Monthly Archives: January 2011

Last night and today Darwin experienced the continuous thunderstorms and persistent heavy showers which are a feature of the Wet Season. The rain turns everything luscious green, and creates nostalgia for the Dry and its continuous days of blue skies … Continue reading →

After my bike spill yesterday I woke up fairly achey and listening to the sound of thunder and rain. This the view from my bathroom. Very wet! The last thing I felt like was a run or a ride but … Continue reading →

This morning I came off my bike and ended mashed up just a little. As a result I had a quiet day and completed a novel by one of my favourite authors Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin. A … Continue reading →

The monsoon has set in making it a perfect morning for a coastal ride. The destination is East Point, the site which has historical remains from WW11. Darwin was bombed by the Japanese and relics of the gun emplacements on … Continue reading →

Today has been a grey drizzly day perfect for a beach run. I ran with my running mates, Taz and Penny, both Staffy Xs, but 10 years apart in age. As a result our footprints looked something like this. Taz … Continue reading →

Today was wet; all day, or most of it. Good for the dogs, who had a ball playing in the park, and great when I went swimming and enjoyed a lane to myself. My doubts as to the wonderfulness of … Continue reading →

I should have known it was going to be tough when I delayed the start of the run just that little too long-9am start is too late in Wet Season Darwin. The program told me 45 mins easy and the … Continue reading →

Last year I ticked a box on my interior “bucket list” by participating in a bike making workshop at the NY Bamboo Bike studio. This was one of the best things I did last year, apart from visiting family, for … Continue reading →

I am at the tail end of the baby boomers and already I am forgetting words, running slower, swimming slower, and being treated as fragile by the marine and the scientist, my kids. So 2011 is going to be all … Continue reading →