
I’m heading west tomorrow.
I would have said “heading home” but the more time I spend on the north coast the less sure I am on where home actually is. Perhaps I am destined to spend the foreseeable future splitting time between both regions and beyond.
I sit here in Yamba looking at the swell ...
I took the back road north last week.
This route takes you up onto the New England tablelands before you drop back down to the coast near home. Typically there is less traffic and it’s a pleasant rural variation to the well trodden coast road.
Around 60 kms short of Armidale a mass of clouds ...
I always feel a degree of apprehension when I’m first out at daybreak. It’s always special to have the surf to yourself but is it friend or foe that waits for you beyond the breakers.
This morning, as usual, it was my friends. I’m sure they weren’t alone but the immediate interest was from two ...