by Eric | May 18, 2024 | Australia, Destinations
Today, the sky was grey and cloudy and rain showers fell intermittently, sometimes lightly and other times in heavy droplets that bounced off the balcony table and back into the air. The ocean was unusually calm making surfing futile, but it seemed perfect for...
by Eric | Dec 31, 2023 | Early Retirement
2023 was a challenging year for me, both financially and personally. The stock market was still recovering from the major decline of 2022, while I was simultaneously going through a separation and divorce that was eventually finalized in April 2024. I am publishing...
by Eric | Jun 28, 2023 | Australia, Destinations
Australia is renowned for its unique wildlife, and one of these unusual creatures is the Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii). They are known to inhabit the cliffs and bushes along the walkway to Shelley beach near Manly but I almost never see them out and...
by Eric | Jun 27, 2023 | Australia, Destinations
Yesterday was windy but the ocean had almost no swell so the waves were relatively small and blown out. Surfing wasn’t a great option so I grabbed my wetsuit and snorkel mask and went for a snorkel in Cabbage Tree Bay. The sky was cheerful, mostly clear and...
by Eric | Jun 26, 2023 | Australia, Destinations
The last few days have made for quite interesting snorkeling and I saw a couple creatures I have never seen before. I compressed the three days into one short 35 second video clip and added captions to indicate the various fish, eel, rays, etc. Check out the video...
