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…
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High 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 MoreAdmiring 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…
Read MoreOut of the Storm. Gulf of Carpentaria Australia

Crossing the Gulf of Carpentaria on the Maasdam way from Dili East Timor to Cairns. Still the wet season with plenty of storms and a cyclone brewing. Some leaking into…
Read MoreFort Scratchley Newcastle NSW

Our first stop on this cruise is Newcastle NSW. We decided to check out the headland known as Fort Scratchley. Fort Scratchley has long been associated with the history of…
Read MoreHiking the Goldfield Trail North Queensland
The Goldfield Trail in Wooroonooran National Park. The 19.5 km long Goldfield trail links Babinda Boulders Scenic Reserve and Goldsborough Valley 46 km south of Cairns and can be walked…
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