I had a simple outing planned for the day – take the ferry to Manly and meet up with my former AWS colleague Mani. Sydney Transport, however, had other ideas…

Drat. So a couple of bus rides later, I finally made it to meet up with Mani. You know how there are people that you think, yes, we should be friends but we’re both super busy so it’s just not happening? That was us, but thankfully we’re finally able to connect. Mani led the AWS APAC Space & Satellite business, and now she’s taking a year off with her first child. We had a great visit, and she left me really inspired and confident that I’m on the right track with some of the board opportunities I’m pursuing. And she’s really fun! It was well worth the effort of getting there.

And hey, by the time I left the ferries were operating again! I caught the Fast Ferry back to Circular Quay and discovered that knitting as you cross the Heads (with some serious swell!) is quite a challenge… 😂🧶