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ChatrinaOh
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Good morning / evening. Was a bit late to the tea today but it’s perfect. The sun is shining & today’s aim is to clear the washing backlog here.

The tea bag comes with a message …
The tag from a decaf tea bag with a message printed on it saying “share a saucy secret without losing any sleep”. What’s your saucy secret then?
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Aus daughter is in a very bad mood today so I’ve retreated to my room because can’t be arsed with dealing with a stroppy adult.
a little girl is sitting at a table with a pink bottle
Alt: a little girl is sitting at a table with a pink bottle looks very cross with the world and throws a piece of paper in anger or frustration. She does not look happy with the world
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November 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Melbourne you had big buildings
View around Collins Street Precinct up the road with tall buildings on each side. Lots of glass on show Over the Southern Cross railway station. A walking bridge in the foreground and more tall buildings behind A different view at Southern Cross. There’s so many tall penis like buildings it feels like a lot of pent up lust went into Melbourne. Newquay Promenade in the evening sunlight made the building appear to be shades of purples and blues (more tall, glass etc etc)
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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After all the meat of the past few days I’ve gone for an açai bowl today.
A bowl of fruit, coconut, granola with a drizzle of honey
November 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Good morning/evening. Well that was a pretty crap night all in all. On the plus side I have a day with nothing much planned so I can recover a bit. With luck there won’t be a repeat tonight.

Hope Sunday has been good for you.
November 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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A night of an endless nightmare has put paid to sleep. Bastard brain.
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Good morning/evening

Finally back in my (temporary) own bed which feels great. Video call to home made me smile and no reason to get up early in the morning here.
a picture of a chimpanzee with the words that makes me happy on the bottom
Alt: a picture of a chimpanzee with the words that makes me happy on the bottom. The chimpanzee is grinning
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November 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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I’m in a casino, this is not my natural habitat so the off spring are off losing money and I’m drinking coffee.

Interesting people watching place though, seeing the people who are on the up and those on the down.
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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881 finishers at Albert Park #parkrun this morning. 14th anniversary of it starting. Second international volunteer completed.
Me gurning like a loon with the parkrun frame and a black swan in my arms. Backdrop of water and blue skies
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Good morning / evening. It’s Saturday so it must be #parkrun. Volunteering at Albert Park in Melbourne where the sun is currently shining & 900+ people are expected to run, jog or walk 5km
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Good morning /evening. Having made it to Melbourne and really wishing for a lay-in I’ve now committed to volunteering at a local #parkrun in the morning.
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Melbourne by night.
View from my bedroom looking out over the Marvel stadium in Melbourne. The high rises are lit up and the sky is a dusky blue as the evening draws in. An early night to consider all that I’ve seen over the past week on my travels
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Different world in Melbourne. This is the view from my window…..
A view from a neighbouring housing complex down directly into the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne
November 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Sitting at the airport in some ridiculously expensive parking waiting for the daughter. There comes a point in your life when you expect not to be waiting to pick up your children. It’s not happened yet.
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Turned off the sat nav and just turned as the mood took me and ended up here. It’s right in the middle of a housing estate. You’d never guess.
A small lake surrounded by trees and shrubs. The blue sky reflected in the still waters. Birds are swooping over the surface catching insects and a black swan serenely paddled by
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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I’m a bit sight seeing done for now and I want a decent night’s sleep where I don’t have have wonder which door is the bathroom. Last night had the added complication of no working bathroom light to throw in the mix.
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Everyone will be heading to bed if they’ve got sense.

More adventures next week with daughter & her partner to look forwards to.
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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My solo week of driving has been around 900 miles in total. A whole lot of ground covered from lunch in Wollongong to sunset in St Kilda and many places in between. It’s been a fantastic and memorable journey.
Amazing stack of avocado and smoked salmon with a mango salsa and wasabi mayonnaise. Served in a tiny cafe near the Win stadium called Bucks. The wasabi made my eyes water and Wollongong certainly packed a punch. Looking out to sea near the St Kilda Cenotaph watching the sunset. The sky greys, pinks, yellow, orange and blue streaks. A lone kite surfer’s kite visible in the failing light. A beautiful metaphor for all of the fun, interest and excitement and colours of a week spent alone. I hadn’t realised quite how much I need solitude in a life that is full of people and competing demands.
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Unfortunately the necessary glass of wine will be in a tumbler because I do not have either a tall person or a ladder with me.
A small hand on a short person reaches in vain for a wine glass on the top shelf of the kitchen cupboard. Being resourceful I’ll be able to use either a tumbler or a mug (I’m very classy). In the meantime I’m having a mug of tea because I could manage that unassisted.
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Final solo night in St Kilda and the first almost busy sort of place I’ve been in since last Saturday. Apartment comes with a tiny parking space next a fence that you have to reverse up an alley to get to. It tested my skills but the car is parked.
a white car with the number 14 on the back of it
ALT: a white car with the number 14 on the back of it
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November 13, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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View from the promenade. Wonderful natural frame.
A bent over tree trunk which looks like it’s breathed its last forms an arch shaped frame looking out to sea. In the centre of the image is a yacht bobbing in the water. The sky is divided in an almost straight line with blue above and white cloud below. In the foreground bushes sprout filling the entire bottom half of the image.
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Current view is not so bad
Mornington Peninsula (but no Crescent IYKYK)
A beach view from sea level. Blue seas, blue skies, with a deep line of light cloud on the horizon. Small yachts bobbing in the water just off the shore and to the far right (in the only sense that far right is acceptable) are orangey, craggy cliffs. There’s a breeze blowing across from left to right which almost certainly means I’ll end up burnt despite the factor 50
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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First stop of the day for sustenance. If only you could smell the banana bread
A slice of toasted and buttered banana bread cut into two slices on a white plate. If you wanted heaven in your mouth, this might be it. A decaf, skinny cappuccino in a mug with foamy milking rising way above the rim of the mug. They do seem to like a soufflé style coffee in Aus.
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Good morning / evening. Here in the wilds the birds are going mad this morning. Setting off today on the last proper journey of the solo road trip. It’s been an adventure.
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I’ve discovered the bed has an electric blanket. My feet are freezing so this has come as a proper treat. Cold feet = no sleep
a cat is laying under a blanket on a bed and says comfy .
ALT: a cat is laying under a blanket on a bed and says comfy .
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November 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM