mullerb's musings

One of the culminating experiences for this whole trip has been on the calendar since the early planning stages: a week of bare boating in the Whitsunday Islands of Queensland. Here's a map of the route: http://tinyurl.com/5gndbu I've got pics of the trip here: http://picasaweb.google.com/mullerb/2008JulyWhitsundaySailing The winds were a consistent 20-25 kt from the southeast and the anchorages were all calm and had great snorkeling. We covered a good 130nm under sail in our monstrous Lagoon 380 catamaran - what a beast! It doesn't point all that well but boy does it pick up speed when you move 60+ degrees off the wind. Fun!

Pretty funky pic of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra earlier this year. We went to a free outdoor evening concert at the Sydney Myer Music Bowl when I took this. The next day I came across a website with the how-tos on making "miniatures" from your pics in Photoshop. So I tried my hand and I came up with this collection of little music making dolls all set up on a stage.