Since Lisa and my trip down to Pemberton, I have been living a relatively secluded life in Peppy Beach. The car troubles that started on the return journey took until yesterday to resolve. There were two faults. And due to the wonders of computer managed engines, these days, pin pointing faults and investigating them becomesContinue reading “On the road again”
Category Archives: Climbing day trips
Nature’s medicine
The car remained in the driveway since returning from my climb with Howsie and Craig on Monday. Having forewarned them I had brought an unwanted guest back from Lisa and my travels they said they were happy to take the gamble and get out with me. It took a greater hold after that trip andContinue reading “Nature’s medicine”
Bashed about
This post overlaps with the last one. I ran out of my self-imposed text allocation per image to include details about the specific epithet, which basically mean species name, of the Water Bush (Bossiaea aquifolium). This is derived from two Latin words of acus and folium meaning needle and leaf, and the whole word isContinue reading “Bashed about”
A sensory overload
I saw things had changed when I checked my phone at 4:15am, which was my designated time to get up and ready for a proposed cruisy climb on the coast with Rongy. His body clock had been thrown out by shift work and prevented him from managing to get much sleep, so he decided itContinue reading “A sensory overload”
Making an ass of myself
With a wet weekend ahead and being unable to take Friday off, the option of an early morning before work climb was back on the cards. Having the entire day off, Rongy who initiated the discussions decided to use his full day for more leisurely activities. Howsie was still chomping at the bit, and thereContinue reading “Making an ass of myself”
A day by the breach
I can’t say that I have wondered before, but thinking how to start this post I thought I’d dig into where the term flotsam and jetsam came from. A term so often used to described the odds and sods that we find lying along the coast, and considered to generally refer to rubbish. There isContinue reading “A day by the breach”
The Christening
The timing was perfect. Allowing me to pull over onto the verge and watch the sunrise, just before turning onto Wilyabrup Road. This meant it would not be a first light start on rock. Adrian had already hinted at being happy with a cruisy day, having been climbing at Bobs Hollow yesterday. No prior plansContinue reading “The Christening”
Smile for the camera
The climbing this morning was on occasion interrupted by text messages flying between John and I about his book. He was busy with last minute edits. Telling me how he was thinking of dealing with my comments, as well as a few other oddities that I had picked up. I was just arriving at theContinue reading “Smile for the camera”
Snug as a bug
Due to Howsie having changed his job he is now working a five days a week. This has scuppered our geologically focused weekday excursions, which we were lucky to have enjoyed for quite some time. However, with the return of Rongy and Sarah from their near twenty months of travel, the chance to squeeze inContinue reading “Snug as a bug”
The icing on the cake
Another year has ticked over for Craig, and that can only mean one thing. It was time for a climb. It so happened that he had just come of his shift yesterday. Meaning he was in town, available, and keen as mustard. There is no need for the gifting of gizmos, gadgets, trinkets, or otherContinue reading “The icing on the cake”
Sandbagged 