It’s been a while since we’ve put up any new pics. Sadly we had a bit of a website implosion … I’d like to pretend it was just because we were so popular that our server was overloaded … but…

A few weekends ago we went on a trip to Paris. Luckily for us the sun was shining for pretty much the entire time, and even the Parisians seemed friendly. Annabel did an amazing job of showing us the sights…

One of the highlights of our trip back home this time was going to Kapalwanamu. It was an incredibly short trip, just long enough to say hello and go on a couple of nice adventures nearby. On the first day…

Today I discovered that bird watching with decent binoculars is really awesome! All my watching today was down at the mangroves at Nightcliff and at Rapid Creek just near our house, but I managed to see heaps of birds in…

This morning in Darwin we got up early to do a quick morning fishing trip. The sea was still a bit choppy after the cyclone and there was lots of crap in the water … but the fish were out…

On saturday we cruised the waters of the little ouse between Thetford and Brandon. It was the first proper trip for Jan’s kayak and we gave it a good testing. The trip was definitely one of the most fun in…

After our nice walk in the Lakes district last weekend we decided to round out our trip with a bit of fossil pillaging. It just so happened that the town of Whitehaven was nearby and meant to be a good…

Last weekend we caught up with our friend and scientific collaborator, Rob to go on some walks in the English Lakes district. Despite spending the drive bagging out the English weather and the general lameness of it’s countryside we arrived…

5000 years ago neolithic britons were mining flint from holes in the chalk near Brandon. On the first proper day of spring this year, we decided to head out and take a look. A view from the air shows the…

Last weekend we visited Jenny in North Wales and did a bit of exploring around the old slate mines of Bethesda (it also has very nice streams). We also had a a wild weather adventure near Mt Snowdon. See a…