I was feeling pretty sore over the weekend, recovering from my second Pfizer shot, and ended up re-reading The Odyssey (the 1919 translation by AT Murray). I started when I was looking for the quote about the winnowing fan for a Facebook discussion, and then I ended up going back and reading the whole thing.

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One of the interesting things about having an all-digital book published is that you can see all the sales in near real-time. This is both exciting and nerve-wracking.

On the one hand, you get a little thrill each time there's a sale. On the other, it can be daunting when there's a long gap between sales. I think I'm going to have to stop watching ( Read more... )

It's been a long time but... this lockdown, I finally got my book about kids learning to sail a Mirror on Sydney Harbour into a state where I'm ready to release it ( Read more... )

Come with me this week on a winter paddling adventure. We're off to Tallowa Dam, where we'll paddle up Shoalhaven Gorge...


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So, amongst other general busyness, I've also started building a plywood canoe...


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I've seen dolphins twice this week already. On Friday, I saw one very close to shore near Wollongong boat harbour, with a larger group further out. Then today, Sunday, we saw two playing or hunting in Sydney Harbour very close to our sailing club.


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One of three stingrays at Kiama harbour boat ramp today...


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Since this is a long weekend, let's go on a bonus adventure! This time we're sailing on Middle Harbour.


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Come with me this week on a walking adventure. We're going for a walk along the Cape Baily Track...


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Come with me this week for a different sort of adventure... We're going birding at Melbourne's Western Treatment Plant, the premier birding destination in the state of Victoria.


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