It has been over two and half years since I have been back to the UK. My last trip was cut short and I only stayed for three days, leaving on 27 Feb 2000 due to COVID wreaking havoc. The papers were giving daily reports of seemingly exponentially escalating cases in Italy, and the worldContinue reading “Time to head back”
Category Archives: Going walkabout
A voice in my head
Next week I’ll pick Lisa up from the airport. So with just me to get out the door I got an early start on another loop walk detailed in our Walking in Circles book. I rolled into a sleepy Gracetown as first light crept across the sky, and parked up as instructed in our trustyContinue reading “A voice in my head”
Not quite the same
Some people feel we have had a fairly wet winter to date, but this is not the case. I know this as through my work we prepare monthly rainfall and river streamflow data. The latest report released just last week shows for most of the sites where we record this information, in the South WestContinue reading “Not quite the same”
Walking in circles
We dug out our ‘walking round in circles’ book to see where would be a nice place to go for a walk today. Lisa tend to likes to have an idea of where we are going, so as to provide a little certainty of the terrain and any difficulties we might encounter. And this bookContinue reading “Walking in circles”
Game on
Lisa and I had intended to head out for a walk last weekend, as her energy levels had returned to somewhere near pre-COVID. Unfortunately, as seems to happen with life, other things distracted us and we didn’t get out. So this weekend I was more determined to get her out and about, for something otherContinue reading “Game on”
The beach shack
Way before the camper trailer was even a twinkle in Lisa’s eye, we had booked a getaway down on the south coast. Making use of Lisa’s long service leave to allow us to have a break during school term time, and also having Elseya at home to look after the poodles. Dogs were allowed toContinue reading “The beach shack”
Where to next?
On Friday night, and continuing through Saturday, a cyclone was pushing its way down the west coast. The forecast was for anywhere of up to 30mm of rain. Some would say it would be a dumb time to head out for a camp, but Lisa had caught the camping bug after our night away lastContinue reading “Where to next?”
Giving into technology
Our weekend hikes, mostly hunting orchids, seems such a long and distant memory and it is probably fair to say we haven’t done a huge amount together since then. As such this was the weekend that Lisa and I decided it was time that we went away for a night to do something together. InContinue reading “Giving into technology”
A most unexpected journey
Friday last week, as I did the finishing moves on the last lap on the final route of Rongy, Howsie and my before work climb at Welly Dam, Howsie said he had some exciting news. He and his best mate, Daz, were going to trek the Stirling Range Ridge walk. And whether it was theContinue reading “A most unexpected journey”
21 again
It’s amazing just how many walks are dotted about the place, and I seem to be hearing about them as more people cotton on to my growing flower fetish. The most recent one being a spot out in the Wheatbelt reputedly littered with orchids, including several I have not as yet personally sighted. But thatContinue reading “21 again”
Sandbagged 