Today I walked the first part of the Heysen Trail Section 1 from Trig Campground in Deep Creek Conservation Park to Cape Jervis. Cape Jervis is the start (or finish)…
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Heysen Trail – Mount Compass to Kuipto via Mount Magnificent
Hiked a 28k section of the 1200k long Heysen Trail today. Section 9 from Mount Compass to Kuipto. Also could not resist a detour to the summit of Mount Magnificent…
Read MoreHigh Country Rail Trail Part 1 – 35 km Hume Reservoir to Bulioh – Victoria
Pushed up the distance today and walked 35 kilometres (21.75 Miles) along the High Country Rail Trail from our Hume reservoir campsite at Ludlows Reserve to Tallangatta, old Tallangatta and…
Read MoreSmith’s Track Hike – Cairns Queensland
Continuing on from Glacier Rock on the Douglas and Smith tracks. Used the Smiths track to head back. Unfortunately the phone Battery went flat, so few photos. Finial distance 15k…
Read MoreGlacier Rock Hike – Cairns Queensland
The Glacier Rock Hike seemed a tough climb some 1400 ft in 4k, from the bottom of the hill up to Glacier Rock at the top of the Barron gorge…
Read MoreWalk Around Mount Gambier Blue Lake Crater Rim
A short training hike around the Mount Gambier Blue Lake and Valley Lake Crater. This is one of 3 craters here with the best known being the 'Blue Lake' which…
Read MoreCascade de Tao New Caledonia
Still travelling down the North East Coast. Completely different to the West Coast. Here the the palm fringed beaches here are framed by mountains, waterfalls and cascades. We spent some…
Read MoreArrived at Hienghene New Caledonia
Admiring the Sunset at Mount Rouse Victoria
On the way from Warnambool to Hamilton we stopped to admire the sunset from the top of Mount Rouse Victoria. Mount Rouse is an extinct volcano that lies in the…
Read MoreA Pleasant Afternoon at Port Fairy Victoria
This is our last stop before home for this trip. Watched the surfers and strolled along the port side walk in town, and a pleasant dinner of fish and chips…
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