15. March 1998 10:54 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Port Macquarie ( 1998 ) . . . 15. March 1998 10:54 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetport macquarie 1998ShareDuring my first year in Australia, after coming from Denmark, I was contracted out to work at Port Macquarie - a quiet, but beautiful and peaceful seaside town a few hours north of Sydney. The first pictures were taken in Port Macquarie during Easter 1998. Lance, Anne and Graham, some good friends of mine, decided to do some exploring around the area... Graham here, on the right, The Admiral himself... (also called "Wobber") "Is that a chicky-babe in the water ?"The photo is taken on "Kermit" (Note, the green seats...) in the river at Port Macquarie. Lance seasick ???? No, just a little tired ! This is one of many photos I have of Lance sleeping - he has a knack for taking a nap just about anywhere - just ask Anne! *smile* It's a great day to sail on "Kermit". Whereas, who do we have here? Me! I love sailing, and as usual, like to be a'head' of things... "Clear water ahead Navigator?" "Aye-Aye Admiral!" "The Admiral" is giving Anne a good whacking. Poor Anne... Lance and The Admiral in front of the lighthouse at Port Macquarie In the mangrove at Port Macquarie, there are millions of these small blue crabs (Taste like shit). It's pretty amazing though - crabs do not exist only on a beach. They live wherever there is enough water and they can burrow quickly and easily away from danger. The photo above is taken on a sandbar in the river at Port Macquarie. There are also a lot of pelicans in Port Macquarie. I managed to get a picture of one flying. And one yawning! There are quite a few pelicans here in Narrabeen, on Pittwater Rd - a main street near where I live. Narrabeen lakes draws its salt water from the sea, and at one point on Pittwater Rd, there is a bridge. This is where I see most of the pelicans - perched on top of the flat heads of street lights! It's quite funny to see them there, and have never managed to get a photo of this yet, as I usually see them when I am driving over the bridge. We went bushwalking in the mountains and forests at Port Macquarie and found this beautiful rockpool. We used the opportunity to go for a swim. Off the beaten track in the forests around Port Macquarie! Moi! One of the few pictures of me (as you will notice in this whole website). I tend to prefer taking pictures of other people and places - but my girlfriend is trying to remedy that! (she's still trying not get blurry pictures...) As you can see, this place is really good for getting comfortable, enjoying my lunch, no worries, good place to get a bit of sleep... Like my new haircut? I wanted to do something radical. I needed a change, I wanted people to look at me when I was walking down the street. So decided to change my hairstyle. By the way, you like it green? I can't be a dumb blond forever... A picture of Lance and I with the beaches at Port Macquarie and one of the Brothers in the background ! There was a storm in Newcastle. These were the biggest waves I had ever seen - some were 7-8 meters high. The waves were washing all the way up to where I am standing taking the picture. The kids in the photo were waiting for a big wave to hit them and wash them into the rock pool. You know the big wave coming towards them? They were still a couple of hundred meters away from it... Henrik, Lance and I made a bet with Anne about whether or not we would be able not to use a computer in our sparetime for two weeks while we were up in Newcastle. We accepted the bet and won it simply because it was impossible for us to lose since we didn't have access to any computers! That meant that Anne had to cook us a dinner... Australian Style! Aussie? We had to dress "Australian style" for the dinner (at least to start with). Reckon it is Aussie with a billabong hat? (Need some flies for the corks to chase away). But it is DEFINITELY Aussie with that holey surfie t-shirt and a Fosters (disgusting) in hand! Can't see, can't hear and can't talk, who am I? No actually he was trying to wear his wife's earrings but didn't want it on a photo! I have often said that Port Macquarie was a beautiful place, but it is much too quiet for me in the long run. Working there during 1998 was good, but I was also glad to be back in Sydney!
15. February 1998 10:54 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Anne's Birthday ( 15th Feb 1998 ) . . . 15. February 1998 10:54 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetanne s birthday 15th feb 1998ShareWe celebrated Anne's birthday at a restaurant called Pete's Bite. The only access to the restaurant is by seaplane or boat. It is located 2 hours north of where I live. The food is marvelous and bloody expensive. It is definetely worth trying (once)! It was 40-45 degrees that day and no wind so everybody moved out on the lawn in the shade of palms! So this is what a heat stroke looks like !
15. March 1997 11:14 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Narrabeen Beach . . . 15. March 1997 11:14 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweet Perfect Moments Photography | A Rene Pallesen Journal Blog Portfolio Packages Contact About Home 17. August 2009 10:13 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Rosenborg - Denmark 17. August 2009 10:13 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetcopenhagen denmarkShareOn the last day in Denmark our flight wasn't leaving from Copenhagen to Milan until early evening, we therefore decided to head into the capital a bit earlier in the day and spend a couple of hours sightseeing with my parents. We went to a place called Rosenborg (Rose Castle) which is where the Danish royals keep their crown jewels. It is also the place where they train the soldiers that protect the royals. Some of the jewels are absolutely stunning. There is lots of ivory, old weapons, saddles, gold etc. everything coverved with diamonds, perls, emeralds, rubys and other jewels. My mum and dad was waiting outside (half asleep) while we were inside looking at all the awsomeness. 17. August 2009 10:12 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Knuthenborg Zoo - Denmark 17. August 2009 10:12 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetknuthenborg zooShare While we were in Denmark we went to the local zoo called Knuthenborg. It was created by the owner of one of the big farms who had a vision to create one of Europes larges open air zoos. What is so special about this particular zoo is that you drive around amongst the animals and in certain areas are allowed to leave the car and interact with the animals. The first place we went was the monkey area. Here we were able to walk around some of the Lemurs (Half monkeys) from Madagascar. Driving around we also saw a number of other animals such as the asian water buffalo (which loves mud), zebras, Zobel Antelopes, Goats Kim even found a horse her own size We had a bit of fun with the camels. I don't know what they were thinking but they kept eating my hair and I think one of them was in love with me. They also have some more exotic animals there such as tigers and rhinos (The wouldn't allow us to get out of our car to pet these). 17. August 2009 10:11 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Medieval Centre in Denmark 17. August 2009 10:11 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetmidieval centreShare Not far from where my parent live there is an open air museum displaying how people lived in the medieval time which in Denmark was the late 14th century. For Kim and I it felt like we suddenly were a princess and a knight from that time. Besides from houses, ships and other buildings the place also displays various handicraft, weaponry and how people battles in those times. They have working Trebuchets there to throw massive stones (or dead animals and burning tar) accurately for distances of more than several hundred metres. Every day they show people how they work and hurl massive stones into the water. We tried some of the weapons. I used to be fairly alright with a bow and arrow when I was a kid. I tried the bow and arrow here and it was a total disaster. Obviously Kim went straigh for the shoes and the furs (I am not a fur person myself): They also had a knights tournament on while we were there. Two knights would fight using their lances which would shatter on the impact against the shields. 17. August 2009 10:09 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Sailing in Denmark 17. August 2009 10:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments TweetsailingShare On one of the days in Denmark we had a really nice and relatively calm day. This was perfect for us to go sailing and bring my mum along. First we had to get my mum onboard. The Sailing clum has a crane for removing masts from the boats. This is perfect for lifting her in a specially designed harness from her wheelchair to the boat. The water between the two islands (Lolland and Falster...the island I grew up on) is fairly narrow and long and we spent time sailing north for a couple of hours, had some lunch whereafter we turned back again. It was a beautiful day and my mum really enjoyed it as well.We managed to take some really nice family photos on the trip. On the same evening we had a beautiful sunset.
17. August 2009 10:13 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Rosenborg - Denmark 17. August 2009 10:13 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetcopenhagen denmarkShareOn the last day in Denmark our flight wasn't leaving from Copenhagen to Milan until early evening, we therefore decided to head into the capital a bit earlier in the day and spend a couple of hours sightseeing with my parents. We went to a place called Rosenborg (Rose Castle) which is where the Danish royals keep their crown jewels. It is also the place where they train the soldiers that protect the royals. Some of the jewels are absolutely stunning. There is lots of ivory, old weapons, saddles, gold etc. everything coverved with diamonds, perls, emeralds, rubys and other jewels. My mum and dad was waiting outside (half asleep) while we were inside looking at all the awsomeness.
17. August 2009 10:12 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Knuthenborg Zoo - Denmark 17. August 2009 10:12 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetknuthenborg zooShare While we were in Denmark we went to the local zoo called Knuthenborg. It was created by the owner of one of the big farms who had a vision to create one of Europes larges open air zoos. What is so special about this particular zoo is that you drive around amongst the animals and in certain areas are allowed to leave the car and interact with the animals. The first place we went was the monkey area. Here we were able to walk around some of the Lemurs (Half monkeys) from Madagascar. Driving around we also saw a number of other animals such as the asian water buffalo (which loves mud), zebras, Zobel Antelopes, Goats Kim even found a horse her own size We had a bit of fun with the camels. I don't know what they were thinking but they kept eating my hair and I think one of them was in love with me. They also have some more exotic animals there such as tigers and rhinos (The wouldn't allow us to get out of our car to pet these).
17. August 2009 10:11 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Medieval Centre in Denmark 17. August 2009 10:11 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetmidieval centreShare Not far from where my parent live there is an open air museum displaying how people lived in the medieval time which in Denmark was the late 14th century. For Kim and I it felt like we suddenly were a princess and a knight from that time. Besides from houses, ships and other buildings the place also displays various handicraft, weaponry and how people battles in those times. They have working Trebuchets there to throw massive stones (or dead animals and burning tar) accurately for distances of more than several hundred metres. Every day they show people how they work and hurl massive stones into the water. We tried some of the weapons. I used to be fairly alright with a bow and arrow when I was a kid. I tried the bow and arrow here and it was a total disaster. Obviously Kim went straigh for the shoes and the furs (I am not a fur person myself): They also had a knights tournament on while we were there. Two knights would fight using their lances which would shatter on the impact against the shields.
17. August 2009 10:09 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Sailing in Denmark 17. August 2009 10:09 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments TweetsailingShare On one of the days in Denmark we had a really nice and relatively calm day. This was perfect for us to go sailing and bring my mum along. First we had to get my mum onboard. The Sailing clum has a crane for removing masts from the boats. This is perfect for lifting her in a specially designed harness from her wheelchair to the boat. The water between the two islands (Lolland and Falster...the island I grew up on) is fairly narrow and long and we spent time sailing north for a couple of hours, had some lunch whereafter we turned back again. It was a beautiful day and my mum really enjoyed it as well.We managed to take some really nice family photos on the trip. On the same evening we had a beautiful sunset.