Formby Road

This is the main road off the highway into Devonport. It does look a little sombre for the odd tourist. I ride along here to work every day. Formby road is tagged for re-development; <read PDF from the council>. At least there is a rainbow at the end of the road... What? That is my work, my own pot-of-gold so to speak. Exactly where the rainbow points! Too funny!

Grass Seeding

K reckons something was wrong with the grass so she killed patches of it and is resowing seeds... We'll keep you posted! Notice the remnants of the vegie patch on the right? We are still getting tomatoes, and it is April now.

Don River Track

My usual run/walk... Haven't done it for a bit, but today was a gorgeous day and I had the iPhone to test! The above was tracked by the iPhone. I think it might be more accurate than SportsTracker on the Nokia N95. All pretty cool in any case.

See the Don Railway across the Don river? A little tourist train that runs on the hour...


This is the ti-tree (Melaleuca) forest around the Don track... It's all nice and flat here too, except for the bit from the pool up...

Transtrain and Austrips

My new office! I spend 20+ hours per week here now. Right above the Coles Shell petrol station, but I ride my push-bike! The silo grains across the road, and next to that is the Mersey River.

Messy Eatting

Life is pretty routine now. I cycle in and out of work regularly, adding up to about 20 hours per week. Perfect. I take the long way home for the extra exercise/cough. For lunch I ride out to a nice spot where the seagulls clean up after me!

TransTrain?

Well, I got home from Maui and had a quick look at my online Amex statement. Got a shock (we got the worst ever exchange rates of the Century). We were about to get in the car to pick up Afullah from Kitty-Kamp when the phone rang. It was Michelle, from TransTrain, also someone I know via the Lions Club, asking me if I could do some work for them...

The next day I started working 20 odd weekly hours on a casual basis. I now look after the IT in the office and help out with computer based admin tasks and other computer related areas such as Photoshop tasks, website maintenance, printers, phones, internet,...

TransTrain is run from a converted home in Devonport, occupying the top floor, with the bottom floor occupied by AusTours where several of my friends happen to work. I look after the IT needs for both busineses and run up and down frequently!

Of course I cycle to work (under 15 minutes mostly downhill) and take a scenic detour home (45 minutes with some nice hills) to keep my lungs going. I have enough time to still walk with K. a few times a week, and can take off time to go for hikes etc. Starting at 10am I can get all my nebulising out of the way in the morning without being rushed too. Ideal. I hope it all lasts! 

The people I work with are all friendly too, which is a bonus.

Where am I?

A new day a new gadget... Well, almost. I now have the iPhone instead of my Nokia N95. Not quite as good, but very sexy. One 'app' I am playing with is Firepin, it should tell you where I am...



The flame indicates where I last had it turned on, right at my home. Obviously the tracks are where I had it turned on whilst in my pocket... This could be a good application for when you travel around and want people to know where you are.

When I turn it on (outside) it should show where I am! There is another Google App, Latitude, which is not available for the iPhone yet, which I will try as soon as it comes out!

Reward?

Doesnt Woollies give a reward for locating trolleys?

Looks like someone took this one out of the sea!

Not starving

As you can see Jim paid for most of our laviih meals in Hawaii. Now that we are home I went and got a job straight away and Katherine is back in the kitchen - and back at work too!

Gas What!

I thought we already had gas in the street, but apparently not. Now we do!

But who needs gas when the beach at nearby Ulverstone is just down the road...