The last week or two I have been putting out some rather sparse posts, and then the last two days have been essays. While it would be nicer on paper to have a balance, I think with a busy life, it’s largely inevitable.

So yesterday I described the Surf Carnival, today I am going to share my own experience with Surf Life Saving. Many, many years ago when I was living in Melbourne, I had a buddy from University try to rope me into joing the Anglesea SLSC Surf Boats team. I hadn’t the foggiest of what that…

Walking down the Ruakākā beach today, the three of us saw a Surf Life Saving Carnival in full swing, plus the little nippers nearby being introduced to the world of surf sports. For readers outside the Southern Hemisphere, with few exceptions, all beaches in Australia and New Zealand are patrolled by volunteers called Life Savers,…

Last night Ky and I arrived back to NZ, and despite a delay, drove up to her sister’s place that night. We got in just before 5am. It was the right thing to do, and I’m so grateful that I had Ky staying up with me to do the driving.

Our long series of flights this trip is almost over; thank goodness. We are descending into Auckland now, and due to some foul weather in Melbourne, we’ve been slightly delayed. If we get to our car by 1:30 AM, we will have done well. Ky and I are very fortunate to be able to spend…

I’m just driving home in the Uber after our good friend’s wedding. As always, it was a blast. My favourite weddings are cross-cultural occasions, and that’s what this was. The bride grew up in Vancouver, her husband in Melbourne. To add to the variety, her father was born in Trinidad, her mother in the Phillipines….