Plan B bushwalking

CENTRAL COAST – 11 May 2024
We had been planning a big social event for the weekend, an outdoor Roman Bath’s night-time picnic on Saturday night, plus a 1/2 day bushwalk on the Saturday.  Then we checked the weather on WeatherZone and the forecast was for rain all weekend.  So, we came up with a Plan B – bushwalking looking for aboriginal art sites – the engravings are much more well defined after rain – bonus. Continue reading

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Finally, some Tassie Caving

TASMANIA – 30 April 2024
So, we’re all COVID-free now, and have taken a lot of time to rest and recover, it’s about time we got into some caving!  We decided to explore a little by ourselves, see if I could find Sassafras, take a look at Cyclops and maybe find a new cave, Water Trap.  We planned an early start but then faffed around and before you know it, it was 11am! Continue reading

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Definitely a Blog-Worthy Adventure

TASMANIA – 29 April 2024
We had two choices for the afternoon, two small caves or a walk to Minnow Falls.  I thought Minnow Falls would be easier so suggested to Rod and Jim that we do that.  It would take about 4 hours and we’d missed doing it on our COVID Road Trip, so seemed like a good idea.  I didn’t do any research, Jim had looked it up on the ‘net, but I didn’t bother to ask too many questions, how hard could it be? Continue reading

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The COVID Road Trip – Part 2

TASMANIA – 27 April 2024
Our second day of “seeing the sights”.  We started at 7.30am to go to Burnie for Park Run.  This would be my first Park Run (well Park Walk) and I was fairly confident that I’d be able to manage a 5k walk.  The drive to Burnie was pretty average, lots of cows, farmland and haybales. Continue reading

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The COVID Road Trip – Part 1

TASMANIA – 19 – 26 April 2024
Finally, after almost 12 months of planning, our day of departure has arrived.  Rod, Jim and I were going to Tassie for 2 weeks … 4 days of caving, and cleaning out a rubbish filled doline, then 6 days with the SRC cavers, helping them to do some track maintenance, and then 5 days back at Mole Creek for some recreational caving!  Doesn’t get much better than that! Continue reading

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