Building a Fruit Farm
A History of Cape Trib Exotic Fruit Farm 1987 – 2014 Buying the Land We had visited Cape Trib in 1985 on our way to teach in the NT, and […]
Tag Archives: long distance hikes
Corsica and the GR20
Corsica May 2001 We actually went to Corsica pretty much by accident, as we had been planning to walk in the UK but all their footpaths were closed after a […]
Nepal 1997. The Annapurna Circuit and Sanctuary.
A 22 day circuit of the horse shoe shaped Annapurna Range, going over Thorong La at 5280m before descending and entering the Sanctuary for the climb to Annapurna Base Camp […]
Climbing Mt Kenya 2004
Mt Kenya loses in the altitude stakes to big cousin Mt Kilimanjaro, but we found it to be far more interesting as a walk, not just for the scenery but […]
The Great Ocean Walk 2017
We chose to walk this path independently for the full 8 days that is recommended by Parks Victoria, carrying camping gear and food for the whole time. It is also possible […]
Tales From the Trail
Tales from the Appalachian Trail I’m hobbling on painful knees and ankles as I stagger on up the hill, exhausted under my 25 kg pack, and we’re only on day […]
Wainwright’s Coast To Coast UK 2006.
Wainwright’s Coast To Coast UK 2006 A slackpacking 307 km over 17 days. Day 0, Tue April 4, St Bees. This is our recovery day in St Bees after flying […]
Bibbulman Track 2008
The Bibbulmun Track is one of the world’s great long distance walk trails, stretching 1000km from Kalamunda, a suburb in the hills on the outskirts of Perth, to the historic […]
Precipitous Bluff via Southern Range Jan 1999
A 12 day traverse of the Tasmanian southern ranges over Precipitous Bluff to New River Lagoon and then the south coast track through to Melaleuca Airstrip. Not enough water then […]
Traverse of the Eastern and Western Arthurs, Tasmania, March 1998.
The most dramatic and spectacular walk in Australia. Rough unmarked tracks, wild weather and isolation make this a walk for experienced and well prepared walkers not to be undertaken lightly. […]
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