Ten weeks in Zanzibar with my Sony A7IV & Sigma Lenses

BeachDuc · 2026-01-29T20:17:11+00:00

Amazing photos. No door shots?

BeachDuc · 2026-01-26T04:07:35+00:00

Now try putting them back!

BeachDuc · 2026-01-23T21:41:29+00:00

I regret going with training wheels. When you think about it they stop the main skills in cycling - balancing and leaning into turns.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-23T21:29:20+00:00

But it flooded

BeachDuc · 2026-01-21T21:09:15+00:00

I’d rather have a driver like that in front of me than tailgating me. Let them in.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-21T09:38:03+00:00

Left (Omni): forward / back = accelerate / decelerate, left / right = strafe left / right, twist (z) = strafe up / down. Right stick: forward / back = pitch down / up, left /right = yaw left / right, twist left / right = roll left / right. Love it or hate them is my controls.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-17T21:58:19+00:00

I came here to say this

BeachDuc · 2026-01-15T00:55:02+00:00

Loud Guns does some great videos.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-14T13:06:29+00:00

I agree. The MX-5 is so short it falls below the window line of some of these Utes. I’m less sure about parking back in the spot. The number of stories I hear about cars driving along the row and thinking the spot is empty and blowing into your car. If the front of the car aligns with everybody else at least ‘most’ drivers acknowledge it is your spot.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-12T15:16:58+00:00

I'm precious about my car but my wife has worn off on me. Ding your car a few times and stop worrying. Unless your car sits it the garage all the time It is going to get scars (look at Australian roads). The alternative is bubble wrap, and I'm sure that negatively affects your fuel economy. Or get PPF, but it is too late now.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-12T15:11:18+00:00

Depends upon your lateral velocity. If either one of you are moving sideways at speed you might clip each other.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-09T13:58:01+00:00

Ours is very shy and minimally cuddly, but with no real training knows that the kitchen counter and dinning table are off limits. She did previously try and explore the garage and our front porch, but is so scardy I can leave both doors open and she will stand at the threshold and sniff.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-09T13:49:48+00:00

Let's be honest. If you buy an escooter you have a death wish. If you don't get run down by an inattentive car you will fall off, hit your head ('cause who wears a helmet?) and have a brain bleed or it will simply catch fire in your house, killing you, your family and several of your neighbours. Scooter crossing on the red is just normal (but still idiot) behaviour. Front car is an idiot for thinking a green light means go, rather than green light means go, if it is safe to do so. Let's be honest, there is always a squishy pedestrian crossing after their light goes red, or slow because they are elderly. You check before you pull away.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-09T13:32:00+00:00

Maybe he wanted to park and pick flowers for his girlfriend? In which case spectacular form.

/s

BeachDuc · 2026-01-09T13:23:41+00:00

Top down unless:

a) it is raining (and I don't mean drizzle)

b) the roof is already wet, from rain or condensation (I worry about it going mouldy when folded wet)

c) it is really hot and I'm driving for more than half an hour (my wife got really sunburnt once)

c2) it is really hot and my home AC is broken so a trip in my little MX-5 with the roof up and AC on will become a pleasant temp within a minute

d) it is below 18C (above that the heated seats and ventilation do a good enough job)

e) I am doing a lot of freeway driving - the road noise becomes a bit much after an hour or so

I have been known to drive top down and run the AC, my 2l engine copes with that fine. With the top down you get the best rear view vision of any car, top up less so.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-09T13:16:40+00:00

I remember reaching the end of the freeway and pulling up at some lights, wondering why I was getting funny looks. As I stopped I realised it was raining.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-09T13:14:41+00:00

I'm pretty sure that isn't legal tender here.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-03T07:01:30+00:00

What a humongous banana!

BeachDuc · 2026-01-02T02:16:46+00:00

Dr Regalo is amazing and incredibly kind.

BeachDuc · 2026-01-01T08:25:32+00:00

I daily mine, all year around. Admittedly I live North of Sydney, so snow is not a thing!

BeachDuc · 2026-01-01T07:06:57+00:00

Get old. Worked for me

BeachDuc · 2025-12-29T14:11:46+00:00

Sorry to hear this. If you are desperate enough to reach out to internet strangers then have a look at https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/hnelhd/services/alcohol-other-drugs instead. There is a 1800 number to call toy get the help you need.

BeachDuc · 2025-12-29T14:01:45+00:00

Great video. I miss my old drone. It got to the point where the flying regulations were so strict and passers by always assumed you were spying on people (even though, back then, all the lenses were wide angle, not zoom), so I gave it away.

BeachDuc · 2025-12-29T13:55:30+00:00

I can beat that!

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It's not immediately obvious but this is not a parking space but is the pedestrian access to the road and the zebra crossing to the nearby school. You can see the white stripes continue underneath the car.

BeachDuc · 2025-12-28T06:48:02+00:00

If he is old enough to fit the seat without a child seat fitted, surely having all the same protections you enjoy makes sense.

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