Australia

Spring!

It’s the first day of spring in Oz today and I am very happy. via GIPHY

Swooping Season

Spring is officially here on Sunday (1st September). And with it (well, from late August) comes swooping season. Magpies have already been spotted dive bombing unsuspecting cyclists and pedestrians in my local area. We have a new one this year, which means in the last 12 months some horrid human has been cruel to the…

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Gliding

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity (along with The Hub and Barbarians) to go up in a glider. It was a wonderful opportunity offered by a near neighbour who has been gliding for a very long time (he’s a retired pilot). The plan for the day was to go up with him in…

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Dust storm

A week or to ago, Canberra was hit with a dust storm. It came in really quickly – at least the visible dust did. My eyes started reacting before I could see anything. It coated everything in a thick red layer – carried in with strong winds (up to 90km/hr or 56 miles/hr) from the…

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Cruising the South Pacific

Recently (although it already feels forever ago) we did a family holiday on a cruise ship to the New Caledonia (Noumea, Lifou, Isle of Pines) and Vanuatu (Mystery Island). I won’t bore you with all the details, but I will say, for a Mum, this was the first holiday I’ve had in over 15 years.…

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