Trips
Wolverine Walks the Wilderness Coast
Usually Jan is just a regular feminist lefty academic, trying to make the world a better place in her own small way. This is the story of how she came to realise that she has a special power. The story…
Blackwood
This weekend we headed straight out to Blackwood after work on a friday. Almost immediately, Jan got herself setup by the fire and started dreaming about a walk the next day. Overnight we discovered that the place we were staying…
South African Extravaganza
Here’s to an awesome awesome cool cool holiday … clink, clink. That’s how our South African holiday ended, and we really meant it too … at the risk of casting aspersions on holidays past, it may have been the best…
Glenelg River Adventure
This Easter we decided that a camping adventure was in order and we decided to combine it with one of our other favourite activities, canoeing. We’d heard about the wonders of the Glenelg river (near Nelson) for many years now…
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,…
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…
