There is a bike path all around the island, perfect for rollerblading - although you have to watch out for obstacles of various kinds:
Sunset on the beach:
A boy looks out on the water:
At The Mad Hatter, we dined on goat cheese phyllo pillow pastries, spiced watermelon salad, and "airline chicken" (delicious, and sans plastic tray). Stained glass featured Alice, the dormouse & the mad hatter:
The morning sun shines through the sea grapes....
... and of course I immediately challenge my dad's advice that taking pictures of the sun directly will somehow damage my digital camera:
The beach in twilight:
Another beach scene:
Most of the australian pines (a non-native tree that grows to towering heights) were lost in the last batch of storms. They are top-heavy and have a shallow root structure, so this was not exactly a surprise. However, it means that we no longer get to see pelicans roosting along the shoreline. That's OK, because we still see pelicans fishing and floating, and even lines of pelicans arcing down to fly low over the water:
Bird tracks in twilight (NOT pelican tracks):
A view away from the setting sun:
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