Monday, June 25, 2018
New Things at Home
While I was away, two interesting things happened at home. Firstly, the empty block across the road is now a building site. There will be a two-story childcare centre there in a few months. That's OK by me as the building won't block my view of the mountains; there is snow on the highest peaks today. The really exciting thing is that testing has started on the new light rail vehicles. The workmen are still finishing laying the track and stringing the power cables on some of the route, but the trams have arrived and one is being tested on the first completed sections, just up from home. The complete route between Gungahlin and the City Centre is due to be operating by Christmas and it looks like the project is actually running on time. In a few months I will be able to watch trams running along the street at the front of our apartment complex, and (of course) ride them.
Labels: buildings, Canberra, train
Contrast of Seasons
I'm back home after a wonderful holiday. We escaped the Canberra winter for a week of Hawai'ian summer; the images tell the story. We left Canberra on the afternoon of a cold, cloudy, drizzling day. 18 hours later we were in wonderful, warm Hawai'i. The views from my window at home and from our room at the Prince Waikiki could hardly be more different. From the Prince, I had great views of the boats in the Marina, ships entering and leaving Honolulu harbour, aircraft landing and taking off from the airport (just behind the beach at the top of the picture) and people surfing, sailing and canoeing. That window was heaven for this small bear. However, we had to come home again and the next morning the view out my home window showed fog and heavy frost all morning. No wonder some people run away and become beachcombers.
Labels: beach, boats, Canberra, Hawaii
Saturday, June 02, 2018
Changed Plans
Well, the hint at the end of my last post is no longer any use. The lady in the first image has changed our holiday plans. She is Pele, the volcano goddess of Hawaii, and her work over the last month has caused our tours of the Big Island (Hawai'i) to be cancelled. So I guess that I will just have to spend more time on Waikiki beach in "cool dude" mode. I will also have more time to sample the great local cocktails. I am looking forward to another of these ones that come inside a pineapple, although they always go too fast. This time I am not sharing, Mum gets her own. We fly out next weekend, so next post will be after we get back. Sad to miss the volcanoes, but the danger zone is growing and safety comes first.
Labels: Hawaii
