Riding Down Under - Tropical Cairns Australia

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

[MacDoc]

Was not looking forward to extraction today but was very easy and out early.
One more x to go and that’s done with the forceps.
Couple of fillings and then denture we I have to pay for
Was pretty sore when I got home tho not bad. Napped a bit then popped a Endone.
Happiness is. No pain. Out to Bowls tonight and snag my fav meal which I think I can navigate without issue.
Day started okay with a Wordle birdie. Was nervous about the dental as I enjoyed a month away but easy time.
My dentist also took time off to visit home so he was in a good mood. Did the whole extraction himself without the supervisor stepping in so he was pleased.

 

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Thought maybe a ride and beat the rain on the weekend but it’s here now. Binge time for media

 

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Media

 

[MacDoc]

Truly otherworldly

amazing geology/biology dating back to Gondwanaland and species from then found no where else. Since she’s professional geologist she explains it all very well.
We explored flying there when we saw a National Geo on the Dragon Blood trees but the hoop jumping and cost was prohibitive.
Happy to let Noraly explore and explain.

Good pig out at Bowls Club tonight with friends. Codone cured my sore mouth from the extraction thoroughly.....very seductive drug.
Too bad it's rain coming up as would not have minded some riding. Showers right through to Tuesday so lots of reading and series bingeing.
Australian Election on Saturday....partner working the election that day and a few more.
Welcome bit of extra money.
See if I won the photo contest this month on SD. One of my fav photos from Chilé.

Our trip cut short by covids arrival. We got the first half in at least.

Chile

39 new items · Album by David Seven

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My Gx7 camera getting fixed so get back into photography a bit again. The ospreys are on the nest again this year and at least one chick is hatched.
Cassowary chasing too coming up at Etty Bay. See if the big goanna still in residence as well.

Good audio book to finish.

Breathless

**A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 and FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2023***Shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2023*From the author of Spillover, the book that predicted the pandemic, Breathless is the story of Covid-19 and its fierce journey through the human...

www.google.com.au

Breathless is shortlisted for the 2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize, supported by the Trivedi Family Foundation

About the book​

Breathless is the story of the worldwide scientific quest to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Here is the story of SARS-CoV-2 and its fierce journey through the human population, as seen by the scientists who study its origin, its ever-changing nature, and its capacity to kill us. David Quammen expertly shows how strange new viruses emerge from animals into humans as we disrupt wild ecosystems, and how those viruses adapt to their human hosts, sometimes causing global catastrophe. He explains why this coronavirus will probably be a 'forever virus,' destined to circulate among humans and bedevil us endlessly. As scientists labour to catch, comprehend and control it, with their high-tech tools and methods, the virus finds ways of escape.

Breathless takes us inside the frantic international effort to understand and control SARS-CoV-2 as if peering over the shoulders of the brilliant scientists who led the chase.

 

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Won my photo contest.

Monthly Photo Competition #29 – April, 2025 – “Smooth”: Poll Added - #16 by snowthx - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board

Monthly Photo Competition #29 – April, 2025 – “Smooth” This is the monthly thread for April, 2025. The topic this month is “smooth”, chosen by Turek. Please post only your photo and, if you want, a title in this thread…

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Dottor showing interest in visiting through a Fiji Airlines deal to Cairns
Fiji Airlines.
https://www.fijiairways.com/en-hk/flights-to-cairns

You need to get to Vancouver which is easy. Maybe even spend a few days there if you have friends to visit. Same with a Fiji break for a few days.

Good day all around. Wordle to come in 1/2 hour.

A good start to the day ....or perhaps a good finish