Rundownunder into Western Australia
In the Rundownunder challenge, the start of 2023 saw me walking / running / hiking, virtually, across the top of the Northern Territory. The travelling north along the eastern seaboard of Australia in the first year or so of the…
Rebecca’s Graduation in Adelaide
Sunday 24th September We boarded the Albury – Adelaide, South Australia bus at Wangaratta at about 5:30am. This was the longest scheduled bus journey I’ve every been on up to this point. We have driven most of the route the…
- Camping, Exploring, Family, Hiking, Holidays, Interesting Places, NAtional Parks, Nature, Travel, Walking
Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time
The title of this post is a quote from someone called Steven Wright. I can’t remember where I first saw it, or even who Steven Wright is, but the idea of everywhere being within walking distance if you have the…
Breaking a 20+ Year Drought
Over the Victorian Labour Day long weekend, I did my 1st overnight hiking camp in more than 20 years. A week or so before that I purchased a 65 litre hiking backpack, and some new hiking boots. What follows describes…
The Road Back To Health
As mentioned in a previous post, on 1st May 2022 I injured my knee and the subsequent healing of that injury brought virtually all my physical activity to a screeching halt. From the activity when the injury occurred through to…
Rundownunder Virtual Challenge Update
Since the last Rundownunder challenge update, I’ve traversed outback Queensland and finally made it into the Northern Territory. 1st February 2022 – Kynuna “Kynuna was established as a teamsters’ camp at a supply point for the nearby Kynuna pastoral station,…
- Beauty, Camping, Cycling, Exercise, Exploring, Footbiking, Hiking, Holidays, Interesting Places, NAtional Parks, Nature, Travel, Walking
A Very Outdoor Month
Late March 2022 was the time of a “wife and me” holiday – the first such holiday after the last of our progeny departed the nest. The destination was Mitta Mitta, a place I had stayed at twice before. Mitta…
Rundown Under Virtual Challenge Update
As I haven’t posted an update on my progress on the Run Down Under Virtual Challenge since April, and as 2021 has now now finished, it seemed like a good idea to do an end of year update for that…
Out the Back of NSW
Between 19th and 28th March, I had annual leave and so I decided I would do some exploring. Due to the possibility of cross-border restrictions, travel permits for interstate travellers, and the possibility of COVID19 outbreaks in general, I decided…
- Cycling, Events, Exercise, Exploring, Footbiking, Interesting Places, LANDS END TO JOHN O'GROATS VIRTUAL CONQUEROR CHALLENGE, RUN DOWN UNDER VIRTUAL WALK / RUN CHALLENGE, Travel, Walking
New 2021 Fitness Challenges
Two new fitness challenges will make 2021 an interesting year for maintaining my fitness level. One of the challenges is for cycling, and the other for walking / running. For around 10 years now, I have been cycling regularly. It…