It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log

It appears to me that the terrible twos have appeared early in this household. This realisation, coupled with the reality that I was unsuccessful in getting more than thirty minutes consecutive sleep last night, Henry and I shrewdly decided to go on a LONG walk. Although it would be hard work on my tired, aching bones, it would put us in the position where we would be unable to murder each other without prompt arrest. A strategic course of action, I feel.

The thing that garnered most interest from the odd couple along the way was a decent-sized ship pulling up on the other side of the river. Upon return and with the aid of Google, we found out that the ship is called British Liberty, it is listed as a “Chemical/Oil Products Tanker”, or to be more precise, a “Liquid Tanker”. Indian sailors primarily operate it, and its call sign is “MFLM9”. The marvels of the Internet also means that its every movement can be tracked at sailwx.info. Very nice!

We decided to take the scenic route along the Derwent River (Eastern Shore side) from Geilston Bay to Lindisfarne Bay, to see what the ducks that frequent those haunts think of the terrorising toddler.

Here is Henry harassing some Geilston Bay ducks on Monday. Note the fetching bulge of the cloth nappy!

We also saw quite a few of what I am reasonably confident are Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus). If anyone out there reads this is of the bird fancying persuasion, please feel free to confirm or correct my assumption. I see these guys all the time, but am never sure of what they are.