With a solid climbing session at Welly Dam under my belt on Friday morning, the weekend was set aside for other adventures. Starting with what I was hoping would be fun snorkel on Saturday morning. I was encouraged to head to the river mouth end of our local beach, by what looked pretty good conditions. Continue reading “A pick and mix weekend”
Category Archives: Going walkabout
The staycation
On Thursday 21 November I once more found myself settling into a seat for a trip back to see the folks. Festive wreaths donned the walls of the plane, giving the surrounds a more joyous feel. Not that there is much fun when it comes to the first leg of the journey, at fourteen hours. Continue reading “The staycation”
Quietly hoping
Lisa and I headed to Gnarabup for a night away, sticking to our agreement to make an effort and have a minibreak once in a while. Being relatively close it allowed her to partake in the local plunge before we left. Our destination was the number one surfing location in Margaret River, with accessible, reliable,Continue reading “Quietly hoping”
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”
Cheers to that
A weekend of not climbing was on the cards last weekend, to allow the body to relax and recover. But the weekend cried out to include some outdoor time, resulting in Lisa and I going for a Sunday wander with the poodles out at Crooked Brook Forest. Allowing us to balance some outdoor time togetherContinue reading “Cheers to that”
Local is best
A lot can happen in a week in the orchid world, so I was very keen to get out and look about as soon as returned from Queensland. I’ve often heard how people travel from far and wide to experience the ‘big’ months of Western Australia’s South West orchid season, when many species come out. Continue reading “Local is best”
Drawn out by the sun
In centuries, and decades, gone past mass land clearing has resulted in isolated pockets of native vegetation complexes remaining. Sometimes these look orchidy, and at other times they look infested with weeds that have crept in from the surrounding land. Usually agricultural or rural in nature. South of Bunbury the Franklandia Nature Reserve is splitContinue reading “Drawn out by the sun”
It’s all relative
This week I only managed two trips, and as things are heating up I’ll have to make an effort and get out for more after work wanders next week. I say that as I soon won’t be able to enjoy my local strolls for a while. Not for too long, but some species flower andContinue reading “It’s all relative”
The blue armada
Orchid season is great for encouraging me to get out for a few more walks than I would normally. I let that slip last week, so made a conscious effort to refocus my life to work balance, managing to get out for a wander three times. This was made in part easier by having slightlyContinue reading “The blue armada”
Keeping it short
There has been no time for a wander during the week. Stuff kept getting in the way, plus the weather has been somewhat meh. Today was again forecast to be pretty average. It started that way, and we were hit by pounding rain and hail with thunder booming in the background: But I needed toContinue reading “Keeping it short”
Sandbagged 