The view from my "office"

Rugby · Dec 25, 2017

This mornings Christmas Day swimming office - Noosa Main Beach. Keeping an eye on the place for the travelling Sunny Coasters.

jukebox333 · Dec 25, 2017

Shockingly crowded beach at 11am this morning, South of Perth. Perfect, cloudless day. For all the political cough, this is one reason I love my country. Parts so clean, so unspoilt.

(this is suburbia - not a remote bush beach...)

coriander · Dec 26, 2017

A wonderful day to go flying......

amaroo · Dec 26, 2017

Edzna Campeche, Mexico

coriander · Dec 26, 2017

Miserable grey day in Sydney; however:

On the other hand.....
From left to right
sentosa Sunset coughail
Salt and pepper squid with spicy dipping sauce
Asparagus with bacon, poached egg and almond tarator
Mushroom Risotto
Kingston Punch

Now onto the Taittinger Brut Reserve

coriander · Dec 26, 2017

Dessert to die for.....passionfruit and mango with vanilla bean icecream, pavlova and topped off with Persian fairy floss. Awesome!

Deleted member 29185 · Dec 26, 2017

Am I correct in assuming that's the F Lounge? If so, I'm surprised they still use that awful cutlery.

serfty · Dec 26, 2017

swanning_it said:
Am I correct in assuming that's the F Lounge? If so, I'm surprised they still use that awful cutlery.

Attrition is low 'cause it is so awful ...

amaroo · Dec 27, 2017

Uxmal, Yukatan, Mexico

Pushka · Dec 27, 2017

Finale · Dec 27, 2017

Checked in yesterday Idyllic Concept Resort on Koh Lipe, Thailand. A bit of a hassle to get here but worth the effort.

Bundy Bear · Dec 27, 2017

Our nice national highway between Ballina and Grafton.

Finale · Dec 27, 2017

Sunrise this morning, a bit cloudy but sunny now.

coriander · Dec 28, 2017

I've got to put up with this view for the next seven days......

Looking forward to NYE.

Pushka · Dec 28, 2017

coriander said:
I've got to put up with this view for the next seven days......

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Looking forward to NYE.

Let’s hope there isn’t another fire then. And remember once the fireworks have passed through the city to look west to the Burj al Arab.

Which hotel are you staying in?

This is what Sheikh Zayed Road looks like at midnight - gridlock.

And then the fire

Captain Halliday · Dec 28, 2017

A belated Happy Christmas to all from my office this week.

It’s been pretty cool over here. Currently 22 degrees, but got to 16 at one stage today’s. That’s -6 and -9 respectively in Australian!

The fountain in Bryant Parkis starting to struggle tonight.

We managed almost an hour on yesterday’s walk in Central Park and found this waterfall struggling to maintain its flow. Miss H thought it was a scene from Frozen.

It was even too cold for the seals. This guy was just standing there:

It was also chilly on the floating office:

Captain Halliday · Dec 28, 2017

Two weeks on the road and it was time for a taste of home... and an office screening the Ashes

Roast Lamb and veggies. Yum.

You can just see in the right of second picture an old friend I ran into after many years... Penfolds Koonunga Hill.

One drink and I remembered doing why we didn’t keep in touch.

But it was happy hour, so what the heck... three glasses later it was like we’d never been apart.