MACKAY & MATTHEWS LAB

Protein structure, function and engineering

Rogaining and Xmas ’04

Rogaining and Xmas ’04

In April 2004 , there was a 12-h rogaine in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. There was a bit of a lab expedition to give it a whirl – Dave and Joel went for the “open blokes” category, Jacqui and Molly went for the chicks category, while Wendy, Ann...
Budawangs, Easter 2003

Budawangs, Easter 2003

Easter came and we decided it was finally time to get down to the Budawangs, a national park about 4-5 h south of Sydney (depending on where you head for – its a big park!) that is one of the walking Meccas in NSW. The two centrepieces of the park are Pigeon...
Kayaking in Kangaroo Valley 2003

Kayaking in Kangaroo Valley 2003

Does two years in a row make this an annual lab event – the day of kayaking on the Kangaroo River (about 2 h south of Sydney)? Well, either way, it was a most enjoyable day. It is very calming to float down silently down the river (well, except for the sound of...
Glenbrook-Springwood Aug 2003

Glenbrook-Springwood Aug 2003

It was time for another lab bush walk. There hadn’t been one for quite a while – which is partly a function of the fact that a few of us in the lab have been doing quite a few rogaines over the last year or so, so have been out in the bush with other lab...
Wild Cattle Rogaine, Oct 2002

Wild Cattle Rogaine, Oct 2002

It was time for another rogaine. Dave was otherwise engaged and Jacqui’s usual rogaining partner had legged it for Cambridge, so the two of us teamed up for a 24-h event up north of Newcastle. Also in for the occasion were the other rogaining veterans from the...