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The test

Timing is everything and today I didn’t quite get it right. Driving out on the eve of a full moon, three quarters of an hour or so before first light. Someone had snuck ahead of me, as we drove out of Peppy Beach through the at times kangaroo infested road. Not surprisingly it was darkContinue reading “The test”

Hop along

You gotta love public holidays, especially when they result in a long weekend. Rolling out later than I normally head to work, the sky was a mixed bag of not knowing what it wanted to do. Howsie and I were however prepared to take the gamble, but didn’t feel it was necessary to have anContinue reading “Hop along”

Same same but different

Barrelling waves greeted us on arrival, at what is locally known as Honeycombs Beach. Promoted on tourist sites for various features, including being a ‘fantastic surfing spot’. The surfing sites however don’t ham the place up as much, simply saying it has ‘quite reliable surf’ adding it is an ‘often challenging surf’ spot. Looking atContinue reading “Same same but different”

A time to feast

Keeping things sensible while still trying to shake things up, I can see all the lesser frequented and smaller crags along our coastline will get a visit over the next few months. Today, Howsie and I headed out today to Lost Buttress. A place I am particularly fond of, not just because of the climbingContinue reading “A time to feast”

One day at a time

All good things must come to an end, and the shutdown at work finished last week meaning tomorrow it’ll be back to the grind. Before that happens there was time today for another dive, this time with Geoff and his usual partner in crime Benny. They tend to head out to fish or hunt crays,Continue reading “One day at a time”

Inedible waste

The Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) is by no means an uncommon bird. Once a wetland bird, it has learned to live in our urban jungles by scavenging food from our rubbish tips and bins. Thriving on what we throw away. This changed foraging approach, purely driven by our wasteful lifestyle, has earned it aContinue reading “Inedible waste”

Taking a punt

Our mornings on the big day have certainly changed over time, the manic excitement when Elseya was young has long gone. Now it is more likely the house will be quiet until way after my usual wake up time. So before the rituals of the day, which still hold fast, began Lisa and I tookContinue reading “Taking a punt”

Mini-guides for crags of the south west of Western Australia

A Guide to Rock Climbing in WA’s South West was published in January 2016, and has for some years been out of print. As with most things these days, records of what has been going on are now more often than not loaded online. The main repository used being an online forum called The Crag. Continue reading “Mini-guides for crags of the south west of Western Australia”

Full commitment

Just after 5am a message popped on my phone. Rongy asked if I could make a second cuppa for the journey to the crag, as long as it was not too much bother. Not long after, Howsie had picked Rongy up and I got as second message to say he was also keen for aContinue reading “Full commitment”

Unintentional avoidance

After sweating through a near forty degree Christmas day it felt strange, when just two days later I was stood atop Wilyabrup looking out at a broody ocean with a stiff and chilly breeze cutting across the coast. Last night sat on the sofa doing my very best at being a couch potato, I wasn’tContinue reading “Unintentional avoidance”