Sydney, Australia

sydney, australia photo by todd

sydney, australia photo by todd

sydney, australia photo by angie
sydney, australia photo by todd

smoldering fires in Victoria, Australia photo by angie
sydney, australia photo by angie
sydney, australia photo by todd

sydney, australia photo by todd

sydney, australia photo by todd

We are leaving Chiang Mai, Thailand and heading south tomorrow (April 9) and heading to Ko Tao, "Turtle Island". It is a small island famous for great diving. We will be filling in the rest of the Australia photos and then catching up to Bali and Thailand.

First Friday 04.03.09

Ubud, Bali. photo by todd
Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by todd
Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by todd
Sydney, Australia. photo by todd
Legian, Bali. photo by todd
Legian, Bali. photo by todd
Seminyak, Bali. photo by todd
Sydney, Australia. photo by todd

Seminyak, Bali. photo by todd
Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by angie

Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by angie
Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by angie
Nusa Lembongan, Bali. photo by angie
Kuta Beach, Bali. photo by angie
Seminyak, Bali. photo by angie
Seminyak, Bali. photo by angie
Special thanks to Alex Johnson for hosting First Friday again this month. The show will feature his pottery and photographs by Todd and Angela Hale from Mexico, Hawaii, Australia, Indonesia and maybe a few from Thailand. Please enjoy! We will be there in spirit but physically could be attending the "Internasional Snake Show" in Bangkok..... Studio Gallery 6 is open from 6pm to 12am on 04.03.09.

Lakes Entrance, Victoria Australia

a house/boat along the Metong that is registered as a jetty to keep the coppers at bay...
our little buddy and neighbor
Happy Birthday Angie!
"Tando"
one of the original cottages on New Works.

Andrew and Kirdie, our hosts.
Brian, a female Blue Healer, our other host....
aerial shot of the island
the backyard at "Sea Shell"
looking South toward Tazmania


We arrived March 8 in Melbourne, Australia and drove three hours to the coast to stay with friends in Lakes Entrance. Lakes Entrance is located on the edge of Ninety Mile Beach where the Gippsland Lakes meet the Southern Ocean. Andrew and Kirdie live on New Works, a protected island accessible only by boat with only about 8 houses. Their house, "Sea Shell", was one of the original cottages built to house fisherman and workers. The framed picture above gives some idea of the layout of the island, their house is the third from the left. It was a great few days and warm welcome into Australia. On Angie's birthday (March 9) we took a cruise on "Tando", their beuatiful restored wooden salvage boat. The next night Andrew and I took Tando out to dock and saw a group of Kangaroo grazing at dusk. When they saw us get out and wade up toward them they all raised up on their back legs and turned....thanks Andrew.

After leaving Victoria we made our way up the coast toward Sydney, stopping at some incredible spots along the way. We are heading to Bangkok today (April 2) after leaving Bali. We have a lot to catch up on with the blog.....New South Wales, Jervis Bay, Sydney, and Bali...the internet has been tough to find the last two and a half weeks...its been nice!

The Wedding!!! March 5, 2009 5:00pm

On March 5th.....at 5 p.m.....We got married! The ceremony was held on the beach just outside the house we were staying in. Thanks so much to George Fujiwara for the beautiful place. We had a traditional Hawaiian ceremony that was both simple and lovely. Kahu, Butch Helemano presided over our ceremony.

In attendance was our new friend and neighbor, Andre, who was our ring bearer and witness. Thank you, Andre! And thanks so much to Stefanie and Anna Riedel for the great photos. It was lovely meeting you both.

March 5th was our last and most beautiful evening in Hawaii and certainly one we will never forget.