“Life In The So-Called Space Age”
The lazy days in Newcastle continued, with my usual long walks including one along the beaches in light rain:
I visited old friends:
And their pets:
Or, in this case, a frog living in Sue’s pond:
I (over!) ate delicious food:
Caught up with the relatives:
And – the reason I’m here of course – had the usual fun with mum and dad:
Tomorrow I’m off to Sydney for a brief stay before Tokyo! I feel like the crazy part of this trip is just about to start 🙂
Went to the Newcastle fireworks with Sue and her family, but nature had other ideas and put on a spectacular show of her own:
It’s the only rain I’ve seen so far, and only lasted a couple of hours. I was home and slept through midnight as usual. Happy New Year!
I’ve been catching up with friends a lot: a swim in the ocean baths with K, lunch with M and a scenic drive with S:
And there’s been a bit of this:
And this:
And of course this:
Hrm… what am I painting with my Crayola watercolors?
Lazy days in Newcastle then, albeit with a lot of walking in hot, hot sun. I don’t want to push myself too hard with Tokyo on the horizon 🙂
My trip here was the usual horrible slog. It took me 37 hours to get from Albany to my parents house and I didn’t sleep at all. I’m getting too old for this!
I’ve been here a few days now and they’ve been busy! Bernard and Lakshmi we’re here the day I arrived and we had a brief shop and then dinner. To be honest I don’t remember it with great clarity due to the jetlag! But they’re gone now although I’ll reunite with him soon in Tokyo.
On the second day I walked all around the local area doing my annual catch-up. A lot has changed even in one year, especially in the CBD! The past continues to fade…
It was very hot – about 95F – but I was well covered with sunblock and managed to avoid a burn. Still, that heat can be draining so it’s important to keep hydrated:
Yesterday I went and met this chap in an air conditioned club for some card flopping:
It was so much fun we’ll do it again next Sunday 🙂
It’s the last day of 2019 and I’m off to see Aquaman (which everyone assures me is great) before watching fireworks later tonight. Happy New Year!