Author Archives: marilyn

Sharing the Love

Posted on October 19, 2019 by marilyn

BLAXLAND – 19 October 2019 As Kenneth Grahame said in The Wind in the Willows “believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about” well,  it was “in … Continue reading →

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Rafting the Snowy River

Posted on October 5, 2019 by marilyn

McKILLOP’S BRIDGE to BUCHAN – 2 – 5 October 2019 I’d always wanted to raft the Franklin River, but just lately I’d been thinking that maybe I was “past” such a big adventure.  So, when Daniel B proposed a three … Continue reading →

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Making up for M’s Folly

Posted on September 15, 2019 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU – 15 September 2019 Our second day’s canyoning was a canyon I’d wanted to do for over four years but just never had the opportunity.  It’s an unpublished canyon, but for this post we’ll call it Portal Canyon.  … Continue reading →

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Canyoning – Boudoir and M’s Folly

Posted on September 14, 2019 by marilyn

NEWNES PLATEAU – 14 September 2019 I had six people signed up to do Tuglow Main Cave – I’d never done it before and it was a case of do it now – or forget about it.  I’d put on … Continue reading →

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Abercrombie – again?

Posted on September 13, 2019 by marilyn

ABERCROMBIE CAVES – 16 – 20 September 2019 How many times can you visit Abercrombie Caves in one year?  Well when your speleo club decides to write a book on the area, and you’re a soft touch when the word … Continue reading →

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