Family
Rainy Seaside Retreat
Between 2nd and 6th of October 2023, Rebecca and I had an opportunity to do what has become our yearly tradition: a holiday to a seaside town. This time we chose Lakes Entrance, and rather than drive the car we…
Rebecca’s Graduation in Adelaide
Sunday 24th September We boarded the Albury – Adelaide, South Australia bus at Wangaratta at about 5:30am. This was the longest scheduled bus journey I’ve every been on up to this point. We have driven most of the route the…
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Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time
The title of this post is a quote from someone called Steven Wright. I can’t remember where I first saw it, or even who Steven Wright is, but the idea of everywhere being within walking distance if you have the…
Apollo Bay Holiday
Between 5th and 16th September Rebecca had her study break, and I had annual leave booked. In the weeks, even months, leading up to those dates we didn’t know where we would go for our twice yearly holiday, but Rebecca…
In Memoriam – Donald Richard Stanford
(This is adapted from the Life Sketch presented at his Memorial Service at Ferntree Gully Seventh-day Adventist Church on Thursday 31st March 2022, with some extra recollections of my own and my brother Callum added.) Donald Richard (Pa Don) Stanford:…
Keeping Away from The Virus
Since my last travel related post, there has been a wave or two of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in Australia. And it still isn’t under control in some parts of Australia. So when I booked three weeks of annual leave for…
An Island Holiday
Monday 7th October was the start of 3 weeks of annual leave for me. And the start of 1 week of annual leave for Rebecca. As I had 2 more weeks of holidays after this week, this week of holidays…
A Sabbath at Mount Buffalo
A few weeks ago in the middle of May, before the Australian snow season started, Jesse, Eliana and myself spent a Sabbath hiking around the Mount Buffalo National park, in norther eastern Victoria (Australia). The original plan was that Jesse…
3 states, 3 people, and lots different experiences
The Plan A family holiday. It’s been a while since we could say we had one of those. This holiday had been in the planning stages for months, and on the last Friday in September all that planning was put…
Camera Club
For a number of years we have been looking for something we can do as a couple / family. Rebecca and I have our own hobbies and interests but a common hobby we both had was not so obvious. Over…