“You’re fitter than you look!”..Forrest Wu
Mt Stirling, December 2022
With 2022 drawing to a close I could hear the High Country calling. Time to get out and enjoy nature, great views, serenity…and get some much needed exercise. The weather was looking favourable too with a 3 day gap between 30 plus degree days. Our group of four drove to Mirimbah at the base of…
Mt Ligar aka The Crinoline, May 2022
The Crinoline had been on my list for some time but never seemed to quite make it to the top, until the stars aligned on a beautiful weekend in late May 2022. I made the trip out there with three hardy bushwalkers, staying in Heyfield on Friday night to enable us to get an early…
Wilsons Prom – Oberon, Lighthouse and South Point, December 2021
A couple of friends and I decided that despite some of the best campsites being booked out or largely inaccessible due to storm damage we would spend a few days walking in the south of Wilsons Prom between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. We planned a four day hike; from Telegraph Saddle to Oberon Bay,…
Mount Bogong via Eskdale Spur and the Staircase, December 2021
Finally the time had come for me to summit Victoria’s highest mountain, Mt Bogong. I came close to it a couple of years ago on a section hike of the Australian Alps Walking Track – on a side trip from Cleve Cole Hut, but the weather wasn’t great so we gave it a miss at…
Great South West Walk Day 13, Mallee to Portland (finish), November 2021
I was awake at first light but lazed in the hammock for a bit and got up just before 6am. All was quiet in the camp. I had a good sleep on a lovely night with barely any wind, no rain and not too cold. Without rushing the last morning pack-up of the trip, I…
Great South West Walk Day 12, Cape Bridgewater to Mallee, November 2021
Luxury is a hot breakfast! Part of the deal at the B&B was that you could have a cooked breakfast. First order of the day though was another luxury, a hot shower. Unfortunately the hot water was not working. I tried it several times thinking maybe the owner would have the same problem and fix…
Great South West Walk Day 10, Swan Lake to Tarragal, November 2021
Sleeping on the ground last night wasn’t the worst sleep I’ve ever had but it was the worst on this trip so far. It brought back memories of tent sleeping; sleep ok on my back for a few hours, wake up sore and then shifting from side to side every hour or so dozing uncomfortably…
Great South West Walk Day 11, Tarragal to Cape Bridgewater, November 2021
Today’s walk was a combination of inland and coastal. The first section was inland, from Tarragal camp to Bridgewater Lakes, a bit over 12kms that took around 3 hours. The walk was along some bush tracks, tracks running alongside farms and also through farm fields including some electric fences to be negotiated. One of the…
Great South West Walk Day 9, Lake Monibeong to Swan Lake, November 2021
Today’s walk was a beach slog. Leaving camp late in the morning meant that the tide would be just past it’s peak making for easier walking on firmer sand. There wasn’t a lot to see on the beach other than pounding waves on the right, sand dunes on the left and beach straight ahead. That…
Great South West Walk Day 8, Nelson to Lake Monibeong, November 2021
The tides were not favourable for an early morning start so I spent a leisurely morning in Nelson before getting back on the trail. Judy’s leech bite inflammation had reduced overnight and she decided to keep walking. We walked out of town towards the beach together as we had both been waiting for the tide…
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