by Eric | Apr 14, 2026 | Australia
Sydney & Northern Beaches Finally in 2025 my mom and one of my sisters, brother in law, and niece came to visit in Australia! They arrived in Sydney, picked up their rental car, and met me at Milson’s Point on a gorgeous sunny day. We walked to the...
by Eric | Jul 29, 2024 | Australia, Destinations
On Saturday, I took the ferry from Manly to the CBD (Central Business District) of Sydney with some friends and we walked to Darling Harbour. We had booked a 3 hour Whale Watching tour on a two level medium sized ship called Bubbles. It rained in the morning and the...
by Eric | Jun 12, 2024 | Australia, Destinations
Bangor West – Rock Climbing Bangor West is an area located just west of Cronulla to the south of Sydney. It is a small crag but does have 101 routes according the The Crag with 64% of these being sport routes, 28% trad, 4% bouldering, and 1% top rope. The...
by Eric | May 28, 2024 | Australia
Berowra Rock Climbing Berowra, an Aboriginal word meaning “place of many winds,” is a suburb located about 40 kilometers north of Sydney. Surrounded by lush parks, it is nestled between Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park to the east and Berowra Valley...
by Eric | May 18, 2024 | Australia, Destinations
As you may know from reading this blog, one of my favorite sea creatures is the Giant Australian Cuttlefish, Sepia apama. These magical creatures, have a lineage that dates back to the Cretaceous period, 66 million years ago, when dinosaurs still roamed the...
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...
