A long weekend heralds the arrival of crowds from Perth. We can expect busy roads on Friday, as we head home from work, and the beach starts to fill out more than usual. On such weekends there is little point in heading anywhere in the local area for a feed or to a coastal spotContinue reading “Kicking goals”
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Stretching the rope
Over the festive period, which seems so long ago now, I would normally pop down to the south coast to get out for a climb with Kym. However, just before the school holidays last year, he took a fall of his skateboard and badly sliced his wrist on a broken bottle. Needless to say thatContinue reading “Stretching the rope”
My precious
I am a great fan of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, so much so I have read the books and watched the films multiple times. And all I could think of, as I watched my wedding ring disappear between the boulder, was the sound of metal bouncing off rock when Gollum dropped theContinue reading “My precious”
Close encounters of the smallest kind
The beach is a short three minute walk from where we live, and jumping in the water after work is always so refreshing. It can also help to wash away whatever thoughts of work may remain lurking in the back of my mind. Despite knowing this, I rarely make use of the extravagant luxury ofContinue reading “Close encounters of the smallest kind”
22022022
With a date like today’s, combined with Howsie’s 2022 challenge of attempting every grade 22 in the south west climbing guide, how could we not take a day out from the routine of life to bag a 22 or two. In fact we thought maybe in keeping with the date Howsie should jump on threeContinue reading “22022022”
Blame the grease
When I wrote up my thoughts about Alan, way back as COVID was taking hold, I called him the tagalong (https://sandbagged.blog/2020/04/21/alan-the-tagalong/). His trips outdoors would be few and far between, and then it was more about catching up and a bit of fun. This was in part due to his many other competing outdoor pursuits.Continue reading “Blame the grease”
A little ray of sunshine
For the first time since before the school holidays, two months back, the conditions along our stretch of coastline seem to be improving. The last week has been another scorcher, mid-thirties and above most days but this time there have not been the strong easterlies to churn up the water. As such this week IContinue reading “A little ray of sunshine”
A jolly good morning
I feel like I might have jinxed my early morning encounters by mentioning them, in more detail that I would normally, in my last post. Today I sadly came across a lifeless young roo and, just a few hundred meter along, brush-tailed phascogale. Fatalities from the night. While at times the animals do just comeContinue reading “A jolly good morning”
The banter
I see a variety of animals crossing, resting or at times sleeping on the road, as I drive out for a climb in the wee hours. Kangaroos go without saying, but I also at times see emus, boobook owls, tawny frogmouths, phascogales. Then there are the non-native rabbits, foxes, cats and on the odd occasionContinue reading “The banter”
Dangerous conditions
I’ve been watching the water after work each day and it seems that things have been clearing up a bit. Or so it seemed looking down at it from the road side and not taking the time to walk up to it. I was going to jump in myself but then Geoff and Nana toldContinue reading “Dangerous conditions”
