Tasmania Freycinet – pick the right weather!

Our first glimpse of the beach through the treesI’d always wanted to see Wine Glass Bay, the photos of it are amazing.  So, we put Freycinet on the itinerary, but our run of great weather had come to an end.  We decided to do the circuit anti-clockwise leaving Wine Glass Bay for last so we could have more time there.  Whilst the first day was perfect weather, the second day was cloudy, drizzly and miserable. Continue reading

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Frenchman’s Cap – thank you Tricky Dicky

Climbing up to the Cap lots of graniteI have a bushwalking friend, Lou, who always refers to Dick Smith as Tricky Dicky, and when he talks about Frenchman’s Cap, he gives credit where credit is due and acknowledges that Dick paid big bucks to National Parks to put in a track so that the Sodden Loddens were no longer the curse of bushwalkers around the world. Continue reading

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Walls of Jerusalem – everything happens for a reason

Len and Wen at the start of the walkAbout 9 months ago, Wendy and I had decided we’d like to Raft The Franklin.  We spoke about it a bit and next thing we knew, Len S and Theo had decided to join us.  Well, sometimes you’re just not meant to do something. Continue reading

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Ah, I forgot to mention to waterproof your packs!

You might wonder about the milk crate, found on the bank of the river, too good to pass up!SHOALHAVEN RIVER – FEBRUARY 2015
Long Point Track > McCullum’s Selection > Shoalhaven River > Secret Campsite #1 > return to Long Point Track
This was going to be the last walk for Jimmy for a while before Mel had the baby, so, sons Jimmy & David, daughter-in-law Tanya and my grandson Bailey all decided on an overnight walk down to the Shoalhaven with me.  Tanya’s first overnight walk! Continue reading

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Upper Wollangambe River – an epic trip!

thumbnailWOLLANGAMBE RIVER – JANUARY 2015
Upper Upper Wollangambe River > Wollangambe Crater > Wol #1 Entry Track
Jeff and I had started years ago exploring 2k of the upper, upper, upper reaches of the Wollangambe River, but there were a couple of no-mans land sections that we just needed more time for, so when the Oz Day long weekend came up we decided to give it a go and explore the next 10k downstream.  Sadly for this great adventure, only one other person signed on for it! Continue reading

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