During our time in the UAE, we visited (in my opinion) the most spectacular building I have ever seen.

Click here to see more photos of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque

A great end to the 2015 season. Jan and I have been fortunate enough to attend the first and last races of the year. Yass is a spectatular circuit and even better in the evening.

Off by bus to day 1 of the 2015 Abu Dhabi Formula 1 – little to no wind and a mild max of 27 deg was a great start to the weekend.

The race is held at twilight – meaning daylight practice sessions and evening qualifying and the race.

Our first attempt of night photography, had Noelene and I out in the middle of an Atlantic storm – 70 mph winds aren’t conducive for long exposure times. The second attempt saw calm weather and a much more successful outcome.

Despite the temps hovering just above zero and a bitter wind – there was blue skies and sunshine for our trip to Stonehenge and Bath.

It was then on to Bath.

Despite several GPS issues – thank god for plan C, we got ourselves to the Park and ride in bath.

Whilst the weather wasn’t the best – It did keep the crowd numbers down.

Why try dirt track on the woefully inappropriate? Because no good story ever started with ‘I was riding the perfect bike in excellent conditions…’

The brief was – A day open to all the weird, wonderful and woefully unsuitable motorcycles that could possibly be ridden on the dirt. And boy – did it deliver.

Click here – Dust Hustle

A day off on a beautiful winters day.

Bird life

On 19^th June I set out on one of my biggest challenges ever. Angela (my niece), Mark (my nephew), Shannon (Angela’s husband) and I participated in the Oxfam Trailwalker 100 kilometre walk from the Maiala picnic ground on Mt Glorious to JC Slaughter Falls car park on Mt Coot tha. Paul and Heather (my eldest sister and Angela and Mark’s mum) were our support crew for the weekend.

We finished in 31 hours and 3 minutes.

Click here to read my account of the Trailwalker. Like the event itself, it’s long, and it’s painful reading!

Here are some piccies from the event:

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The winter months are the time that all the classic car and bike shows are held in SE QLD

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