21 April 2014: What a wonderful welcoming in Newcastle this morning. I’m looking forward to spending the next few days enjoying the sand, the sun and the fun that Newcastle provides.
Sailing into a glorious sunrise on Newcastle Harbour
11 March 2014: I was totally mesmerised this morning as a gorgeous sunrise combined perfectly with brilliant balloon display to produce an amazing spectacle. Simply stunning is the best way to describe my experience on the lake this morning. I even latched on the basket of the ‘Capital Chemist’ balloon and was taken for (at least) a 100 metre ride as Justin Galbraith glided the balloon on the water surface. I think I will be floating for the rest of the day…..It just doesn’t get any better than this!
10 March 2014: Fantastic, brilliant, excellent, hilarious, loads of laughs, what a wonderful experience. The atmosphere was sensational, everyone was laughing, the mood was one of sheer excitement as the pilots turned on a spectacular flying performance. Balloons were casually basket dragging their way across the lake while taking the time out to have a chat to a crowd of kayakers and paddle boarders who were on the water hoping to have a close up experience. The balloon festival has been absolutely brilliant, I sincerely hope you have the opportunity to experience it.
What an awesome experience, what a fantastic festival, what a brilliant atmosphere.
9 March 2014: WOW WOW WOW…words can’t begin to describe how good it was this morning. Initially the balloons were silhouetted in the Canberra skies, but it quickly transformed into a truly wonderful spectacle as a HUGE rainbow formed perfectly on cue as the balloons were hovering all around the National Museum. There were balloons sailing across the lake dancing amongst the rainbow and at one point I was playing a game of chicken with a hot air balloon as it drifted directly towards me. I was having conversations and saying hello to everyone in the baskets. I could’ve just reached out and high fived a few of them as they cruised by me while I were sitting in my kayak. The scene was sheer perfection as the sun illuminated the vibrant colours of the balloons and the Canberra landscape provided a fantastic backdrop and then to top it all off, it was perfectly framed by a glorious rainbow. How good is this, I have been waiting all year for this festival and I’m loving it!
It just doesn’t get any better than this!
23 Feb 2014: Backlit clouds beamed golden rays of light into the morning skies over Canberra creating a wonderful atmosphere. The crazy cloud formations and the beautiful light combined perfectly to produce some wild reflections on a very calm morning.
The reflections were amazing. Stunning Sunday has begun.
18 Feb 2014: It’s not often that I get the chance to paddle in the afternoon, but everything lined up perfectly allowing me to experience yet another gorgeous golden sunset.
What a peaceful afternoon
2 Feb 2014: I floated my into Sunday with a concoction of hovering balloons combined with a golden sunrise and served on top of mirrored waters. Thanks Canberra once again you served up my morning order perfectly.
This morning I floated my into Sunday with spectacular scenery.
22 Jan 2014: Last night I captured a few silhouettes of my two boys having an expression session on the trampoline. They certainly had a great time bouncing around despite my heart being in my mouth especially when Finn (middle boy) gets such big air. But in saying that the boys had a great time……Hahahahha and I can remember the days when I could bust a few of those moves myself!
It was definitely a lazy afternoon
15 Jan 2014: What a stunner! I’m speechless, that was excellent, brilliant, fantastic, gorgeous…someone get me a thesaurus please. I hope that you enjoy the shots as I know I’ll be floating for the rest of the day…WOW, now that was a sunrise!
5.44am: You can already see the brilliance building.
4 Jan 2013: Plenty of people were surfing golden rays to begin their day as the surf was rapping around the point at Crescent Head this morning. It began with early pastel tones and very quickly transformed into a magnificent golden display. What a beautiful way to star the day!
Surfing a golden sunrise
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