Wasser

The German news programme by the SBS (Special Broadcasting Service) radio brought an interesting report today: the people of Canberra are now allowed to fill their private swimming pools, wash their cars in the driveway and admire public fountains. Why this is newsworthy? Canberra has been going through a severe drought in the last few years, but in the last 6 months (apparently while I was here) there was apparently a lot of rain. Enough to lift the water restrictions that Canberra had been on for three (!) years. Google Maps still has some pictures of Canberra that must have been taken during the drought. Right now, Canberra doesn’t look like a desert capital, everything is lush and green.

Tuross Beach

Letztes Wochenende war ich mit dem ANU Mountaineering Club an der Kueste campen. Tuross ist ein kleiner Ort, der an touristischer Infrastruktur ausser einem Campingplatz und ein paar Cafes nicht wirklich viel zu bieten hat. Aber Tuross hat einen schoenen Strand („surf beach“) und eine Flussmuendung mit einem kleinen See. Zusammen mit den Kajaks („ocean kayaks“ und „surf kayaks“) und einem Laser (nein, kein „Light Amplification through Stimulated Emission of Radiation“, sondern ein Segelboot) ergab das ein tolles Wochenende.

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