NORWAY – FINLAND – THAILAND – 11 – 29 January 2018
This trip was conceived in a casual conversation with Christine. Me: “I wouldn’t mind seeing the Northern Lights”. Christine: “ok, let’s do it”, and next thing we knew we had a date set and had invited a few other friends, Jane, Lynn, Ashild and David. I maybe should have done a bit more research about the Northern Lights!
SOUTH BOWENS CREEK AREA – January 6, 2018
The day started out perfectly, everyone arrived on time, we nailed the route we wanted to take and explored the creek we wanted to explore, but by the end of the day, I’d be spending two hours in Lithgow’s emergency room. And I still don’t know how I managed to injure not one but two legs! Continue reading
ALCATRAZ CANYON – January 5, 2018
A repeat of Alcatraz Canyon ordinarily wouldn’t be blog worthy. However, based on the next day’s adventure, I thought Alcatraz was worth a mention as it shows that not all of my trips are epics, and from time to time, everything goes to plan!
DUMBANO CREEK EXPLORATION – 28 – 30 December 2017
Rod S had put this trip on the calendar a couple of times, but for one reason or another it didn’t go ahead, I’d always wanted to go back to Dumbano after an aborted trip 15+ years ago, so I was hoping that this time the trip would go ahead. The plan was to walk to Dumbano via Good Tunnel canyon and then spend five days and four nights exploring the side creeks downstream, looking for more canyons.
CENTRAL COAST – Forresters Beach to Shelly Beach – 17 December 2017
Ordinarily, a 2.5 hour walk wouldn’t be blog-worthy, but it was “king” tide and at one sketchy spot, Trish commented that even a 2.5 hour walk with me turns into an adventure, so we decided that it was indeed blog-worthy!