I’ve taken a long break from riding. We had terrible bushfires in the area where I usually ride which claimed over 200 lives and destroyed homes. I have also been away on holiday for 3 weeks, started a new job and started playing rugby again, so haven’t had much time to ride. I would like […]
No, not me. Although I had a pretty rough weekend too! We had some friends down from Sydney at the weekend and took a drive up to Healesville on Saturday. We went via Yea (pronounced “Yay”) and caught a glimpse of the devastation that the fires had caused. Still lots of burnt out cars and […]
Today I drove my first Hybrid car – a Toyota Prius. It was a little weird at first, but now I want one! When you start the car, you hear nothing – it is completely electric. If you drive slowly, you hear nothing and feel no vibration except the road. Put your foot down or […]
It seems that the fires are finally under control although strong winds still threaten to fan the embers and start it all over again. For a real time map of where the fires are, try this link: http://mapvisage.appspot.com/fires/FireMap.html For some more photos and news of the bush fires: http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/bushfires/
Yes, it was hot in Melbourne last week. Four days above 40 degrees C! And it was just as hot in our office ‘cos the aircon wasn’t working. We had 38C in the office on Friday afternoon. Today, 26C feels cold! The heat caused bushfires along the South East coast of Victoria. In Melbourne, 700 […]