A few weeks back, when David posted that he was going to be camping up at the Honeymoon Pool this weekend, I was a little surprised to hear that there were only a couple of sites left. During school holidays it is certainly very busy, but outside of them there are usually ample sites available. Continue reading “Waiting for the sun”
Category Archives: Climbing day trips
The leaky brain
Despite waking up numerous times on Friday night to poke my head outside, I didn’t get to see another light display in the sky. It just goes to show how lucky Howsie and I were on Friday morning, and I’m still pinching myself about it. When the morning arrived Lisa headed to the beach forContinue reading “The leaky brain”
Packing it in
Now that Lisa is back at work, for the fourth and final term of the school year, my usual Thursday and Friday work from home days have kicked back in. Allowing the opportunity to join her morning beach walk on Thursday, when we found this unlucky Bighead Gurnard Perch (Neosebastes pandus). Based on its conditionContinue reading “Packing it in”
Watch your step
Despite having had a week off work David hadn’t managed a trip out to explore his new outdoor playground. It seems his desire to get out is near equal to mine, and his fingers were itching to touch rock by the time Saturday arrived. We’d planned a trip out with, in my mind, one focus. Continue reading “Watch your step”
Knocked for six
With another blustery morning, and a rough ocean the Peppy Plungers were not gathering for their dip today. Despite that Lisa was still leaving early, for swimming lessons. Or should I say lessons to improve her swimming style. While she has a never ending urge to keep learning and doing something different, the lessons areContinue reading “Knocked for six”
The rambling buoy
It’s often not the accomplishment of the climbs for me, but the journey. That includes the approach or walk into the crag, and then back out. Going up the routes of choice is almost a bonus. And for really big crags, which we lack locally, the descent is also great fun. Howsie and I plannedContinue reading “The rambling buoy”
Showing their true colours
I won’t lie and I steered the ship to my advantage today. This resulted in a fourth trip, on the trot, out to rock starting with a walk towards Wilyabrup. I would have headed out solo if no one else was keen, but David was and was also happy to risk the weather. Having climbedContinue reading “Showing their true colours”
Blink and you miss it
In thinking of themes for this post, The Gambler keeps going through my head for this post. I felt the lyrics from the songs chorus were apt for various moments during Friday mornings foray to our rocky coastal playground. There were times we needed to know when to hold ’em, fold ’em, walk away, andContinue reading “Blink and you miss it”
Winter surprises
It has been an unusually long spell since I’ve been on the sharp end of a rope. Being just shy of a month. While winter took a while to getting going, it is fully here and feeling like a winter of the old days. That is no bad thing for the environment. It does howeverContinue reading “Winter surprises”
Better luck next time
With a break from the rain upon us, which coincided with the weekend, it was time to make use of our great outdoor playground. On Saturday morning the swell was having a break from resembling a washing machine, providing for a more relaxed bob for Lisa and the rest of the Peppy Plungers. I’m notContinue reading “Better luck next time”
Sandbagged 