Another No Gaps on Maps walk

Posted on November 4, 2023 by marilyn

IRONBARK CREEK – MOUNT OLIVE, Popran NP – 4 November 2023
No Gaps on Maps walk #2:  The weather forecast wasn’t looking good – 20-50mm rain, but everyone said they were “still keen”.  Although when I backed out of the garage and it was windy and already bucketing down, I didn’t expect that they would still be keen when I met them at Mangrove Mountain store.  And there they were, at the store, and early! Continue reading →

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Return to Mary Jane with the UBMBC eco warriors

Posted on November 2, 2023 by marilyn

“MARY JANE” CANYON, Blue Mountains NP – 2 November 2023
In 2019, I did an exploratory canyon with Anna O-B and Rod S.  It was the first time any of us had done this particular canyon (the actual name of the canyon, is not Mary Jane, which is a nod to the old weed plantation in the canyon).  We didn’t know the way in, so just headed down where we thought the canyon would start and what do you know there was a cliff-line to get around.  Continue reading →

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Panay Road Trip

Posted on October 14, 2023 by marilyn

PART 3 – PANAY ISLAND, RP – 8 – 14 October 2023
I’m in an outrigger with seating for 35, and there’s 38 people and so much luggage that it’s way overloaded.  The trip from to the main island will take an hour, and thoughts of Gilligan’s Island are going through my mind.  The islands that I thought I’d be able to swim to a week ago, were looking a lot further away on this trip! Continue reading →

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Remote caving in the Philippines

Posted on October 8, 2023 by marilyn

PART 2 – GIGANTES ISLAND, RP – 4 – 8 October 2023
The next part of our Philippines trip would be on Gigantes Island, and a week-long “expedition”. Rough translation for Gigantes … Island of the Giants – located north of the Island of Panay, one of the West Visayan Islands. Local legend describes coffins found on Gigantes inside Bakwitan Cave that contained gigantic human bones.      Continue reading →

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How can two trips to the same cave be so different

Posted on October 1, 2023 by marilyn

PART 1.2 – SAMAR ISLAND, RP – 29 September – 1 October 2023
The last three days of our stay in Samar was action packed.  A trip down a nearby multi-pitch creek and then two days at Joni’s coconut plantation.  We definitely needed a rest day after this! Continue reading →

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