For those old enough to remember when the original film came out in 1981. It’s more engaging story and the iconic cinematography of the day means it well and truly trumps the modern 2010 remake. The newer film heavily relied on CGI for impact, taking away from the plot and resulting in a cookie cutterContinue reading “Clash of the Titans”
Category Archives: Climbing day trips
Roof climbing
I’ve banged on about phrases from the homelands enough. So this time, for a change, I’ll start today with one from Australia. Some may recall the term being used by a prominent character from Australia’s longest running soap opera, which in four days’ time will have its 41st anniversary. While the use of the termContinue reading “Roof climbing”
The moon and stars
One of my favourite lines from any film is ‘keep to the road, stay clear of the moors, and beware of the full moon’. And in case you are not aware of the flick, it comes from the early 80s classic ‘An American Werewolf in London’. This came out a couple of years before MichaelContinue reading “The moon and stars”
Little Shop of Horrors
When arranging today’s adventure, I asked Howsie what time he’d like to meet and then didn’t think anything of it. This saw us beat first light by a good twenty minutes, as we rolled into our destination. With a mere waxing crescent 5% full moon it was still dark, allowing us a glorious sight ofContinue reading “Little Shop of Horrors”
Snooze you lose
After the long thirty-two hour trip back from the homelands, this morning was day two of waking up in Western Australia time. It felt much harder to rouse and get going today than it did yesterday. As a person who is normally up early and ready to go as soon as I wake up, itContinue reading “Snooze you lose”
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”
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”
Sandbagged 