Rainbows in The Mist

  This was a highlight for me, showing my twin cousins around the blue mountains, unfortunately they brought the bad English weather with them and no matter where we traveled around Australia For the next month the rain seems to have followed them. First stop Govetts Leap in the Blue Mountains with spectacular views into…

Easter long weekend Camino Training

Easter long weekend over and I managed to get heaps of training hikes in for the Spanish Camino de Santiago I’m hiking, May this year. Since I’ve been so busy with getting my house ready for sale and moving my parents to Queensland I haven’t had much chance for any long distance training hikes. So…

Carrington Falls Campground

Well as you may know from my previous blogs, I’m selling my house and traveling the world. At the moment I’m still waiting for a 10day cooling off period so rather than camp on the floor of my empty house, I decided to drive down the coast and explore the southern highlands. I’d initially decided to…

Getting Caught in a Storm

Having worked on the house for the past few days by cleaning up the veggie patch and power washing all the pavers out the back yard, getting my house ready for sale. I messaged my kayak buddy Alison to see if she was free for a mid week kayak. The weather report didn’t look good…

Perry’s Lookdown via Blue Gum Forest

So i’m trying to finish all the hikes in my two Blue Mountains hiking books. Exploring the Blue Mountains and Blue Mountains Best Bushwalks. With only 8 hikes left and 8 weeks until the New Years I know what my weekend activities will be. The only downside is most of the remaining hikes are medium,…

Kosciuszko Overnight Camp Day1

Well I felt like another long weekend so this time I decided to drive down to Kosciuszko National park, A 6hr drive from Sydney. The dive itself was very uneventful apart from when I went to overtake a horse float I may have just past a speed camera so I guess I’ll have to wait…

Hiking – Bike Tuition – Kayak Test Day

Thursday So I decided to go for a hike after work as i’m trying to complete all the hikes in my two blue mountain hiking guides. I thought if I completed a medium hike after work that should be a good start to my long weekend. After an early mark from work I headed straight…

Bike Packing Day 3 Homeward bound

Day 3 I woke up to the sound of something munching the grass next to my tent, I’m think it was a small wallaby as later in the day one crossing the fire trail as I was heading out of camp. The early morning sun was casting a bike wheel shadow across my tent. The…

Bike Packing Day 2 Ingar Campground

Day 2 I’m woken up by the sound of movement near my tent, I can hear rustling and chomping of leaves, followed by a few snorts. Im thinking this sounds rather large and I only have the protection of a thin walled tent. Then the familiar thud thud of a kangaroo jumping around and eating…

Bike Packing Day 1 The Oaks Trail

I attached my GoPro to my head mount then headed down the hill at a great speed, forgetting about the speed humps and super tight corners. My grin was bigger than a cheshire cat,