Testing Blogger Android app

See who is paying attention to the photo, showing the Android app on the Laptop!

Well, it works. Although is not the best for formatting posts...

Now I can write more randomness while "out and about" (for all the Canadians in the audience).

First YouTube Channel post

I decided to create a YouTube channel a month or so ago, in case I got the urge to post some videos. And one morning this week the urge did indeed strike!

Based mostly on the rare occurrence of fog in Perth, it was worth capturing (so I thought at the time....). If you're really bored, go take a look.

http://www.youtube.com/user/philmduffy

 

p.s. I'll promise to try and not make it so bad next time....

Thanksgiving, with chooks

Being Canadian (not American as well) Thanksgiving this weekend we invited some peeps round to share the food and booze with us. Wasn't really turkey time over here in Perth, so we substituted with two chooks (Translation: chickens) and a heap of veg, spuds and gravy.

The Taylor Clan came round and after some "subtle" suggestions about bringing something Canadian they did good.... Not only did Glynn find some Canadian beer called Whistler (although I'd never actually heard of it).

The whole family made a genuine apple pie, complete with a maple leaf

Erin also came by too and was a good afternoon in all, including the crazy swirly straws....

Our New Zealand North Island Adventure - Part 2

After leaving the Caves at Waitomo, we headed North towards the Coromandel.

We started with a night in Thames with a great camp site right by the river, which offered some great slow shutter speed options (while I waited for Janice to get ready).

Unfortunately we hadn't encountered on being terrorised by a crazy bull that night... Seriously getting from the camp kitchen to the entertainment room I came across this LARGE bull that had wandered in and was busily munching on the hedge. Thinking it was all happily distracted I went to walk past until it turned round and did the old "mock charge" at me, which was really funny (afterwards). So myself and other bloke went and to find the wireless signal (ahem... hid from the bull) until it finished destroying the bush and left. While shouting warnings at other unsuspecting people wandering round the camp that evening!

After getting back to the campervan safely for the evening, we decided to go for an early morning walk up a track next to the campsite before. We didn't count on the first 10 minutes being a STEEP climb, but gave a great view from the top :)

Lookout from the morning stomp

So we set off along the coast road which was very dramatic, which unfortunately meant a bit of a hairy drive along very a very narrow road with big logging trucks thundering round the bends in the other direction.

Lots of views like this all around the coast

Stopped for the afternoon for some lunch at the town of Coromandel and then took a break so Janice could have a nap and I could chill out, so found a pretty good spot to do that.