Kims highlight on the trip was to go up on a real glacier.
She had booked a helicopter tour that would take up up on a section of the glacier between the two major ice falls.
The last 24 hours has been the most freak weather I've (and anyone else) has experienced in Sydney.
Yesterday we had 30 degrees during the day and in the evening a huge thunderstorm descended upon Sydney with massive rainfalls and very high winds. Kim found that water was dripping through ceiling and my first though was "This ain't good" and rushed up to check if there was a hole in the roof tiles or in the plumbing (if you see one of the previous posts then you'll notice that we've installed Solar hot water and this system is positioned above that same bathroom).
I could clearly see where the water had come in, but it wasn't through any gaps and it seemed that the strong winds had pushed the water backwards and upwards under the tiles...whew...but I'll have another look next time it rains.
Then this morning I woke up and looked out the window and everything was covered in a bright red and yellow haze and it was blowing a gale. I had a look at the forecast and stuck my head outside the window and it turned out that all of NSW was encapsulated in a massive dust storm with fine red dust coming from the Australian outback.
Everything outside is now covered in this fine dust, cars, windows...everything.
One of out friends too the following photo from his balcony:
The area covered by the dust is huge and apparently it may even reach New Zealand.
14. September 2009 12:55
by Rene Pallesen
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This weekend we invited a group of my friends over for BBQ.
The official excuse was for my recovery after my Hernia surgery (which is still causing me some grief some days).
It was a beautiful spring day with 31 degrees in the shade and luckily I had put up a gazebo outside to cover the area and provide a bit of shade.
Most of the day I was attending the BBQ cooking Lamb Cutlets, Fish, Prawns, Vietnamese Sausages and Chicken skewers.
The last batch of chicken skewers I forgot on the BBQ with a very predictable result.
In the evening we had Kim's family over for dinner/BBQ, so a repetition of the afternoon.
6. September 2009 10:44
by Rene Pallesen
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Driving from Christchurch toward the west coast we passed the Castle Hills boulders.
This is a phenomenal place to go climbing if you are a good boulderer. It is also quite scenic to just go for a walk.
We saw lots of people with their bouldering mats (a soft mat to land on when you are climbing).
23. August 2023 19:08
by Rene Pallesen
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At Lake Pukaki there is this little beautiful chapel at the lake.
Again this is a really photographed location and much more busy than I remember it.
23. August 2023 19:08
by Rene Pallesen
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A place that I have always found really magical is driving through the Lindis Pass.
Kim doesn't think much of it, but since I visited it the first time, I've alwas found the rolling hills and the colours absolutely stunning.
25. December 2022 18:12
by Rene Pallesen
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As usual, we did a family thing at Kims sisters house.
At home I had Aiden make Havregryns Kugler (oat balls).
24. December 2022 17:12
by Rene Pallesen
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As per tradition we again did a family Christmas photo this year.
We were running out of time, so it was a bit rushed getting it done.
We also tried to make one with a Karate theme. It is a nice photo, it just wasn't christmassy enough.
23. December 2022 17:12
by Rene Pallesen
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Kim had booked a Christmas show in the State Theatre. It was an okay show, but as she said, it was more for the 'dads' than for the kids due to the costumes.
