Hiking
G’day all, With the sun rising, Amy and I headed to El Questro Gorge whilst Lynda stayed behind with Jess. Amy and I planned to conquer the big boulder at the half way point and carry on to Mic Micking Pool at the end of the gorge. Half the fun is the 4WD track in. [...]
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G’day all, On the road early this morning and a trip to Port Douglas and Mossman Gorge. We arrived in Port Douglas around 9:00am and took sometime just walking the streets and browsing through a few shops. It was great fun with the kids and yes…Bushman Bud ended up buying the kids some rather expensive [...]
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G’day all, After the Southern Forests trip with the Land Rover Club we have been camped at Hobart Show Grounds due to a wearing clutch on the Patrol. We have ordered a replacement which gets fitted tommorrow and then off we go again. Our time here hasn’t been wasted though, we have spent a few [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ3EOYn4F4A (At the summit with Bushman Bud) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auB-UCoXC6g (Must See, Bushman Bud reflects on epic trip) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1lLxSE-Dl4 (Vista 360 degrees at Mt Ossa) Rising from a restless night sleep at 5:00am I grabbed my back pack of basic supplies and headed for the Arm River Track. The information on this track suggests a 40 klm return to be [...]
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G’day all, With a short break in the weather and winter closing in; tommorrow is my chance to claim Tasmania’s highest peak Mt Ossa. I am all packed and ready for a 5am start, sunrise at 7:15am so I should get a good start on a 36 klm return hike that I plan to do [...]
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G”day all, Well we all made it up Cradle Mountain this time around. Joey Jess (7) on her second run and Orangatang Amy (5) on her first attempt. We followed the track from Dove Lake to the interection of the Overland Track and Dove Lake Track (about 300m from the carpark). We turned left towards [...]
G’day all, The weather has cleared and it is time to get the fitness level up to tackle Mt Ossa, Tasmania’s highest peak. I have found a track into Mt Ossa away from the Overland Track which is a 36 klm round trip. Far better than the trip up the Overland Track which is approx [...]
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