“Bastille Weekend” The following are notes from our bush-walking in the Yuraygir National Park on Bastille Day Weekend, 2012. In the literate sense they are rather informal and somewhat disjointed, but hopefully capture the spirit of fun, and adventure we find in these activities. I … Continue reading“Bastille Weekend”
For an extraordinarily special cruise over the 2013 New Year holiday, I joined Captain Anthony (aka “Ant”) and his lovely partner Greer from Make It Count Sailing aboard their superb Beneteau 57 named “The Count” for a quintessential Australian cruising experience, namely to explore the … Continue readingNew Year’s Cruise to the Hawkesbury
For some time my friend and Chief Guide, Innes Larkin of Mt. Barney Lodge had talked about doing a spring walk to admire the orchids and other wildflowers in the areas next to the Lodge. So it came to pass mid-September, that at 0500 sharp … Continue readingMt Gillies and Mt Maroon Spring Wildflowers
Welcome to this gallery of wildflowers from the Yuraygir National Park, New South Wales, Australia. Since the turn of the century, I have enjoyed holidays at the iconic coastal hamlet of Wooli, New South Wales. My initial interests were diving and underwater photography in the … Continue readingWildflowers – Yuraygir National Park NSW Australia
Main gallery link here: http://www.wildflowersyuraygirnationalpark.com/ Note: Only a few of the images appear within the text – click here for the full gallery at large high resolution in new tab window. “The Roads are Paved with Gold”. From time to time I do a short post about … Continue readingRoads are paved with gold
Isolated Peak. (Mount Barney region). For several years running I have gone up to the Mt. Barney Lodge, and pursued various walks, climbs, abseils, and general activities designed to imperil life and limb in the grand Mt. Barney National Park. You can have a look … Continue readingIsolated Peak Climb
Main gallery link here: http://www.wildflowersyuraygirnationalpark.com/ Note: Only a few of the images appear within the text – click here for the full gallery at large high resolution in new tab window. This weekend I finally got back to Wooli after some gallivanting around, including Melbourne to present … Continue readingDampierre Blanc de Blanc weekend