#47. Happy Thanksgiving down under

gobble gobble!

it was a lot of fun and we'll book it in for 2017

#46. hi from beautiful Burleigh

Had a terrific couple of days of R&R at BH after the COSA conference at the GCCC. Kate & kids came up on the last 3 nights.

stayed at the towering Gemini Court on the recommendation of Stephen & Jenny, with spectacular views up to Surfers and beyond. While James St is getting trendy and coffee shops are everywhere, BH is still much less tacky than Broadbeach/Surfers and less high end than Byron/Noosa.

Although Burleigh Point can have some of the best waves on the Coast, the swell was down this week making it great for the kids.

we also visited Sea World, hopefully a "bucket list" job.

. We will be back in burleigh again, hopefully soon and with Steve next time.

#45. calling all tooth fairies!

xavi loses his first tooth. it was wobbly for days. congratulations dude

#44. Sydney syzygy

The moon was at its most spectacular tonight as the sky darkens and while it is close to the horizon. Sydneysiders will have moonrise between 7.07pm and 7.36pm as the sun sets. This monster moon will appear up to 14 per cent bigger and 30 per cent brighter than an average full moon. Getting prime pozzie means securing a spot which gives you a clear view of the easterly horizon, just before sunset. Bronte Beach is tipped as probably the best location to witness this, and the Surf Club bar was open from 5.30pm so one could enjoy a drink whilst watching this unique experience. Were you to skip this astronomical showstopper on this scale, you can see another one ... on November 25, 2034.

by the way, there is not a problem with the spell checker! A syzygy is a straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system.The word is often used in reference to the Sun, Earth, and either the Moon or a planet, where the latter is in conjunction or opposition. Solar and lunar eclipses occur at times of syzygy, as do transits and occultations. The term is often applied when the Sun and Moon are in conjunction (new moon) or opposition (full moon).[5]

#43. VCCC

Paul was speaking at a conference at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Center yesterday. It's an amazing building, and with spectacular views. We look forward to having a vaca. in Melbourne sometime, hopefully in the not too distant future.