Cook Strait
This morning I boarded the ferry to the south Island. 3h10 for the passage from Wellington to Picton, passing through the Cook Strait and Marlborough Sounds with its islands and waterways. The coast line in this northernmost part of the South Island is outright ridiculous, and reminds you of a fractal, in its endless repetitions. […] Read More
Super/Natural
Night came early. It was pitch black at 9 o’clock. I went to the beach and had an amazing experience: The full moon high in the sky above the Pacific Ocean. So bright I cast a clear shadow. The animal sounds. The deserted beach at night. The sea looking like silver and black at the same time. […] Read More
Brighton Bathing boxes
Yesterday, I met up with Rajiv in Brighton, a suburb south of Melbourne on the bay, and we went to the beach. Brighton beach is famous for its colorful bathing boxes. So famous they even have their own web site! They remain from victorian, more prudish times, when they were built on many beaches. Today, […] Read More
Great Ocean Road Trip
I’m sorry for my beloved California and the Highway 1 that I have travelled up and down a couple of times – but this coast line simply beats everything! Sunday morning we headed south along Port Philipp’s Bay, to catch a ferry over to the other side in Sorrento and head along the Great Ocean […] Read More
With friends
I’m discovering Melbourne step by step these days with Sven, Kevin and Rajiv. It’s great to have them here. My friend Kevin, always keen to sniff out the newest exhibitions, found this great show about early fashion photographer Edward Steichen in the National Gallery of Victoria. They also run an exhibition called MELBOURNE NOW, concentrating […] Read More
South Pacific beach tour
It wasn’t particularly sunny on the last day in Valparaíso, but I wanted to see the South Pacific Ocean, and so Seb took me to Viña del Mar for a walk on the beach and a quick toe dip into the cold water. We held siesta on the beach, then took another bus that drove […] Read More