I got Wed. Yes indeedy… Rachael and I are now one, well two/three, there’s Kiko too.

Anyhow we’re yet to sort the wedding photos, but here’s a view of the honeymoon. Two and a half weeks exploring Italy… we loved it. Now we’re back, doing our best not to burst the bubble.

Bob Maddox bolted a dual-exhaust pulse jet engine to the side of an ordinary bicycle, donned a leather jacket and helmet and then held on tight as he peeled off a 73-mph run down a deserted back road.

Found these great pictures and article on WIRED

Wiggly glow strings inform the sky. Shadowed wing. Journey to another land…
@pablojeffress started following me on Twitter. Then I read his blog and then I saw this. Then I felt compelled to share.

See more of Ettubrute’s (created the clip) timelapse work.

I kayaked from Rose Bay to Watsons Bay on Sunday. On the return journey we were approached by this beast… “WTF is that?” my friend and I announced. Batman’s boat it is not… it turns out this is the super boat used for Earthrace.

In June 2008, the amazing Earthrace vessel set a new world record for a powerboat to circle the globe, and she did this with 100% renewable biodiesel fuel, and a net zero carbon footprint. The voyage was over 24,000 nautical miles, and took 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes, smashing the old record by over two weeks.

Wow… well done to the designers, crew, backers and everyone involved.

Well I must say it has one hell of a presence when you’re sat in a plastic kayak with only a paddle to get you out of there. The boat is spending time in AU educating people on the pro’s of bio-fuels and the importance of reducing our individual carbon footprint.

I’ve recently reconnected with an old friend, Tom Kay (top pic, far right), via an article in Monocle magazine (as you do!). For your interest the article was about the company his behind Finisterre Technical Apparel based in the UK.

Anyway, back in 1994 Tom and I travelled to Chile with Operation Raleigh (now called Raleigh International). It has to be said that to this day it still stands as the most incredible experience of my life. It made me. Tom kindly reminded me of that by scanning in some pics from the trip – which I can’t thank him enough for.

Pictured; Chris Dyer (on the left in both pics), me with varying hair issues, and Tom.

As I write this I’m sleep deprived (due to my over active brain) in Sydney with a massive grin on my face, remembering Chile.

More pics on my photostream.

MIFF stands for Melbourne international film festival. I forgot how much I love Melbourne. Intimate bars, incredible food and interesting individuals from all walks of life.

Didn’t do nearly enough, but we had a good go. Saw just two films in the end; Ben X, arresting film about bullying, autism and the strength of anonymous personas. Then there was Donkey Punch, lookup the meaning, everything goes ‘pete tong’ after the punch as twenty somethings deal with misadventure.

Ate amazing tapas at Mavida. Japanese at Chocolate Buddha and breaky in Block Arcade. Enjoyed Sofitel & views of the city. 36hrs with lots of memories.

(this is a first post from the iPhone Wordpess App, so will add links later)

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Where my flat is in London

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My folks are somewhere around here

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Image capture from one of the webcams onboard the Nordnorge, a couple of minutes after SkyNews reported the existance of the webcams.

Shortly after this, the Nordnorge appeared to turn such that all three cams were pointing away from the action. The Associated Press grabbed this image also and used it with their logo in the bottom right.

There are _some_ images from the cams before this, but they do not seem to have made it onto the wider newswires.

Anyway, the Canyon Swing – well I’ll let them do the talking:

Once you ‘depart’ the platform you will freefall 60m/200ft down into the canyon until the ropes smoothly pendulum you into a giant 200m arc at 150kph. You will then complete a couple of massive swings before you come to rest. We then winch you back up to the platform with a huge smile on your face and a memory you will not forget in a hurry.

I thought it would be advisable to book up 2 of these jumps, as I always find that if you can do it once – you’ll only want to do it again. As you can imagine the Canyon Swing team thought this was slightly strange. This of course started the baiting, which drove me into a state of nervous unrest on the first jump… with shaking knees and dry mouth.

The experience is exceptional, and one I would recommend to anyone – its like your body goes inside out for a second, and as you come into the swing all is calm again…

On the second jump they taped my ixus onto me, the results are great (i think) if you bear in mind I’m plummeting to possible death.

To the hundred’s (hi Mum!) of people that read my ramblings, you may have noted a decline in inspiration and linkage.

Well I’ve been on a bit of an adventure to NZ, hooking up with a great friend Titus and my new best friend Carrie (his love).

Mountains were the theme, whether we were treking to the summit or navigating rapids. To sample the experience click on through… (the picture)

I’ll be posting a link to my ‘canyon swing’ very soon… so keep an eye on that RSS feed!

Happy New Year one and all… 2006 is going to be fantastic.

Great weekend had by all… more photos coming soon.

My stab-proof, ballistic nylon parka (by Vexed Generation) would be perfectly complimented by a d3o hat!

Its not ready yet, but CERN and others are working hard to get it finished, if you have the skills and want to get involved heres a volunteer advert I found – there’s no date, so I’m unsure of its relevance.

This is a cool timelapse of the Panama Canal Miraflores Locks, 1 week compressed into 11 minutes. Referenced by Future Feeder, sourced from Boing Boing.