First Camino distance training hike at 30.3k. All flat but still good endurance practice and time to make sure all the new gear is working. Had sun, wind, rain and…
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Mole Creek Karst NP Tasmania – Exploring Caves
Had a great time exploring Honeycomb Cave an open cave system near Caveside in Tasmania. Found quite by accident while driving around the Mole Creek area. The karst landscape of…
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Largest mural I have seen 94ms long by 4ms high.Gowrie Park lies at the foot of Mount Roland and is a former workers' village for the Tasmanian Hydro-electric scheme. Murial…
Read MoreRelaxing on the beach
Although the Sun appears to "rise" from the horizon, it is actually the Earth's motion that causes the Sun to appear. The illusion of a moving Sun results from Earth…
Read MoreMarrawah North West Coast Tasmania
Near West Point with panoramic views out over the ocean towards Mt Cameron and the Studland bay and Woolnorth wind farms. This area which has been voted one of the…
Read MoreCamino Training Hike- Full Pack in Tropical Weather
First full backpack (13.5 kg but 3.5kg was water) Camino training hike 18k around Girraween Lagoon near Howard Springs NT. Hot 35 and humid but all flat. My biggest concern…
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Hot weather Practice Hike 31km – Howard Springs to Casuarina NT
Long hot practice hike in Darwin today. Pretty much in full sun all day at 35 deg until it cooled down to 32 near Leanyer. All flat terrain but tough.…
Read MoreJLF Trek 2017 Day 2 Heysen Trail Tunkalilla to Petrel Cove
DONE!! Finished the 80k Jodi Lee trek this afternoon. Thank you for all your support and donations. Day Two follows the Heysen Trail and starts at Tunkalilla and finishes again…
Read MoreJLF Trek 2017 Day 1 Myponga to Petrel Cove Victor Harbour
Jlf trek day 1. Made it. Did 45k today 42k on the trek. Missed the track so did an extra 2 k and walked back from the drop off point…
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