Return to Dharug

Posted on August 24, 2024 by marilyn

DHARUG NP – 24-25 August 2024
Now that I’ve been training for over a month, it was time to test whether the “getting fit” plan was working.  So, Trish and I decided that we’d tackle the fire trail in Dharug (and its biggish hill) to test our fitness.  We had planned for 3 days walking but as it looked like rain at the end of day 2, we called it quits (and that’s a story in itself). Continue reading →

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The lead up to Mt Kinabalu – Part 1

Posted on August 18, 2024 by marilyn

15 July – 18 August – About 6 months ago, an acquaintance (when he heard I was going to Sarawak for the International Show Caves Conference) suggested that I climb Mt Kinabalu whilst I was there.  He said that I’d probably only have to climb 1,000m and I thought, “that’s not too bad, that’s all you climb from the Kowmung to Kanangra Walls”.  So, I decided that Mt Kinabalu sounded like a great idea. Continue reading →

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Sea Caves Exploration – Part 3

Posted on July 21, 2024 by marilyn

SYDNEY’S NORTHERN BEACHES – 20-21 July 2024
Well, this is Part 3 for me but probably Part 5 or 6 for John G.  John has made it his goal in life to identify all the sea caves up and down the NSW coastline.  He has a book written by John Dunkley which was produced prior to the GPS and he’s trying to locate the caves in the book, GPS them, and document them.  So, I rocked up on Saturday to be part of the adventure. Continue reading →

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Laying by the pool drinking margaritas

Posted on July 13, 2024 by marilyn

BALI – Week 5 & 6 @ Tabanan – 1 – 13 July 2024
Before we left, and when I looked at the photos of our third villa, I could just imagine myself laying by the pool, reading a good book and drinking margaritas.  It didn’t occur to me that (a) I’d have to buy some tequila; (b) one of us would have to know how to make them; and (c) I’d be getting sunburned whilst I waited for someone to bring the margaritas to me. Continue reading →

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The zeros are doing our heads in!

Posted on June 28, 2024 by marilyn

BALI – Week 4 @ Ubud – 22 – 30 June 2024
Well, it’s been four weeks now and we still can’t get our heads around the bloody zeros with the Indonesian Rupiah!  It started when Christine and I did some currency exchange at Sydney Airport, A$250 for RP2,736,626, most of them in RP100,000 notes.  From there on it was all downhill. Continue reading →

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