２０１７ end of the year Blue Mountain NP bushwalk Blaxland to Warimoo

Just 3 steps into the bush, I was welcomed by the snake.  It probably was the largest snake

I have ever seen in the bushland.

Then after few minutes  of walking, I was stunned by the Cicada Choir.

If you ever have listened to the crystal bowl or tibetan singing bowl sound,

you know the harmonic overtone.  Cicada's overtone is 1000 times more intense,  I tell you.

Sad thing was,  because of lack of rainfall, there was no water running in the creeks.

That was amazing, too,  it was so dried up.

dried creek is ok for my sheep

I loved 3 hours walk  with the sound of nature, and also bare foot walking

(Earthing) to be united with the nature was so great.  

Bronte Beach Creature

When I state Bronte beach creature, people may think of Dolpines and Whales.

Yes I have sighted those guys more than 10 times, of course each time I am like-- wow!, 
            
how wonderful!  leave my my mouth open and just watch them.

Today because of onshore wind and not real surf, I went swimming with flippers(not dolphines but

my fins) down to Bronte Beach.

Beautiful morning , refreshing swimming, wondering around the beach, and the best part was to

encounter with an octopus!  I have never seen this guy  in a water hole at Bronte beach.

Close encounter!  Excited!

It was enough to make Tako (octopus in Japanese) sashimi for 30 people. Sorry to say..

Katoomba falls is back

Though it sounds a bit strange, when I went to Katoomba several days ago, the falls was back in the track.  Thank you for the rain god.  The rain forests have  streams and wet moisture air which nurses
my mind and body.

Katoomba is said commonly to mean "Shiney falling waters".

I dedicate this post to my sister.

Sculpture by the sea 2017

the moon on the table by Japanese artist

Plastic bottles , to me it looks like sea urchins

it remind me of a character from Bosch's paint

Autumn moon by Chinese artist.
Turtle, Crane,Persimmons ...

I finally took a walk for this event.  Despite a rainy weather, there was enough people for this event's

last weekends.

The numbers of the art works in total are less than the last years and it is not a problem.

I was quite happy to see the art works suited for the local coastal environment.

Ann collected the rubbish from the beaches and put in the plastic bags for selling in this shop!
Amazing , beach sandals, towels, fins, leg ropes, fishing gears....
She got a people's award, good on ya! ( Ann is a friend of mine.)

Karumeru do, Cafe in Sapporo

Since the cafe opened in a city centre a few months ago, it gains their popularity day by day.

The rumor has been spreading from the mouth to the mouth.

Foods here are exceptional.   An atmosphere is perfect. 

I had to have a famous French toast which dipped into a special egg sauce  overnight.

To the honest the cakes looked so good but I wasn't capable to have two at one time.

Bluemountains bush walk Sassafras Gully Walk

This walk must be pleasant if the creeks have lots of  water flow.
Because we rarely have rain, creeks and waterfalls are loosing the water.

I took a gully walk from Faulconbridge, it took 2,5hours to get Springwood.

Ups and Downs are not that hard.

In a creek I can't help dipping into the water hole, luckly I found the hole deep enough to sink myself.

Cold refreshing gave me an energy to keep going.

Actually just about finished dipping naked, there were hikers coming down the hill! Oh my God...

In the very nick of time...I made to put on clothes by the time one of them said to me hello.            This in the only time when I encountered the hikers.....

Bluemountains Bushwalk--Glenbrook, Jellybean pool, Blue Pool, Red hands Cave

it is a meditation for me to walk through the bush to hear the birds singing and the water flowing.

There hasn't been raining, so the creeks  don't contain too much of water .

When I stood on the big rock looking down Jellybean pool, I felt a strange dizzy (not because of the

up and down walk).  I simply lost where I was.  The reflection of the water spread in front of

me was more than real, as if there was an entrance to the  parallel world .

Easy walk to Jellybean Pool

Continue walking down toward Blue Pool, 

This is the start of the red hands cave.

This is a variety of the nature in the bush area,  large rocks (amazing rock formation), the burnt trees

struck by the lightening,  huge gum trees, the moisture from the creek  and whip birds singing.

I felt so good, my spirit and soul enjoyed the entire bushwalk.

As I approached the huge rock just above the red hands paint was, I was welcomed by the bright and sacred light.

SOUTH LAWSON CIRCULAR WALKING TRACK - FOUR FALLS walk

I see the four seasons obviously  when I go bushwalking in different time of the year.

Australia's native trees are evergreen but they have a different flowering season.

 15minutes walk from Lawson train station, I started circular bush walking.

Waking along a fresh water creek is so refreshing,  so many times I tracked down to the water and

thought  I definitely would have had a dip,  if it was a summer.

Singing of the birds,  murmuring of the stream, a pleasure being  united with the wilderness....

RED FIVE CORNERS

JUNCTION FALLS

                                                            JUNCTION FALLS

シドニーガイドツアー JUNGLE FEVERの冬休み旅行 Capertee Valle N.S.W. Australia

シドニーでオプショナルツアーの催行をしているシドニーガイドツアーJUNGLE FEVERが冬休みをとってキャンプに行ってきました。

The second largest valley in the world
世界で２番目に面積の広い渓谷

シドニーをでて走ること三時間半の予定であった。。。目指すはキャンプ場であったが
NSW州国立公園のキャンプ場案内にも載っていなところなので、ネットで調べてみると
Valleyの道路もないようなところにキャンプ場が位置しているということがわかった。　　通過する道路名を頼りに、途中、衛生電波のナビ矢印が停滞する中、さらに走ること　　二時間、キャンプグラウンドのサインを見つけたのである。そこから１５分ほど走り続けるとゲートがあり、ホッとして進んでいくと、カンガルー達の群れがぴょんぴょんと野原を跳ね、車の前を横切り、こちらとしてはカンガルーを車に当てないように慎重な運転体制に入った。

夕日は山の際にかなり近づいていた。

Toilet
トイレ

だだっ広い草原に小屋が一つ建っている。トイレであった。翳りがあたりを覆い始めていたのでテントの設営にかかった。夕食は鮭鍋と決めていたので、火を起こし早速調理に
取り掛かった。鍋の出汁は昆布とカツヲブシであらかじめ用意していたのだ。水道もないところだが、水２０リットルは持参していた。

満月まで5日の月明かりは薄白く星も綺麗に現れ始めた。到着した時は小雨がぱらつき
車の中で待機していたのだが、完全に雨雲は去って行っていた。
その夜は思ったほど寒くはなかった。

音のない世界。車の音は彼方からでも聞こえない。たまに風が林の中を通り抜け　　　　筒からぬけ出る音のようにテントの周りに広がった。

午前１時３０分に目が覚めた。ツンツンと冷たい空気が寝袋の上に降りてきたのだ。
カイロ、湯たんぽ、アルパカセーター、帽子と準備万端と思ったが、それは甘かった。　なんとか６時３０分まで持ちこたえて、テントを出て外に行くと一面は靄と霜の
世界であった。。

ウオンバットとカンガルーの新鮮な糞があちらこちらに落ちていて、獣の臭いが
鼻に入った。

キャンプをしているのは私たちのみ。誰もいない。おーいと大きな声が靄の中に浸みていく。

朝陽が徐々に光を草原に落として霜が水滴に変わっていく頃にはコーヒーも湧き上がって
いた。

Lombok surf trip memory May 2017

Soto Ayam, so good!!

Grupuk

Surfing in a same spot makes us sick.

A surf trip in a surf trip was , for sure something different.

We all have never been to Lombok, so with a bit of excitement we headed there.

Air Guling

Ekas inside

Ma Kao in Seminyak Bali

There are so many restaurants to choose, this time we saw a new Asian street restaurant opened in Seminyak, so why not to check it out!

Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai style food in a cozy atomosohere.
We enjoyed this clean and refreshed taste food and inexpensive!

Duck salad, calamari salad, duck wrapped in a rice paper

Vietnamese pandan pudding

Sri Lanka new year

Celebration of new year started at 5:41 14Apr.

With the countdown they must light the fire on old coconuts barks.! There is a pot full of coconut milk and make it to boil till the milk overflow and coming down to the tray.

The more it get boiled, the better the rest of your year is.

Hikkaduwa new buses

Only few new buses operate but amazing!!

I noticed there are no broken seats, neither  no holes

in this bus. I cannot help wiggling my head as Sri Lankans or Indians

do because of the music played in a bus.

Papaya tea

Abundance of Papaya tree in Sri Lanka. Making tea from leaves is my daily routine.

Benefit!?  A medicine for Dengue fever, malaria, balancing white cell counts thus enhance immune system, anti bacteria etc...

Taste is extremely bitter but drinking is bearable.

BOON CAFE in the morning

BOON CAFE, NORTHERN THAI FOOD restaurant serves

genuine thai food and one of the best,  yes it is my fav. thai

restaurant.

In the morning they serves chiken congee which I never tried

but I had flat white this morning and it didn't disappointed me

at all.

After one week long of big swells... Bronte surf 12 Mar

Finally the sun has out, blue sky and ridable waves,

one week of wild 6 ft surf has nearly gone...