Catherine Hill Bay
Only 90 minutes north of Sydney, you can find a pretty campsite run by National Parks at Frazer beach in Munmorah State Conservation area. There are several walks nearby so a group of us headed there for a 3 day…
Make your own hiking nut bars
Have you tried making your own hiking nut bars? These are tastier than supermarket bars, and easy to make. Consider this a method, rather than an exact recipe, as you can experiment and vary the nut and seed mix in…
Looking up the Travers Valley from our water taxi ride
Travers Sabine Circuit
The Travers Sabine Circuit is an 80km loop located in the Nelson Lakes National Park on the south island of New Zealand. It is usually walked over 4-7 days. We chose to do it over 7 days and nights including…
Rams Head North
Australia’s 11 Highest Peaks
(plus 2 more on the way - but who's counting?) I wouldn't call myself a peak bagger but I do like a good scramble, preferably with a dose of elevation to make me feel virtuous, so I try to put…
Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail
Less than two months after we hiked Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail, an intense bushfire raced across the western part of Kangaroo Island. Two lives were lost, homes and buildings destroyed, including those in and around Flinders Chase National Park, and…
Summer Series – Sydney’s Great Coastal Walk
There are nearly 200kms of coastline to walk in Sydney - how lucky we are to have such a beautiful city to live in! We know that over the years, we have covered nearly all of this coastline but our…