Federer - blasting Tomic off court in the fourth round of the Australian Open
Sunday, 15 January 2012
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Twizel and Mt Cook
After the wedding we had a few day to ourselves before we flew back to Melbourne and we drove to a little cottage just out of Twizel for some peace and quiet. We didn't do an awful lot, some walking aroun Mt Cook national park, a drive into Ohau and not too much else. We had great weather and the scenery was spectacular.
View from our little cottage at breakfast time
Fishing in the canal between Lake Tekapo and Pukaki
Catching fish out of the canal. Most of the fishing was done in the canal below the salmon farm...we were there for about half a hour and saw about five fish get caught - impressive strike rate.
Tasman Glacier in the background
A close up of the top of Mt Cook on our way up the Hooker Valley
Relaxing beside Hooker lake, Mt Cook in the background
Sealy Tarns on the hike up to Mueller Hut
Terrain starts to gt a bit more challenging..
Scenes from around the hut
Mueller Glacier
Behind the hut was Mt Olliver, the first mountain Sir Edmund Hillary climbed. We gave it a go as well, scrambling up the rocky ridge and then taking a short cut down the scree on the other side which had some hair raising moments.
Looking up the Hooker valley towards Mt Cook, Mueller Lake in the foreground and Hooker Lake and glacier beyond.
The next morning at the hut bought rain so after a quick descent it was off to the hot pools at Omarama to warm up ad get clean before heading back home.
View from our little cottage at breakfast time
Fishing in the canal between Lake Tekapo and Pukaki
Catching fish out of the canal. Most of the fishing was done in the canal below the salmon farm...we were there for about half a hour and saw about five fish get caught - impressive strike rate.
Tasman Glacier in the background
A close up of the top of Mt Cook on our way up the Hooker Valley
Relaxing beside Hooker lake, Mt Cook in the background
Sealy Tarns on the hike up to Mueller Hut
Terrain starts to gt a bit more challenging..
Scenes from around the hut
Mueller Glacier
Behind the hut was Mt Olliver, the first mountain Sir Edmund Hillary climbed. We gave it a go as well, scrambling up the rocky ridge and then taking a short cut down the scree on the other side which had some hair raising moments.
Looking up the Hooker valley towards Mt Cook, Mueller Lake in the foreground and Hooker Lake and glacier beyond.
The next morning at the hut bought rain so after a quick descent it was off to the hot pools at Omarama to warm up ad get clean before heading back home.
Friday, 30 December 2011
Juliet's Wedding Snaps
A small selection from the big day courtesy of Juliet and Kevin.
Bevan excited about people starting to arrive
Kelley receiving a horseshoe from Juliet and Kevin's daughter, Mikayla
Popping the corks on the bubbles on the church lawn
Dad, Kevin and Juliet and Kevin's daughter, Mikayla
The May family with their new son in law... aren't they happy about it...
Grandma
Wedding party and partners
Bridesmaid flowers on the head table
Mother of the bride and mother of the groom
Bevan excited about people starting to arrive
Kelley receiving a horseshoe from Juliet and Kevin's daughter, Mikayla
Popping the corks on the bubbles on the church lawn
Dad, Kevin and Juliet and Kevin's daughter, Mikayla
The May family with their new son in law... aren't they happy about it...
Grandma
Wedding party and partners
Bridesmaid flowers on the head table
Mother of the bride and mother of the groom
Sunday, 18 December 2011
The Green Green Grass of Home
We arrived home in mid Dec to a sea of green. Steady, constant rain had left the area looking as green as I have every seen it, plenty of feed for stock and for silage and lots of smiling farmers.
Lambs in the lower pond block
Irrigator going in the former dustbowl that was the top of the bump paddock lamb feed in he foreground
Fat cows pigging out on clover in the calving block
Lambs in the lower pond block
Irrigator going in the former dustbowl that was the top of the bump paddock lamb feed in he foreground
Fat cows pigging out on clover in the calving block
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Otways and the Great Ocean Road
We took the Monday off before Melbourne Cup Day to make a 4 day weekend. The weather forecast wasn't flash but the trains were booked so we paked up our gear and took a train west to Colac where we started a 3 day ride through the Otways and along the Great Ocean Road.
Saturday morning wasn't so bad, with more fine periods than showers but it got progressively worse.
First stop, Otway Estate for some mid morning beer tasting.
Typical scene along the way, it seemed that there was so much grass they would bale it up and then forget about it.
Lunch at Gellibrand. This is a photo of the profile of the old rail line. Gellibrand is the lowest point and we had 16km of climbing ahaed of us.
The climb was actually really tough, especially as the rain and the mist closed in.
Kelley on the last stretch of uphill
A welcome break and an opportunity to warm up in this quirky shop / cafe / museum.
The second wettest spot in Australia, wettest in Victoria. Fittingly, there are raindrops on the lense and curious dairy heifers in the background.
Our accomodation that night was not flash but we cranked the heating and dried out a bit. The next morning was still misty and windy but as we descended down to the coast it slowly improved.
Warming up and drying out in princeton, the start of the scenic part of the Great Ocean Road.
Gibsons Steps
Twelve (well, 4) Apostles
Loch Ard Gorge
Typical Ocean Road scene, complete with kangaroo sign
The Arch
The Ocean...
London Bridge, or what is left of it. Used to be another archway to the mainland but it fell down on 14 Jan 1990.
Bikes parked up at 'The Grotto'
The Grotto
Bay of Martyrs and the weather closing in again. Made us speed up to get to our accomodation.
Our B&B for Sunday night which was comparative luxury compared to the night before.
On Monday we only had about 40km to get to Warrnambool which was relatively uneventful. The biggest excitement was a visit to 'Cheese World'. We had about 4 hours to fill in before out train left so we enjoyed a nice lunch and a beer at the friendly RSL club and a wander around town and down to the beach.
Unfortunately, our train wasn't operating so we had to bus back which was frustrating and long. We didn't get back until 9.30pm and had to bike home from town so it was late by the time we got home. Great weekend though, despite the weather and the bus.
Saturday morning wasn't so bad, with more fine periods than showers but it got progressively worse.
First stop, Otway Estate for some mid morning beer tasting.
Typical scene along the way, it seemed that there was so much grass they would bale it up and then forget about it.
Lunch at Gellibrand. This is a photo of the profile of the old rail line. Gellibrand is the lowest point and we had 16km of climbing ahaed of us.
The climb was actually really tough, especially as the rain and the mist closed in.
Kelley on the last stretch of uphill
A welcome break and an opportunity to warm up in this quirky shop / cafe / museum.
The second wettest spot in Australia, wettest in Victoria. Fittingly, there are raindrops on the lense and curious dairy heifers in the background.
Our accomodation that night was not flash but we cranked the heating and dried out a bit. The next morning was still misty and windy but as we descended down to the coast it slowly improved.
Warming up and drying out in princeton, the start of the scenic part of the Great Ocean Road.
Gibsons Steps
Twelve (well, 4) Apostles
Loch Ard Gorge
Typical Ocean Road scene, complete with kangaroo sign
The Arch
The Ocean...
London Bridge, or what is left of it. Used to be another archway to the mainland but it fell down on 14 Jan 1990.
Bikes parked up at 'The Grotto'
The Grotto
Bay of Martyrs and the weather closing in again. Made us speed up to get to our accomodation.
Our B&B for Sunday night which was comparative luxury compared to the night before.
On Monday we only had about 40km to get to Warrnambool which was relatively uneventful. The biggest excitement was a visit to 'Cheese World'. We had about 4 hours to fill in before out train left so we enjoyed a nice lunch and a beer at the friendly RSL club and a wander around town and down to the beach.
Unfortunately, our train wasn't operating so we had to bus back which was frustrating and long. We didn't get back until 9.30pm and had to bike home from town so it was late by the time we got home. Great weekend though, despite the weather and the bus.
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