Don’t mean to sound grumpy, but I don’t like travelling. I enjoy skiing, catching up with mates… which means one has to ‘travel’. I won’t sound grumpy…. here is my 2024 skiing and catching up with mates. First up for 2024 was only a couple of weeks in to January and this trip was impromptu and most likely an idea that came about after a … Continue reading 2024 Travels
When I first started running (because I was fat) I heard about marathons….. to start I signed up for a half marathon. I didn’t finish. On my second attempt, I did finish. Then I signed up for a marathon. Yeah, didn’t finish that either. I finished my second attempt, didn’t finish my third one but have finished a few since (9 in all – technically … Continue reading Aussie Mountain Climbing
Lots of rain on the forecast so got this run around Cooby Dam in. Was really nice, saw one guy fishing, otherwise had the entire place to ourselves. Little morning walk after feeding the horses…. Today’s run idea (Lake Cooby) ended up being a fail, I got to the lake, hit a dead end and had no mobile service so I couldn’t figure it out. … Continue reading Toowoomba
For two and a half years now I have been a prisoner in Australia…. the worlds biggest island. My Alcatraz. As an Aussie, who hasn’t lived here for 20 years, I wasn’t allowed to leave. I had to submit paperwork, which I did 4 times.. I asked to leave to go back to my last home, Canada. DENIED. There was never a reason for denial … Continue reading Alcatraz Australia
Everyone said I was crazy for spending Xmas in Canberra….now that I’ve experienced it, I think everyone else is CRAZY for not being in Canberra for Xmas. Who here has had a photo with a unicorn and a rhino (they are related so it is the same exhibit)? I have, in Canberra for Xmas. For starters, one of my best mates Fi lives there. Fi … Continue reading Canberra for Xmas, tell him he is crazy!!!
