The Kaleberg Journal - September 2026

09/28 - The Brighter Side of Jetlag

One of the nice things about jet lag is that it is no harder to get up at dawn to catch an early flight than to get up later. Our bodies didn't have a clue, so we woke up early enough to watch the sun rise.









Keywords: australia

09/27 - Welcome to Sydney

These are a few photos from our first day in Sydney complete with ducklings - it's spring down here - and ibis. There was also the wonderful morning light.

Urban scenes









A familiar bridge




A view from the hotel

Another view

Keywords: australia

09/26 - Bondi to Coogee

The last time we walked from Bondi Beach to Coogee it was raining. In fact, there were record breaking rains back in 2025, and we gave up a touch shy of Coogee with our clothes soaked through despite our rain gear.

This time, the weather was beautiful. The sun was out. People were about. It was a very different walk. Even better, a lot of the construction work has been completed since then. It's our welcome to Australia walk, and this time we really felt the welcome.
























Keywords: australia

09/25 - Sydney at Night and the Aquarium

Sydney looks beautiful at night. The nights are long in the winter.

The next day we went to the aquarium.










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09/24 - Chinese Friendship Garden

The area around the aquarium is bustling with all sorts of attractions. The calmest place around is the Chinese Friendship Garden which is a little piece of fantasy China right in Sydney.

On our way to the Chinese Friendship Garden

Greeting at the gate

It's another world.

It's easy to ignore the tall buildings around the garden.


A Chinese garden has to have bamboo.

And it has to have carp.




Another lizard










Ducks, too


Keywords: australia

09/22 - Waterfall Beach to Lights Beach - 1

We had taken this walk before, but the coast is beautiful between Waterfall Beach and Lights Beach. There are coastal views, hills, rocks, kangaroos, wattles, thickets and distant mountains. What more could we ask for?























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09/21 - Waterfall Beach to Lights Beach - 2

Here are some more Waterfall Beach to Lights Beach photos.























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09/20 - Tingle Tree Skywalk

We took the Tingle Tree Skywalk again and hard marvelous views of the canopy. The skywalk swayed as we made our way along the walkways. We were terrified, but we were calmed by a team of workers going over the side to do repair work. After the skywalk, we wander the trail of giants and were suitably impressed from the ground.























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