Exploring
Apollo Bay Holiday
Between 5th and 16th September Rebecca had her study break, and I had annual leave booked. In the weeks, even months, leading up to those dates we didn’t know where we would go for our twice yearly holiday, but Rebecca…
- 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…
Merimbula Marital Moments
As parents, Rebecca and I haven’t had more than a few days at a time away together from our children that were still young enough to be living at home with us. Now that Eliana is 16 years old, and…
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, Travel
Lands End to John O’Groats Challenge Postcards
Since the previous post about the Lands End to John O’Groats Virtual Conqueror Challenge, I have past the following waypoints and received postcards. 10th January 2021: The Eden Project “Although the idea for the Eden Project only dates back 20…
- 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…
Keeping Away from The Virus
Since my last travel related post, there has been a wave or two of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in Australia. And it still isn’t under control in some parts of Australia. So when I booked three weeks of annual leave for…
3 States in 3 weeks
The railway related post for this blog post is available at my Jim’s Model Trains website. In March 2020, I had 4 weeks of long service leave and as I still had a month or so left on a 6…
A Broken Hill, Low Scrub & Bush, The Hunter Valley
13-10-2019: For the start of this holiday, I arrived at the railway station in the town we live in a bit before the time the XPT train to Sydney was due to arrive at 12:21pm. I waited. And waited. And…
An Island Holiday
Monday 7th October was the start of 3 weeks of annual leave for me. And the start of 1 week of annual leave for Rebecca. As I had 2 more weeks of holidays after this week, this week of holidays…
