mja blog

Category: Travel

  • Stormy Seas

    There has been a lot of precipitation and at times while I’ve been here I’m not sure if I’m hearing the roar of the ocean or the steady torrential beat of rain. Perfect study weather by the way.

    The rain let up a couple of times yesterday to let me venture out. I went and sat on Dicky Beach for a break at midday, and on the way back to my rooms picked up a roast pork Banh Mi from the local bakery. By the way, no sign of the SS Dicky wreck on the beach any more. I feel lucky that I was able to see it on my earliest visit here.

    Then in the evening I walked from Moffatt Beach, through Dicky Beach and onto Currimundi. It was a glorious walk, I wanted to keep going but it started getting dark and rainy, and I needed to watch my step so I didn’t inadvertently tread on the occasional little blue bottle jellyfish washed up on the shore.

    I am flying through my studies, almost done with Week 4 material. With luck should finish it off today.

    This made me smile – the Aussie penchant for shortening people’s names. I imagine it was a very romantic moment when Woz led Kaz to show his handiwork on the beach.
    As I stood on the shore, the water felt lovely and inviting as it crept up to kiss my toes.

  • Study Break

    Not a break from study, a break TO study.. I’m up at Dicky Beach at Portobello Apartments – found a good deal on AirBnB. It is rainy up here but it hasn’t stopped me going for an early morning walk up to Moffat Beach, where I picked up a coffee and foccacia for breakfast.

    On track with the book learnin’ so far, I finished the Week 3 workshop and quiz last night. This week I aim to catch up Week 4 and 5, and make a start on the first assignment. I also want to do the online component of my First Aid course (for work), it will give me a break from economics! I would also like to finish the Canva design course I started, for another bit of diversion.

    Week 3 work was a bit tricky. Can’t quite wrap my head around the demand and supply curves which both shift in opposite directions according to different variables. Might have gelled by the time I go back to revise, the brain continues working sub-consciously to make sense of things I often find.

    My apartment here at Portobello is lovely. It even has a full kitchen and laundry. I did have to move some furniture around to set up my study area – not enough power points. Next time I will remember to bring a power extension lead. Here are a couple of pics.

    I had to move the sofa in first pic and shift the kitchen table in its place, closer to power point. The second sofa in this pic remains in original position. The table is heavier than it looks, the counter top has a poly-resin granite-style surface.

  • A Stop at Spring Bluff

    First stop on my road trip out west a few weeks ago. Just as lovely as my first visit several years ago. Tea shop closed due to COVID.

  • A Couple of Days in Roma

    I went on a road trip out to Roma, one of the places we’d passed through on our trip up to Carnarvon Gorge a few years ago. Very nice spot, I just about wore out my feet from walking the river trails.

  • Israel

    Israel – Jerusalem, Masada, the Dead Sea

  • Seoul by Night

    The fabulous floating island restaurant, street markets and spectacular city lights.