Bali, Indonesia

Daily offerings of rice, flowers, fruit, insence, water and perhaps a few coins are made at temples, at homes, in front of restaurants and shops, and even on scooters for good luck and safe travels. 

Balinese ceremonial umbrella in traditional fabric - black and white - good and evil.

Pura Ulan Danu Bratan - temple on the lake in the mountains of central Bali.

Pura Tanah Lot - the sea temple in the Indian Ocean.

A lovely elder woman outside her small shop.

Food carried elegently along a sidewalk in Ubud.

Cute school girl on her way home.

Rice terraces near Jutiluwih on the slopes of the volcano.

Manual labour by women in Bali .....

..... done side by side with the men.

Traditional bamboo hat worn in the heat of the day.

Balinese artist Nyoman Sudira's painting at his small studio along a footpath in the rice fields.

Balinese dancer at Pura Taman Saraswati outdoor performance in Ubud.

Western Australia

Scarborough Beach - absolutely lovely - we stayed for 2 weeks.

Paddle boarding .....

..... boogie boarding .....

..... and surfing.

Beach Patrol Helicopters hovered overhead .....

.....16 tiger sharks were identified just offshore .....

..... we were told to get out of the water.

Temperatures reached 42C.

Jane - ready for the beach.

Traithlon Australia was held at Scarborough Beach - we were highly impressed with the athletic performances.

Open water swimming .....

..... paddling .....

..... kayaking .....

..... and of course some well deserved people watching.

Our last early morning blueberry muffin and latte at Bay 33 Cafe.

Into the clouds and on to Bali.

Happy New Year 2013

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Merry Christmas

M E R R Y     C H R I S T M A S

Merry Christmas to all our family, freinds, neighbours and fellow travellers around the world.

Great Ocean Road, Australia

The Great Ocean Road runs along the coastline of southern Australia between Melbourne and Adelaide. We rented a car and spent a liesurely week driving 1200 kms stopping at almost every beach, lighthouse, lookout and beach town along the way.

Wave constructed of Havaianas flip flops in a Melbourne surf shop.

'Schoolies' on a red lips bench - spilt strawberry gelatto added to the scene.

Torquay Beach - home to Rip Curl and Quicksilver world surfing brands.

Auzzies heading out for the surf .....

..... wipeout !

Bells Beach - home to the annual Rip Curl Pro world surfing championships.

Split Point Lighthouse juts out into the Bass Straight between South Australia and Tasmania.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo.

Crimson Lorikeet parrot.

Koala bear sleeping in a gum tree.

Australian surfers start young.

Castle Cove.

12 Apostles - 70 meters high - created by relentless waves eroding the base of the limestone cliff.

Port Campbell - population 400 - a natural white sand bay.

Indigo blue seas along the rugged coastline of South Australia.

Wind farms capture clean renewable energy from mother nature.

Cape Bridgewater - 4 km arc of white sand beach and turquoise blue water.

Beachport Jetty built in 1878 - extends out over a kilometer into the water.

Ensete ventricosum [Abyssinian banana] at the Adelaide Botanical Gardens.

Victoria amazonica [Amazon Waterlily] over a meter in diameter .....

..... the intricate structure on the obverse of the waterlily.

Glenelg Beach - a suburb of Adelaide at the west end of our coastal drive.