Sun.3rd Nov. 'The Bloody Long Walk'. Barrenjoey Light to Sydney North Head. 35 km.

To raise money for Mitochondrial Disease.

Organised by Joe Bonington.

 A smokey start because of bush fires inland.

Joe & me.

Paula & me at Manly Beach - only about 5 km. left to go.

Sat. 2nd Nov. Weekend in SYDNEY. To Taronga Zoo to see the Snow Leopards.

Got the Ferry from Manly direct to Taronga Zoo.

Took my little mascot snow leopard to see his real life cousins.

 Beautiful beasts but it was a hot day and they didn't want to move around much.

Nearby bush-fires also made it incredibly hazy so we could hardly see the Opera House beyond the giraffes.

Sun 23rd Sep. TOUGH MUDDER. Sydney

Nicola & I to Sydney to join Joe Bonington's team of 19 to run the Tough Mudder race.

20 km. of mud and obstacles - walls, water, fire, barbed wire & electric shocks.

And the race begins - wearing our 'Joe's Garage' shirts.

Getting over the walls was a team effort.

 The 'Slippery Eel' was quite literally shocking.

 Through the ice bath.

 Then the burning tyres

Then this ramp called 'Everest'. 

And at the end - a beer and a 'Tough Mudder' headband.

PLENTY MORE PHOTOS ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

Fri. 21st Sept. Manly. Sydney.

To Ashiana's Indian Restaurant in Manly.
Joe Bonington & his mum Wendy.

Jude & Chris

Myself, Wendy, Chris & my daughter Nicola.

Sydney ASA meeting.

To Sydney to the Australian Society of Anaesthetists National Scientific Congress.

I gave a 50 minute talk entitled 'High Altitude Medicine and Physiology. The perils of getting high.'

It seemed to go down rather well so will keep it up to date and keep spreading the word - it's about Genetics and HIF 1 alpha!

Sydney Annapurna reunion.

Paula & I to Sydney as Capt. Jon and wife Liz flew in from the UK.

After David joined us we wandered down to the opera house for champagne as the sun set.

We were also joined by Joe & Jez and we all went off to the Rocks for pizza then a 'cleansing ale' at the Lord Nelson pub.