The Overland Track – Day Two: Waterfall Valley Hut to Lake Windermere

Don't go chasing waterfalls... - TLC We found ourselves waking up at sunrise as the light crept through the floor to ceiling window in our bunk room. It starts with a single rustling of one person stirring as they wake and one by one it turns into a symphony of creaky sleeping pads and mattress …

The Overland Track – Day One: Ronny Creek to Waterfall Valley Hut

Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So... get on your way! - Dr Seuss After months of states and territories playing border bingo and a very uncertain lead-up to our departure, we were amazed on February 13th 2021 to be standing out front of our Launceston AirBnB at 6am waiting for the wonderful …

Overnight Hike – The Coast Track

The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. - Kate Chopin After what we had thought was the end of COVID-19 lockdowns, in November 2020 I was joined by two lovely ladies I'd met through the Sydney's Hiking Women group as we decided to stretch our legs on the Coast Track in Royal National …

Overnight Hike – Bell to Wollangambe Crater

"And she rose from the ashes, stronger than ever before" - Unknown My last post left us in early February - just before COVID-19 started really taking hold on Australian shores. Our familiar world changed rapidly, we had just broken free from the bushfire crisis that had burnt across 46 million acres of land. When …

Overnight Hike – Great North Walk: Wondabyne to Somersby

"Be brave enough to be bad at something new" - Unknown It has been so long since I've written - I'd forgotten how to create a post! I will eventually get better at documenting my travels just after they've happened, but for now - the mission is to use the extra time given by COVID-19 …

A matter of time…

I've been wanting to write this for a while now - but my head had been a flurry of words and messages that I just wasn't too sure how to shape and also, a reluctance to share this story in fear of "seeking praise". Let me explain. I've always been a 'just in case' kind …

A stroll by the seaside…

The ocean is everything I want to be, Beautiful, mysterious, wild and free... Sundays are made for hiking. Though we haven't had many sunny ones lately so the hiking hasn't been as frequent as I would like. Recently I was finally able to get out to explore the Boora Point Walking Track at Malabar Headlands. …

Curra Moors Trail

"Life was made for good friends and great adventure" - Unknown As said by the Starks, "Winter is coming", but I shall do my best to hike until it does. I have been trying my best to get out of the house on a Sunday to do a nearby trail, though I have fallen in …

Life Update!

"Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life"... - Dolly Parton Life has been a little crazy lately. I've been fortunate enough to be provided a great opportunity with work, though with that came long hours and a one track mind on completing the task topped with a university …

Marley & Me…

"Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt..." I have to admit, I'm falling in love. Falling in love with the sound of gravel and dirt crunching underfoot, the sun shining on my face and fresh air filling my lungs. With work and uni being particularly crazy …