The great wall
In the beginning it rained and it rained and it rained until it started to flood, and the water rushed down from the hills and swept away everything in its path. The terrible power of the flood waters threatened to…
Long Forest
This Australia day we decided to skive from cleaning up our yard and go on a walk in the bush. Long Forest is a tiny little patch of mallee and blue gum, surrounded by farmland and close to the city…
The Wetsuits
This post is dedicated to the awesome power of a good wetsuit to create opportunities for fun when you would otherwise freeze your bits off! When the weather at Beachport wasn’t so good for robster catching, we decided to have…
Skiing Mt Buller
The snow was supposedly the best for 10, 20, 100 years according to various experts. All we can say is, it was bloody awesome. The day started of blue and sunny, and you could see the excitement in everyone at…
Tinnies and Croc Traps
The Melbourne winters all seemed a bit cold and dark so last week, we headed up for a week of guaranteed warmth in the NT. Search for the cooke-strugnell secret fishing spot After a bit of fuss involving a missing…
Camping in the Cathedrals
It was an awesome camping trip … a bit cold in the night, and the packs were a bit heavy, but we saw so much and we felt so happy. Our trip went something like this; It started with a…
Tasmania
Jan had a conference in Hobart this week, so I went over for the weekend and we did some nice walking in Tasmania. It was my first trip, and I was pretty impressed … Hobart is in a perfect position,…
Baking Frenzy
It’s been a crazy weekend of non-stop baking this weekend. I got a bit of a crazy desire to bake, sparked mostly by the gift of an amazing book “The cook’s book” from the weekly times. Anyway … we kicked…
Rogaining
Yesterday we went in our second Rogaine together. It was held in absolutely stunning bush in the Tallarook ranges, and for a day out walking you couldn’t ask for better … well .. it was kinda wet, but that added…
Easter Adventures
We’re just back from a pretty busy Easter trip. It was kind of three trips in one really, camping at Wingan Inlet, catching up with our friends at Point Hicks, and then off to the mountains. The holiday started with…