22 Aug 2005
What no pic? Don't worry - they are coming, as last night arrived back from a couple of weeks in NZ. Actually took the time to look around a bit at something other than snow and stuff. Although was very lucky with said snow and it was much fun.
Anyhow, there was another motive for this trip, am now a proud holder of label in passport which reads, "Permitted to remain in Australia indefinitely." Cooooool. 
6 Jun 2005
Oh dear - almost 2 months without updates. I should be ashamed, eh? Don't know whether to go for Dan like waffles more often or not. I'm sure not, because now I come to think about the thoughts I almost shared I forget them. So you have to ask yourself - how interesting were they anyhow? 
Anyhow - the pic here is from a couple of weekends ago where a group of us were up in the Blue Mountains (well - Megalong Valley to be precise) doing some horse riding and hanging out by the camp fire and all that. Very nice as usual.
14 Apr 2005
Well - the results are in, and they don't look good. 
What Am I talking about? The Dirtworks 100Km classic of course. Did this on Sunday and came in 199th place, 94th in class, in a time of 8:43:41. Now, that's eight hours for those of you who can't figure out the units, but this was a 100Km off-road cycle race after all. According to the altimeter of a fellow competitor we climbed (and descended) 2100 vertical metres. Erm... that's around 1.5 times the height of the UK's highest peak - Ben Nevis!
My excuse is that I stopped to take far too many pictures and had far too leisurely a lunch. I made it 7h27m on the cycle computer at the finish and hence 1h16m of breaks. Very hard work, but much fun nonetheless.
11 Apr 2005
Phew - still really busy. Very tiring weekend, but more of that later. After all those hols last year there's some good and some bad points about going back to work and a more settled life. Not that settled means at all dull, least I've not found it that way... but I digress.
Part of the working and all is knowing where you'll be in six months time. Yeah, I know - scary! Because of this I've been able to see a few large-ish concerts lately, some that were booked a long time back. It's just something that you can't do if you move around a lot. Have also found it easier to get hold of tickets to gigs here in Sydney than similar events London. Ah... aside from that time some dude gave me Coldplay tickets in a pub 3 hours before the concert. Cheers!
Anyhow - I indulged in Mark Knopfler & Norah Jones for pure entertainment. Geeze - Mark can still strump that gui-tar! REM proved awsome and Ben Folds was brilliant in the much more appropriate Enmore Theatre. A few snaps of all this here.
29 Mar 2005
Ah... Easter has passed, and although I didn't get out of Sydney, really didn't feel the need. Friday was spent bushwalking in the Royal National Park where I returned on Saturday morning for some cycling. Footie game to see in the evening, some beers, lazy dinner and wondering by the beach on Sunday, more cycling Monday, etc, etc, etc. Pics of all this, and the previous weekend's MTB are around.
13 Mar 2005
Still having a top time of late. This past weekend went back to Stockton Beach with the guys from OFFROADSUBARUS.com. Great to do this in a group as you can venture a lot further then you might alone. In fact, a lot, lot further, we drove from Lavis Lane right up to Anna bay on the dunes and beach front. Great day, there are pics here.
Oh, which brings me to another point - 997 pictures in the gallery now... hmmm... wonder what we'll find to break that 1,000 mark!?
13 Jan 2005
Here's a piece of good news - and perhaps another coincidence? Found out on Monday I've been enrolled into the summer squash comp (oh, as a captain apparently - only didn't discover this 'til last night). Anyhow, none too exciting, aside from the game last night was 6 months to the day since my operation (you know - to repair the right bicep distal tendon - are you not keeping up!?). Not a bad effort, rather pleased to be back playing seriously and feeling good, almost as if this was predicted!
Oh, spell checked the news too... oops! 
6 Jan 2005
It's such a quaint custom... people keep saying to me, "Happy New Year!". Well, I guess it is - last week we (Trish, Kate and I) went up to Nelson Bay and had a rather drunken conversation about this. Am happy to say have no resolutions as usual, and no real goals for the year. Think that's just a way of saying that I'm content and life here is pretty good at the moment, so just hope things continue this way - that's about all there is too it!
Anyhow, that trip to the Bay was nice, but the weather kind of sucked so did a little 4WD route up past Myall Lakes to Seal Rocks, and drove on Stockton Beach too. Much fun, even if the stock road tyres on the car aren't really up to it!
Was up in The Hunter Valley the week before that too (although you already know that - as you've seen the pictures).
Recently posted a couple of pics on DigiDeep too - go check it out and vote for 'em
9 Dec 2004
Oh look... been a month since the last update (purely coincidental!).
Anyhow, as suggested, things here are pretty good. Since the last update there's been some kayak action on Middle Harbour, mountain cycling around Oxford Falls, diving off Maroubra, few more games of squash that have almost gone to plan, and yesterday a jaunt to the Eastern Creek racetrack.
Photos of some of this are around - perhaps they'll make it to the site soon? Sure things will continue in the same vein for some time to come, hurrah!
9 Nov 2004
So, went to see my arm surgeon type bloke yesterday morning, and hurrah! Am now able to do 'stuff' again. Booked some squash for later (this will be amusing!) and trying to sort out all manner of other fun Sydney things. One can feel a top summer coming on! 