Archive for April, 2008

Lawn Bowls

30Apr08

I’m back in Sydney and jumping back into the live music scene with the Essential Festival that was held on ANZAC Day at the Gaelic Club this weekend.
Embarrassingly I’m not a huge fan of Aussie homegrown music, with most of my obsessions targeted towards international acts. I was only keen to cover this gig because [...]


I was stupid.
I stepped on them.
They only cost $4 but I’m still going to try and fix them – it’s hard to come by a good pair of fake Raybans dammit!


Iluka

16Apr08

This weekend was beaches galore. After checking out Angourie we also headed to Bundjalung National Park where we visited Iluka and I think an offshoot near Woody Head (funny name).

Besides the seclusion, the main difference I noticed with the beaches here is that the waves are really calm. At Woody Head (I’m chuckling again) it [...]


Angourie

13Apr08

After a week of incessant rain, the sun decided to grace us with its presence for the weekend. We headed out to Angourie, a beach area about 5 minutes from Yamba that is particularly well-known to surfing enthusiasts. It’s also famous for its Blue Pools (freshwater swimming holes that are actually old quarries).

Nearby the Blue [...]