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Grey Headed Flying Foxes

It’s been so warm in the day that we have been waiting until dusk to go out and get some exercise so a walk along the Yarra at sunset is perfect, especially when you get to see such a spectacular sight… I find bats cute – kind of like a teddy bear in a nylon …

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2009

For 11 years Paddy Pallin has been bringing the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour to Australia. This year there are 23 nights in 10 locations. This week (June 10th – 13th) there are four dates in Melbourne, which means it isn’t quite as crowded as previous years. If you haven’t been before, then go …

How not to kill cyclists

This week in Victoria, one cyclist died and two are in intensive care with head injuries after collisions with cars. These videos from the Cycling Promotion Fund were all filmed within a few blocks of my house. The actor drivers seems to be infinitely more careful that the real drivers. It’s all very well showing …

Melbourne Boat Show

But water is fun to play in and on. And the fact that the bay is likely to be polluted and full of diseased, toxin-laden fish did not stop the massive 2008 Melbourne International Boat and Lifestyle Show at docklands this weekend. We rode our bikes through the city on Sunday and went to gawk …

Banff Mountain Film Festival on tour, 2007

Last night we went to the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. It was awesome. This is a trailer with bits of the movies we watched :) – There is a boring advertising/sponsors bit in the middle of this but I love the sequences at the end so much ….