All Aussie Adventures

Byangee Mountain

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:17:54 +1000

This weekend I took a walk out to Byangee Mountain. It is has been on the list to investigate for some time, and plan a multi day hike around so on Saturday I set out to climb at least the first section of the trail.

All the photos can be found here.

Kosi in October

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:23:16 +1000

A long five days hiking across the roof of Australia.

The trip is documented on hikeoz

The trip report can be found here.

And all the photos are found here.

Summer is getting closer

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:49:13 +1000

The weather has been warming up already so this morning I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to go for the years first swim. As you can see, the conditions were great, although the water is still a little cool!

It was so cold each time I went under a wave, the coldness took my breath away!

The Castle Wins Again

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:13:33 +1000

Another hike in the Budawangs, this time we went into Monolith, climbed Mount Owen, tried to get to the top of Shrouded Gods, and I whimped out of the ascent of The Castle!

The trip report is here.

All the photos can be found here.

Katoomba to Mittagong

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:09:12 +1000

The longest hike I am ever likely to complete successfully!

Check out the full report on hikeoz.

And the full set of photos are found here.

We Found The Hidden Valley

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:04:42 +1000

No trip report yet, but this was a hike through the Budawangs to Styles Creek and Hidden Valley.

Hike report can be found here.

All the photos are here.

Remember the Anzacs

Sun, 11 May 2008 16:47:35 +1000

It was Anzac weekend, and another opportunity for me to get out on a Solo hike in Kosiuszko national park. My plan for this weekend was to attempt an off track section following the Tooma river across Ryries Parlour to Pretty Plain.

The trip report can be found on hikeoz here.

You can check out all the photos here.

Kosiuzsko Hiking

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:26:40 +1000

Another easter, another Kosi hike!

This time we headed down Pretty Plain again, and then back via Farm Ridge fire trail. A great trip, with a great story!

Here are the photos from the trip

Camping in Deua

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:19:44 +1000

I managed to get a couple of days off work so I could hit the serenity of Deua NP while it was free of motor bikes!!

Here are the photos from the trip

Nightwish Concert

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:55:13 +1000

Nightwish concert number 4 was the first with new lead singer Annette. And we were not disapointed!

Here are the photos from the concert

Theatre upgrade

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:48:51 +1000

For christmas this year, I decided to buy myself a home theatre upgrade. I've now almost finished the upgrade to a full High Definition experience.

The upgrade has included:

Playstation 3 (for Blu-Ray movies)
Sanyo PLV-Z2000 (1080p projector)
Brightvision 92" screen
LG 5403P Dual HD tuner, HDD recorder set top box

I'm still investigating options for a High Def receiver to get the most out of the new Blu-Ray audio formats.

Along with the new theatre room, I've also made a few changes to my Movie web page, so go over and check things out there.

Garden goodness

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:45:43 +1000

While it is a little hot for hiking over summer, I've been putting the hard yards into the vegetable garden here at home.

I've probably planted a little too much variety, but it is hard to resist when everything is growing so well!

Solo adventure

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:26:02 +1000

I have been promising myself for a long time that I would take off into the wilderness by myself for a few days. Well I have finally done it!! A couple of weekends ago, despite the threatening weather, I took myself off to the Kosciuszko national park for a good walk.

The walk is based off the Jagungal to Geehi walk from hikeoz, except I bypassed Jagungal this time and headed straight for the Bulls peaks.

There is a trip report to come, but for now you can enjoy these amazing photos.

Trip report now available....click more for details

Weekend Golf

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:50:00 +1000

Well we just returned from a very difficult weekend on the golf course. It was the year end trip for the Club Sandwedge golf club and this year we went north to The Central Coast.

We played on Koowinda Waters on Saturday, and then Magenta Shores on Sunday. The two courses were very different, but unfortunately my game was very similar to 'the old graham'!!

Photos from the trip are here.

Kosi trip in October!

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:46:38 +1000

A large group of us headed down to Kosi in October for a change. Partly because we were helping our mate Richard train for Nepal, and partly because we love the place!

Here are the photos from the trip