The winter school holidays have arrived, and after an exhausting and long eleven week term I thought I would allow Lisa a quiet morning at home. One without me fussing about making her feel like she needed to get up and get stuff done. After leaving the obligatory thermos mug of tea on her bedsideContinue reading “Winter treat”
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The early riser
Friday heralded the day that I, along with approx. 180,000 other people in Australia, completed the 25 day push-up challenge. I was encouraged by Pat, a work colleague, to join the movement. I had not trained for it and the only exercise I’d been doing was my weekend climbs, so it certainly took a tollContinue reading “The early riser”
The George Michael effect
A year back Rongy would have been one of the regulars to join me on my weekend adventures, but of late life has got in the way. Today however after months of not having touched real rock he was free and keen. In deciding where to head I had noted of Steve’s recent suggestion ofContinue reading “The George Michael effect”
Contrasting conditions
Winter brings cold mornings that often feel all the colder at our only local inland crag of Welly Dam. We knew the start would be a chilly one. We were however hopeful for good conditions after a lovely warm sunny Saturday, followed by a clear sky on Sunday morning with a glorious sunrise. While weContinue reading “Contrasting conditions”
Totally absorbed
It feels like it has been a while since I climbed at Moses Rocks, but it has only been two months. That was with Tomski, who had asked at the time “where’s Jaime and why didn’t she come out with us”. So it seemed fitting that this time I headed out with Jaime, and noContinue reading “Totally absorbed”
Character building
For the second week on the trot when the weather goddess had decreed that the better weather for climbing would occur during the week. With a 100% chance of rain on both Saturday and Sunday only Alan showed any interest in getting out, and was only available for Sunday. As is so often the caseContinue reading “Character building”
Defying gravity
Steve was back in town. Making use of the relaxing pace of the south west to escape the rat race of Perth, collect his thoughts and recharge for the onslaught of the next stage of his hectic lifestyle. He’ll confess that the multiple and carried demands on his time are mostly self-initiated, so he hasContinue reading “Defying gravity”
The new car park
On Thursday we had a delivery of firewood. Many people have used their fires a for a bit now but we seem to either have a bit more resilience or a better insulated house. But even for Lisa and I Friday felt bitterly cold, and that evening we finally lit the fire. It didn’t takeContinue reading “The new car park”
Small world
In case you were wondering why I had not written up a post last weekend, it wasn’t intentional. What was intentional was not getting out for a climb, but I had hoped for one last snorkel near Castle Rock. The water would probably have been OK there, unlike at our local beach where the waterContinue reading “Small world”
The house-elves
Similar to Saturday morning, as I drive out of Peppy Beach the sky was thick and soupy. At times visibility on the road was down to mere meters. This soon cleared, as continued my journey inland, and above the mist first light was creeping into the sky. This morning I felt like I could haveContinue reading “The house-elves”
