18. January 2013 03:23
by Rene Pallesen
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Today was REALLY hot in Sydney.
We have had a couple of really hot (40C++) days in Sydney this summer but yesterday beat the current longstanding heat record from 1936.
In Sydney itself they measured 45.8C and at the Airport which is closer to us the measured 46.4C. At our place we measured more than 43C degrees at midday.

Fortunately yesterday was a lot cooler and because we knew that there was a hot day coming up we managed to cool down the place the during the night to a pleasant 25 degrees...and out house maintained that temperature for most of the day (apart from our study which gets really hot because of the big windows).
In the evening a cool change arrived with very strong winds and a bit of rain...we quickly opened all doors and windows to take advantage of it and cool down the place again...unfortunately this also came with a very fine layer of dust on everything next morning.
9. January 2013 04:23
by Rene Pallesen
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2012 was a record blogging years for me...77 posts over the entire year...which means one new entry every 4.5 days, or in other terms something new to look at regularly.
I am hoping that 2013 will have equally many posts. I have now been blogging for more than 15 years and most if not all the posts can be seen here:
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2. January 2013 01:37
by Rene Pallesen
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Here is another family photo that I had my Dad assist us with. It was easier to have him on a ladder taking the photo than trying to set it up on a lightstand.

It was lit by firing a group of flashes into the ceiling of the room...hopefully I will get a professional studio flash soon and will have some more power available for these types of photos.
I recon this is one of my favourite family photos from 2012.
2. January 2013 01:00
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23. August 2023 19:08
by Rene Pallesen
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The west coast of New Zealand is really beautiful.
It is not very populated and there are not a lot of tourists either as it is hard to get to.
We did a lot of walks in the area both around beautiful lakes and also at the beach outside Fox Glacier and Franz Josef villages.
23. August 2023 19:08
by Rene Pallesen
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Driving back towards Queenstown we had to go through Wanaka. Boy, has it changed! It used to be a small place with maybe fifty houses, but now it is a proper town with lots of cars and traffic.
It is very scenic approaching Lake Wanaka, and the lake itself has this tree growing in the water that photographers from all around the world come here to take photos of.
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.
23. August 2023 19:08
by Rene Pallesen
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At Mount Cook we did a long 10km walk to the start of the Hooker glacier.
It is a beautiful walk where you walk past the Tasman Glacier and Muller Glacier before you eventually come to the Hooker Glacier lake.
The lake was frozen with an iceberg floating around in it.
This year turned out to be a new course record, so great conditions all the way to Hobart.
25. December 2012 09:44
by Rene Pallesen
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Christmas Day we celebrated with Kims family at her sisters house.
It was the usual crowd of our familys and everyone bringing dishes to share and as usual there was a lot of different foods to try.
It was great to have the whole family together (Aiden was again eating too much).
And even Santa made an appearance again this year...Thank you so much Santa!!!!!
24. December 2012 09:28
by Rene Pallesen
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This year we celebrated Christmas at home with my Dad and his partner with the traditional Christmas Duck and Ris-a-la-mande.
It was Lucas' first and Aiden's third Christmas...Aiden is now getting old enough to enjoy the experience...
...especially the food
After dinner we opened presents according to the Danish tradition and Aiden was very excited about the big box from Bedstefar...
...containing a big truck.
From Mummy and Daddy he received a Lightning Mcqueen car (radio controlled).
...and also a drawing pad.
Merry Christmas...