Top End Tales

Monday, November 07, 2005

Chinatown in Melaka

This was on a day trip across the border from Singapore to Malacca/Melaka.
Lots of colourful sights and sounds.

Friday, November 04, 2005

Even the taxis were colourful

The highly decorated pedicabs were a treat!

Closeup of Sunflower in Malacca

This was part of a colourful town square in Malacca on a day trip from Singapore.

Pauline enjoying a Fannie Bay sunset

Pauline enjoyed a walk on the beach with Karen and I at the Darwin Sailing Club recently.

Kingfisher in aviary at the Territory Wildlife Park

This was one of many birds in this wonderful collection of well set up aviaries, worth the entrance fee at the park just to see the birds alone!

Barking Owl at the Territory Wildlife Park

This really does bark like a dog and is part of a good display.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

At rest

This guy was one of the old pedicab drivers

At Singapore Zoo with a python

I paid a small donation and was able to handle 3 snakes, a first for me!

Second trip to Territory Wildlife Park

I took my second trip to this wonderful park whilst on leave, this is the Osprey, part of the Birds of Prey display.

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Busy Boy

I had to arrange to get Powerpoint presentations for the TopEnd event and load them, fun!

My favourite dish in Darwin!

This is Eggs Royal (Smoked Salmon and poached eggs) at the Cornucopia Cafe, at the Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery.

Di Thompson a long time Adelaide library colleague came to the conference as the keynote speaker. She was well received. Here she is with my new team member Pauline Ferguson at the Darwin Sailing Club.

Valmai Hankel

I asked Valmai Hankel, wine writer and former Rare Book Librarian to speak at the ALIA TopEnd dinner. It was a great event and she was a delightfull success.

A very busy week

I was involved in organsing the ALIA TopEnd Symposium and also attended a dinner and a workshop on Evidenced Based Librarianship with British authority Andew Booth. This is Andrew enjoying himself at the workshop. It was a great professional development opportunity.

Sunday, September 25, 2005

An Osprey at the Territory Wildlife Park

This was one of the raptors that were part of a great display at the Territory Wildlife Park. This was one of many displays and everyone must go to see the park.
Territory Wildlife Park

Happy Jose

This was a great way to spend his last day in the Northern Territory. Jose was suprised at the displays at the Territory Wildlife Park.

I have gone Troppo and its not even the "Build Up" (a period of high temperature, high humidity which is very close as "The Dry finishes. On Saturday I went with the Director, Ruth and Jose Mendes our East Timorese visitor to the Territory Wildlife Park, which I highly recommend.