In the golden twilight of Outer Harbour the Japanese flagged ‘Firmament Ace’ rests before its next port of call. This two hundred meter long, sixty thousand tonne vessel was build for just one job, to carry new vehicles internationally, protected from the harsh ocean environment. With a dry weight carrying capacity of over seventeen thousand […]
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At first it seems that the Torrens Island Power station dominates this industrial sunset but the more I look the more I see and am drawn into exploring this visual feast. The story begins right at the centre of that striking western sunset and its reflection in the waters of the North Arm Creek and […]
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With over 300 hectares of fresh water ponds, the Barker Inlet Wetlands is one of the largest wetland constructions in Australia and I drive right through the middle of them nearly every day. Being at road level most of my fellow commuters have no idea of the beauty around them. They see asphalt, concrete, trucks, […]
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Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me. We don’t pillage, plunder, nor rifle or loot. Drink up me ‘earties, yo ho. We chase off thoses whalers and don’t give a hoot. Drink up me ‘earties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate’s life for me. We spray ’em ‘with water ’till they’re […]
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The Sea Shepherd vessel, the ‘MV Steve Irwin’ has been in in our local waters during March surveying some of the most beautiful waters and diverse marine life on the planet (humbly offered in my opinion). She spent Easter in port at Port Adelaide where we got the chance to tour the vessel, meet the […]
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