Loking around on Straddie
A surprising variety of fish at Wavebreak Island
Wavebreak Island is a small island just North of the Spit on the Gold Coast. I had heard there was good diving there and had looked across at it a…
Harrisville Bakehouse
First Audax of the Year
Finally, the weather has cooled down a bit, so it was time for some riding - very long riding. I rarely write about Audax rides, the last post was the…
Queenstown Marathon – How I trained
This article is more of a diary reminder for myself on my training for the Queenstown Marathon, hopefully, someone else will also find it useful. While the Marathon isn’t easy,…
Queenstown Marathon – Flat Out Beautiful
Relatively early on November 11th saw me sitting on the veranda of the lovely historic Laurel Bank House just outside Queenstown, drinking coffee, eating my fruit and granola, and contemplating…
One of my favourite races, Griffith Uni Trail Run
Now that we are finally post-Covid events are beginning to fill the calendar again, I had done the Griffith Uni Trail Run a few years ago and loved it. Like…
Road Testing Ms New Boots
We do not really have many mountains in Australia, it is a very old country and they have mostly been warn away. While Brisbane is surrounded by ‘mountains’ they are…
Oh no!
Caboolture to Wamuran Rail Trail – Where did the road go?
A couple of weeks ago M and I decided to pack our bikes for a short ride just North of Brisbane. I had heard of another Rail Trail from Caboolture…
The Routeburn Track, stunning variety in just a few days
The Routeburn Track is a stunning hike in Fjordland on the South Island of New Zealand. The mix of alpine and rainforest with some great views is superb. I had done this walk a few years ago and consider it one of the best walks I’ve done anywhere in the world; the availability of huts all made for a perfect pick for Masako’s first multi-day hike outside Japan (and its superb hut system).
So it was off to Queenstown with DOCS hut bookings in hand.
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These falls are 100s of metres
Springbrook After the Floods
It hadn’t been a great few weeks, having to say goodbye to a doggie, Sakura, she was 16 years old and had a good life - but it was sad.…
Climbing Mount Ngungun
The destination this weekend was a very small mountain in the Glasshouse Mountains, one of the people coming wasn’t keen on walks that are too long. Mount Ngungun is the…
A Birthday walk at O’Reilly’s
A couple of weeks ago it was my Mother's birthday, she loves birds and mentioned she hadn't been to O'Reilly's for a long time, perfect time a trip down South.…
Hiking to the Steamers – Ship’s Stern
It has been quite a few months since I'd done any overnight hiking (the bike had been winning), but a local meetup group had a walk in an area that…