This is the Morwell River somewhere neither you nor I (probably) ever thought to canoe. I present it here as an example: The great adventures are mostly over. People have crossed all the continents and seas, plumbed the deepest depths and ascended the tallest mountains – but they haven’t been everywhere. There is oft surprisingly […]
There was 2.05 metres of lovely water on the Waterford gauge and 1.60 on the Crooked River gauge and several above 30C degree days to look forward to so we filled the 15 litre Esky keg with ice (and some celebratory cans of champagne for Della) tossed all our gear into two cars and headed
Some times I feel like the character in Spike Milligan’s Bed-Sitting Room who was in love with rubber – only for me it is titanium. I see beautiful objects crafted in this lovely metal and feel the need to lust after them. I understand that in many ways the dispute about which is better titanium
I have to confess that when I saw the word’s ‘Tritium Vial’ I had to go to DuckDuckGo to see what was meant. Of course I knew what ‘Tritium’ was ever since watching the ‘Heroes of Telemark’ and similar WW2 exploits aimed at crippling Germany’s ‘heavy water’ production. Like Deuterium, Tritium is an isotope of
The track follows the true right bank (ie facing downstream) of the Tyers river until it crosses on an old pipeline. There are numerous spots where you could stop for a picnic, overnight or for a fish. The impressive cliffs below Peterson’s lookout are a feature. Birdlife, wildlife and wild flowers abound. There are a
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Which is how I would describe a Jack Russell. An excellent little dog – and if you haven’t got 1-2 lying around underfoot at your place well it is about time you did. They make an excellent hunting/hiking companion too and you don’t have to carry much food (about 100 grams/day) or other equipment to
If you can’t sew yourself a pair of my Sub One Ounce Per Pair Camp Shoes you might consider buying a pair of these Skinners 2.0. They started with them on Kickstarter here. They are all over the internet at the moment. About the lowest I have seen them is around $15 a pair though
My friend Chris has just (02-07-2021) finished walking the Great Ocean Walk in South-West Victoria from Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles (Port Campbell). You could view this as the beginning of the Great Southern Walk which stretches a further 250 km to Nelson. (I suspect you could begin at Geelong and walk all the
I have written various posts about this over time but the issue remains important and the ‘solutions’ not known by everyone. Of course it is much more vital on a longer trip. If you are an ultralight hiker by now you will have discovered that it is not that hard to keep your skin out
Della: Thanks Leanne Chancellor for the help with some storm clean-up this afternoon. The cypress branch hung up over over one of our fences looked like being a tricky job, but you and Steve managed to get the branch down with no damage to life, limb or fence (although I did panic just a little
