Posts tagged 'Bushwalking'
22 February 2010My leave got approved last week and I’m now in the final stage of preparing for my next big bushwalk. Last year around this time I walked the South Coast Track and even though it was frustrating to walk at times due to very bad track conditions, the pristine beaches and rough coastline were …
3 November 2009Two weeks ago on Thursday we had a public holiday in Hobart. I decided to take Friday off and have a long weekend to do a short camping trip to Bruny Island, something I had planned for a long time already. To make it more interesting, I turned it into a bicycle trip. Unfortunately I …
18 October 2009It’s finally warm enough to spend more time outdoors in Hobart and therefore a few weeks ago I bought a bicycle so I can go mountain-biking in Wellington Park on weekends. I’m also looking forward to go hiking again soon, although this summer I will probably be short on time since I booked a trip …
8 July 2009When I read through some news websites today I was surprised to find a heated discussion about the Uluru, or Ayers Rock. The reason is a draft management plan which was released for the Uluru – Kata Tjuta National Park. In this management plan it is suggested to ban climbing Uluru, and this is what causes …
9 June 2009I didn’t sleep at all during the night, I managed to place my tent on uneven ground and kept slipping of my mattress. At some stage I simply grabbed my emergency iPod and listened to music until half past six in the morning.
I didn’t feel like eating another breakfast bag, instead I’ve eaten the snack …
4 June 2009This should become one of the weirdest days on the track. It started like the previous day, with mild weather and a beautiful sunrise. Everything looked nice.
I was just about to cook some tea for breakfast, when – within seconds – a massive storm came up and blew me off the campsite. There had been …
31 May 2009The night was starlit and very cold. When I woke up early around 6am I grabbed warm clothes and my camera and went to the beach to photograph the sunrise. It was absolutely beautiful.
Because of the cold night and the sheltered campsite without any wind, my clothes didn’t dry overnight. But it turned into a …
27 May 2009Very stormy night with few sleep, again. Camping next to the beach is great, but the waves can make a lot of noise throughout the night. The good thing about the wind at night was that the clothes I had washed after setting up my camp the previous day, were completely dry. A great feeling …
23 May 2009Another bad night, bad sleep, bad sleeping mattress. I really need to replace it with something more comfortable before my next trip. An inflatable mattress and pillow could be an alternative.
I was not in a hurry, I only planned to do the short walk down to Turua Beach, according to my map it was only …
10 May 2009The first thing I noticed when I left my tent was that my day clothes were still wet. I mean really wet. I was in the middle of a wet forest, it was raining all night and it wasn’t very warm either. Impossible to dry clothes. I absolutely hate to jump into wet clothes in …
