Author Archives: marilyn

“We might be walking out in the dark”

Posted on January 27, 2023 by marilyn

CARRAI NATIONAL PARK – 27 January 2023 There are benefits to not researching something before you go, and this trip was a case in point.  I knew we’d be driving up “Kempsey way”, about 338k – a 3.5 hour trip.  … Continue reading →

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I should be a tour operator!

Posted on January 19, 2023 by marilyn

TASMANIA – MOLE CREEK – 13-19 January 2023 After four trips to Mole Creek, there’s not much that you haven’t seen in my photos, so I’ll keep the number down to just a few each day.  I guess what was … Continue reading →

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WoJ – Certainly Blog-worthy

Posted on January 13, 2023 by marilyn

TASMANIA – Walls of Jerusalem – 10 – 13 January 2023 When Jim C told me he was doing the Walls of Jerusalem walk in Tassie in January, I said I’d be interested.  Then I got busy and didn’t do … Continue reading →

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Maybe I need a better wetsuit!

Posted on December 28, 2022 by marilyn

GLOUCESTER TOPS – 27-28 December 2022 I’d heard there was a private trip happening at Kanangra.  Even though I’d been there a few weeks ago, at the time, I was so focused on not getting hypothermia in the 3°C weather, … Continue reading →

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Hard Core or Crazy?

Posted on December 18, 2022 by marilyn

KANANGRA BOYD NP – 17 & 18 December 2023 It’s a fine line between being hard core, or just plain crazy when doing wet canyons in freezing cold temperatures.  Dione Dell on Saturday wasn’t that bad but I was questioning … Continue reading →

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