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By admin, June 2, 2010 11:52 pm

Now we have vacancies at the hotel Midgley it’s time to start doing the things we do best – diving and walking. We survived one of the hottest days of the year 12m under. It was a little hot kitting up, but despite the 40 degree temperatures on land the sea was still a mere 23 degrees, which was very refreshing. We were also lucky to experience the best underwater conditions we’ve had in ages, which meant clear visibility and lots of life. This should have been the perfect opportunity to practice my underwater photography, but of course the camera wasn’t working properly and then it ran out of batteries so I was relegated to chief spotter again. I did manage to spot some good stuff for Graham though. Have a look at his photos on the diving pages.

The following weekend the weather wasn’t quite so good. But this meant it was perfect walking weather. So off we went for our first training walk for our four day trek in Peru. We will find it a bit difficult to simulate the altitude in Australia but I have been advised that the walking is all up and down, and that we can simulate to a certain extent. So we chose an up and down walk from the book, packed a picnic in Coles, and headed off. The bonus was it was actually a really nice walk. Have a look at the video to see what we got up to, and the minor difficulties we had finding our way out!

And if all that wasn’t enough excitement for one month we also had the Laneways festival. It wasn’t quite the Reading Festival, for a start it only lasts a day, so no camping needed. But it was a really good day out and a great chance to see some new music, and fantastic bands that we’ve been wanting to see for a while.

A wet day in Sydney

Ibis

This weekend brought a temporary break to summer with non stop rain! It’s been quite muggy still, but no need to water the garden that’s for sure! We decided to make the most of the wet weather by going to see the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. It was a really nice way to spend a couple of hours, followed by a stroll in the rain and lunch!