DHC Hope: Recent Highlights

This year I have been tardy with my blog entries. You have read my ‘positive-negative-positive’ entry. Since then, we had six weeks of intensive business that I will cover in a separate entry. Wedding Bliss has been a major highlight of 2012 and is a separate entry. I talked about Christmas and being at Grace’s naming ceremony. This entry catches up on other highlights from Coffs Harbour in December until now.

Coffs Harbour was special in that nearly all the family gathered together for a relaxing week’s holiday. We enjoyed the beach, some sightseeing, some shopping, eating, visiting our old haunt of Hungry Head and our visit with friends from our children's primary school days. Some photo highlights.

At a lookout in Dorrigo National Park Rain Forest

Enjoying a seafood dinner at Coffs Harbour Jetty

At Hungry Head, an old family holidays haunt

Our two families reunion. Our eldest sons started at Forest Lodge Primary School together. We became friends through our children. We enjoyed catching up as adult families complete with partners and one member from the next generation.

Barbara and I were among others invited to observe the New Years Eve fireworks from an apartment in Kirribilli. From the large balcony we had a stunning view from the Sydney Harbour Bridge around to the Opera House. The spectacular fireworks, fine food and drink, and company of friends was wonderful.

In January I worked in Singapore staying at Marina Bay. On Sunday 8 January my friends Lay Geok and Danny (first photo) picked me up for a coastal walk near Sentosa Island and then to dinner (dessert, second photo). I also enjoyed exploring Marina Bay with the new integrated resort (casino and hotel resort) that morning. On the Tuesday late afternoon and early evening I walked counter clockwise around Marina Bay taking photos and finishing on the observation deck above the Sands Hotel in the new integrated resort complex. The following are some of the many photos I took of this outstandingly, cohesive, interesting and spectacular cityscape. After these photos, I finish with a family birthday.