Kt runs a Half-Marathon!

We went up to the Hunter Valley last weekend in order for Kt to test her running prowess against a tough hilly course, with beautiful scenery. Kt did fantastic to finish in 2hrs 7min, beating her goal by 23minutes. The day before the race we drove up to the Hunter through the back roads taking in the views, including a picnic by the river. Kt was feeling good at the start, after a quick break, before making her way along the 22km (13.1 mile) course. The next bunch of photos show her running towards the finish, although in some you have to find Waldet as she hides behind things. After the race Kt was feeling pretty good, eating some snacks and with her new medal. After a change and clean up period, we were off to see more of the Hunter Valley including some of the wineries for a small taste. Kt was introduced to the locals before enjoying an art gallery. A great little trip away from home and a great effort by Kt. Please enjoy the video.

PS the other photos will be put up soon, hopefully.

Brisbane Trip

Last weekend we had an opportunity to go north to Brisbane, the capitol of Queensland. KT's co-worker friend was getting married and we made a trip out of it. Here are some of the photos we took. The first photo is of our door leading on to the balcony at our hotel, the door handle and lock were less than a foot of the ground, it was really weird and very inconvenient. The next few pictures were of an odd alley that had astro turf on it, so we decided to goof off with KT's friend Sihovan. There are also so photos of the river front in Brisbane along with some of the nice buildings. The KT and Sihovan pose with the Nurses memorial and the eternal flame keeps on burning. KT and Sihovan also decided to take over the Brisbane Town Hall office and clean up the city. Stay tuned for the wedding photos and spaghetti bridge build off.

Well, it finally happened. KT's fusty toenail finally fell off. Whether it was from the nail bed infection or too much running, the nail finally got fed up and jumped ship. We can all hope and pray that a nice, new, non-affected nail grows out from all of this. Any tips on growing the perfect toenail?

Anniversary!

As of today we have now been living in Sydney for a year. Hardly seems possible.

Video Ride

We took a video of a ride down a great bit of road from one of our rides. Now you can all feel like you are riding a motorcycle in Australia, don't get scared about being on the left side, that's how we do it here. A big thank you goes out to Connie for the awesome tripod that allowed the shooting of the movie. It's not the most interesting in the world so you don't have to watch it all. PS for some reason youtube decided to take a decent quality movie and turn it horrible, our apologies.

NSW Rides

The last couple of days we have been enjoying wonderful weather. So what better way to take advantage then go for a ride through the surrounds. Monday we went down the coast to Wollongong. We stopped at one of the lookouts to take some photos. In the first photo you can see a weindy bridge in the background, and that is where we ended up going after the photos. We got chilled so we stopped for lunch at a little hole-in-the-wall joint. They made some of the best burgers ever. The burger had so much stuff in it that we had to take two bites just to make any progress. On the way back we stopped by the beach and found a very vigilant and patient dog waiting for his human to finish surfing. Another day TV went for a ride and found some interesting vista points. The first four photos overlook Wollongong and it's surroundings. TV used a tripod hooked up to a railing and apparently it was a bit tilted. The bird in the next photos is a Cucaburra and yes, he is sitting in a tree. Actually he came very close hoping for a hand out. He sat there very patiently while his portraits were taken, but when the camera was put away ad he did not receive a treat he got angry. To show his anger he buzzed TV's head before flying away to sit in his tree. The other photos are of Nowra from another lookout that provided a good view.

Finished!

After a year of studies and 8 classes later, TV is finished with his Master's degree. The last final exam was finished yesterday, and unless a complete lack of consciousness occurred during the exam or while writing the last reports, a degree should be on its way soon. TV is feeling foot loose and fancy free for the next four days before starting his job full time. Actually he is looking forward to working full time and having planning projects of his own to work on. There should be some photos going up soon, as we are hopefully going to do more fun activities. The graduation ceremony will be sometime in October or maybe November, that is as close an approximation as the school is willing to give us.