On the Second Longest Flight in the World
Today we are flying on one of Qantas’ new 787 aircraft to London via Perth and then on to Reykjavik on British Alrways. The sector from Perth to London is currently the second longest in the world. It’s 14,496 km and takes around 17 hours. Qatar Airways operate the world’s current longest flight from Dohar […]
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July 17 – A Memorable Day
July 17, 2018 is indeed a memorable day. I have to admit that I forgotten about the main reason until my good friend Ken reminded me. It is exactly fifty years, today, since I had to report for National Service (17 July 1968) and on that day I became a soldier. Included in my two […]
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Fungi and Lyrebirds
We had planned to go to have lunch with my sister today but she reneged because she had to pick up a new cat that was being flown in from interstate. We decided instead that we would go out to an area of rainforest to the north of Melbourne and see if we could find […]
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South Western USA Gallery Uploaded
Last May, we enjoyed the wonderful scenery of America’s Southwest. Over three weeks, we travelled a little over 4000 kms across southern Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and some of Nevada. I have finished uploading images to my photo gallery at Smugmug and you are welcome to view them here: https://brucewilson.smugmug.com/North-America-1/South-Western-USA/ I have also updated […]
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Alaskan Gallery Uploaded
In June 2016, we undertook a great adventure, and one of my favourite trips, when we spent over 25 days driving across Alaska and the Yukon Territory in Canada. We covered 3821 miles (6190 kms on a variety of roads from highways to narrow dirt tracks. I enjoyed this trip because it was a bit […]
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Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
I had a very different last weekend to the one I intended. On the previous Wednesday, I hurt my knee at the Gym and by Saturday it was so sore, that I could hardly stand. It was the beginning of a 3-day weekend. I couldn’t get to see my Physio as he was booked out […]
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Hunting Fungi
Friday was a little brighter and more sunny than the previous days so I took the opportunity to head for the hills and hunt for some fungi to photograph. I had explored a couple of potential sights a few days earlier and was reasonably sure that we could find some good specimens near the towns […]
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Bruce’s 70th Birthday
Well, I’ve reached the ripe old age of seventy. It was only a little while ago that I thought that it was inconceivable that I would reach the same age as the Beatles song ‘When I’m Sixty Four,’ but now I am even older. It’s a little consolation that according to my seven year old grand-daughter […]
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The End of our South West USA Road Trip
Yesterday, we drove south-west from the Grand Canyon back to Las Vegas on the last day of our trip. It was mostly dry desert country – a bit similar to the vegetation around Central NSW. We drove nearly 300 miles but most of the trip was on a dual-lane highway with a speed limit of […]
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More of the Grand Canyon
We took it easy this morning and found ourselves just making breakfast at our hotel. Our hotel is just outside the national park boundary, about 10 kms south of the visitors centre in the little town of Tusayan where the Grand Canyon Airport is located. We planned to spend today visiting the viewpoints to the […]
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The Grand Canyon
We left Sedona this morning, travelling north up the Oak Creek Gorge. It was a narrow two-lane road with plenty of places to turn out and catch a scenic view. The road left the gorge with steep climb up to the plateau and through a number of hairpin bends. We found a scenic view at […]
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Sedona – The Healing Capital of the World
We are staying in Sedona, Arizona which must be the ‘wellness capital of America, if not the world! The town is nestled under enormous red sandstone formations that create a sense of awe and make for a wonderful landscape. The town attracts spiritual seekers, artists and healers from all over. Many New Age believers think […]
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