Riding Down Under - Tropical Cairns Australia

[MacDoc]

Got a mini ride in today. Need more of these 40 minute jaunts.
Scored another series 6 44 mm Apple Watch with Cellular in excellent condition for a steal. $100 ..snagged it out from under another buyer who could not get there in time.
No charger but a bunch of extra bands. I'll make some money on this one. Lot of tech for $100.

GPS/GNSS

Compass

Always-on altimeter

Water resistant 50 meters1

Blood oxygen sensor (Blood Oxygen app)2

Electrical heart sensor ECG app)3

Third-generation optical heart sensor

International emergency calling5

Emergency SOS4

Accelerometer

up to 32 g-forces with fall detection

Gyroscope

Ambient light sensor

Speaker

Microphone

Apple Pay

GymKit

Capacity 32GB

Ceramic and sapphire crystal back

Thinking I might gift it to my daughter IF she is interested.

 

[MacDoc]

Nice riding day coming up. Cool and cloudy.
Not ideal for photography but makes for relaxed riding.

Zilch wind to deal with so maybe worth the ride to Etty Bay for cassowaries
Hit the bakery at Babinda. Good smoothies and trifle....maybe a pie tho less expensive to do Hungry Jacks for a burger deal.

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Restaurant_Review-g499629-d3666633-Reviews-Babinda_Bakery-Babinda_Queensland.html

I get a free coffee anyways so think the double cheeseburger for $5 a better deal tho I like the Turkish bacon and egg.
Lovely morning, 23 feels like 27.
First plane out and the kookaas in full voice, dawn just breaking.

 

[MacDoc]

Didn't go anywhere ....sigh. Slept again until 1 pm.

Noraly....shades of taking little road bikes in the 60s in places they shouldn't go.
Can't recall seeing her so overheated. Dutch beet.

Lovely on the deck just now ...23 feels like 27 at 2am but going back to hot during the coming day. 31 real.
Might head up the Tablelands to Skybury ..not been there for a while and will be cooler there.
On a 3 x day a/b which sort of makes for odd hours. Dog smelled the toast so had to come visit. Have this concoction on thin toast, butter, marmalade and Swiss cheese I find very satisfying.

 

[MacDoc]

Happy with my desk set up after my 2015 27" iMac died

Picked up a mint 15" 2015 MacBook Pro and had the Dell 27" 2k colopour accurate screen which is 10 years old but still has good image.
I do miss the 5k of the iMac and the 500 nit screen but hey ...the tropics ate the motherboard.
I might grab another if the price is right. Really enjoying seeing my photos roll through while I watch media on the big screen.
Think I'll be working on the back desk again instead of the main glass table.

 

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Marc has a clean bike and new tires

Impressed with capital of Cambodia

 

[MacDoc]

Election too close to call in a dozen seats for majority status for the Libs and the Libs have done well with the early vote counts.

Elections Canada decided early Tuesday morning to pause the marathon counting of special ballots with a handful of ridings still too close to call.

The Liberals were leading or elected in 168 seats when the counting was paused, four short of a majority. Elections Canada estimated that the uncounted votes could affect the result in about a dozen ridings.

Mark Carney and the Liberals set to form minority government - NOW Toronto

The Liberals have won the 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results, with Mark Carney remaining as prime minister.

nowtoronto.com

 

[MacDoc]

Election called now

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-minority-vs-minority-count-1.7521714

Screwed up Wordle....going back to bed. Then a ride at noon as dental tomorrow and want a burger.

 

[MacDoc]

Got the Apple Watch off to dottor. Was $32 shipped with signature and $200 insurance. 5-9 days.
That was okay. The box I had that I bought my Series 6 watch in fit perfectly in the padded sleeve.
Very confident of it arriving safely. Might open up some more communication which has been notably lacking tho not for lack of trying on my part. She did jump at the chance of getting a free watch ....as bad a tech head as me.

Did a Shake n Win at Jacks and scored a bacon double cheese burger for $5 but this time no free coffee.
Likely better for me as I'm off coffee at home and digestion much better.
filling, easy on my gappy teeth. 30 gm protein amongst other bits not so healthy.