Ethel Beach

Had a friend over for diner on Friday, and somehow got some random pix of Arthur with Elden and myself... And then off to Ethel Beach on Saturday to play in a little pool, throw a frisbee, and play cricket on the beach.

Another sunset picture from our upstairs office window

Sarah's Birthday

Arthur, Elden, and I head to the Margaret Knoll lookout with a bottle of wine to ring in my 3rd consecutive 29th birthday.  A few days later we host the inaugural homebrew/ kegerator party, drinking our keg of homebrew while cooling and dispensing it with our homemade kegerator.  The carbonation is a bit weak, but it's got a beautifully rounded hoppy flavor.  We invite a bunch of folks over, sip our delicious brew, and play a bit of beer pong.  Great times!

Camping at Dolly Beach

We head to Dolly beach for a little camping trip, and watch the full moon rise over the ocean. Elden puts his hammock to good use, while we use our tent.  We wake up to the ocean lapping our feet in the morning, and move our stuff back a bit.  Apparently not far enough, as a rogue wave comes and covers everything.  My croc washes out to sea, luckily to be returned on the next set of waves.  We find a nice palm tree alcove a little further down the beach, and manage to get a fire going for breakfast, and a spot to dry out our gear.  Elden also retrieves a fresh coconut.  So very nice.

Arthur makes a Poilâne-style Miche, a big beautiful sourdough (Poilâne being one of the most famous bread bakers in the world; "miche" being his signature country bread).  The final loaf looks just the picture in the book, and Arthur strikes a pose in same style.

Eurovision Party

Our friend Elden arrives!  

A few days later some friends host a "Eurovision" party - the international music competition where each European country enters one group to win it all.  The party consists of dressing up as one country and bringing a bit of representative cuisine.  We drew the Netherlands, with some others including Estonia, Romania, and Austria.  The resident chook seemed to like Arthur's Dutch head the best.

Robber Eating Red

Out in the jungle today doing some work and came across a big ole walking stick and a robber crab feasting on a red crab.