I bought one of these mini picks for Della. The handle was a little short, so I cut it off and welded a longer one on (her length). I have been out in the paddock hoeing thistles with it (It weighs less than a kilogram) and it is just marvelous. I will get another and […]
If you have spent as many nights sleeping under the stars as I have (literally years) then you will many times have encountered nights when it is bright enough without a moon to safely walk through the bush without a torch even if it is not bright enough to read a newspaper with as it
This is the very first tick either myself or one of my animals has acquired in Southern Victoria – even though I hunted with hounds here for over thirty years and have owned as many as a dozen and a half dogs at a time. I used to see tiny ticks infecting the ears of
After playing around for some time with some Dyneema fishing line and a micro cord lock to secure my hearing aids when I am in the bush or canoeing (which by the way worked well) I am delighted to learn there is a commercial alternative which whilst not so secure, is a lot simpler. These
I know I certainly don’t look it (and I confess I am not), but the site had been dreadfully slow. Didn’t bother me – I am in no hurry to meet my maker. But I know many of you have better things to do than waiting for pages to load…so i am working on speeding
Della just loves stuffed animals which is maybe why she has kept this particular stuffed old animal around for nearly fifty years! It may be a family trait. We have this wonderful family photo circa 1903 of her grandfather as an apprentice hairdresser in Hawick, Scotland outside Richie Law’s shop. As you can see the
Della: ‘‘Death, that hath suck’d the honey of thy breath Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty’ (Romeo and Juliet). Welcome home to our Rusty, the dusky lorikeet! You were our special, devoted clown, and have earned your ‘Forever Home’ with us. We will never again hear your voice saying ‘I love you’ and
This will keep your nose warm at night! Obviously you can’t tuck your nose and mouth (unlike the rest of your face) in your sleeping bag otherwise it will become saturated from your breath and no longer keep you as warm. Until now I just put up with it. Recently though I discovered this wonderful
If you have ever seen how much traction is improved by deflating your tyres (or installing wheel chains), you will not doubt the usefulness of these devices. In my opinion they are a better priority than adding a winch or diff locks (and cheaper at about A$200 per tyre), though you might add the
I see it is two years since I first posted this. As a result of my experiences of the last two weeks (http://www.theultralighthiker.com/the-silence-of-the-deer/ & http://www.theultralighthiker.com/avon-river-walking-track/), I feel that it needs a revisit: Moose Country, Fiordland NZ: Looking down over the Jane Burn into the Lower Seaforth Valley, the Dusky Sound in the distance. Only about ten
