Long weekend bliss
1:14 pm Tue, 15th June 2004Wow. Long time no post = blank blog front page! I haven’t been on the net since Friday *gasp* and didn’t have time to blog much last week coz work was soooo busy. But have no fear, I am still alive and well. 🙂
I had a wonderfully relaxing weekend up in sunny Forster, about 3ish hours north of Sydney. Went up with Paul to stay at his parents place/home town. (Ala “Meet The Parents” style, but without the psycho dad and accidents). 😛 We left Saturday afternoon (after the RICE Leaders bbq), and got back Monday night. Anyway, all went well, his parents are very nice. They took me around, showing me the local sights. Their house itself is about 1 min stroll from Wallis Lake, which is one of the most beautiful lakes I’ve ever seen. Seriously, I think I’ve fallen in love with that lake. The sunset views over it are absolutely gorgeous. Postcard perfect. I, of course, took lotsa photos. 🙂
They also took me to a lookout at Cape Hawke, where we actually spotted humpback whales in the distance! About 1 – 2 kms from shore, the whales were slowly travelling north. T’was cool, even though we could only see splashes and maybe a fin every now and then. I also saw some baby dolphins from another lookout in Forster, playing in their “nursery” area in the shallow water near the rocks. Very cool.
We also took their canoe out for a paddle in the lake on late Sunday afternoon, which was very nice. It was a beautiful pristine day for it.. not a cloud in the clear blue sky, calm reflective waters. We paddled to an island in the middle of the lake, and then back, as we watched the sun set behind the hills, reflecting off the glassy surface of the lake. *sigh* Absolutely beautiful. The only other signs of life nearby, other than the plethora of pelicans on a more distant island, and a few black swans swimming around, was a lone fisherman and his dog in a small boat.
I took heaps of photos with my parent’s digital camera (which I forgot to bring with me today). I’ll have to upload em tomorow. Anyways, gotta run, late for a lunch meeting!! More about my weekend later…
Current listening :: “Traffic in the Sky” – Jack Johnson
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3 Comments on “Long weekend bliss”
blue
Jun 16, 2004
hi kazzart, haven’t read ur blog in a while, but i guess i haven’t missed much. 😉 i’m on vacation in china, and it’s been a lot of fun. but ur trip to the lake sounds like a lot more fun. it’s hard to place as beautiful and remote as u descripted, wish i’ll get a chance to go to a place like that here maybe.
take care, and hope u have a even better summer.
fjord
Jun 17, 2004
I found something the other day:
http://www.geocities.com/southbeach/palms/2279/
Kazzart
Jun 17, 2004
blue: Hi! Yeh you definitely haven’t missed much. Been pretty quiet round here the past 2 weeks. Anyway, thanks for dropping by.. hope you’re having fun in China! Been there once, pretty interesting. Have u been to the Great Wall yet? Anyways, u take care too.
Fjord: Hehehe…. yeh I know, I visited it myself only a few months back. Sure brings back memories. 🙂 Did you check out the guestbook entries? Hehe.. funny stuff.