Biggles Goes Solo

“Here Dad – Happy birthday” Brighid perkily presented me a voucher for an $149 introductory flying lesson. “What a top thing to do. Thanks a million. Doubt though if my eyesight will let me fly.” I replied with the caution Read More …

Walking Home From The Pub

Walking home from the pub with a mate in deep conversation we came across an English family. They were disconsolate about a sick Morepork on the footpath. It was tiny, looked close to death and in a pool of what Read More …

Tuscan Sun Festival

High on an Italian hill, steep as Mount Victoria the Tuscan town of Cortona squats. Within its defensive Etruscan (pre Roman) high walls is the home for 25,000 people in an area the size of Eastbourne. Geology determines its character. Read More …

Sailing a 33 Footer to Tonga

Trouble being self employed – no superannuation. How about a retirement plan with some spice. Cajole the bank to invest in a small charter yacht in Tonga. The 33-foot spanking new yacht arrived for assembly in Auckland. Job now is Read More …