Adventure and Nature Writing
I believe there’s an adventure bug inside all of us. It lies dormant within the human spirit. Some will never discover it, while others will dedicate their life to pursuing it. As adventurers, some things just make us tick. That little adventure bug starts pounding on the walls of your chest. It wants to escape [...]
“How about 10:30?” I asked. “I was thinking earlier”, replied Cris. “What time do you usually wake up?” “I’m a uni student”, I explained, “it’s either 6:30 or 11:30”. “How about 9:30?” I was satisfied with the compromise. I’ve never been a morning person, but a mountain is a good incentive to lure me out [...]
“There’s no point heading up Barn Bluff if the weather stays like this. We won’t get a view anyway.” That’s fair. “Is that why you climb?” I should have asked. They came to climb this majestic peak, but it was rainy and foggy and the white oblivion was the only view to be gained. Personally, [...]
Dad and I had our first taste of the Grampians Peaks Trail back in February of last year. As we keenly await the opening of the full trail in 2019, I hope my thoughts on the first section can be an appetizer to adventurous spirits out there. The start of the walk is conveniently located [...]
Gusts develop freely on the exposed surface of the lake and waves begin to brew. First the bow is lifted up as a swell moves underneath, then it crashes down as the stern rises. It’s all fun and games until we find our boat adjacent to the oncoming surge, and we paddle like maniacs to [...]
By now, memory of this day is hazy. A result of my own laziness a heavy workload and a jam-packed schedule. Finally I can get this trip report finished, and move on to bigger and better things. I apologise in advance for the lack of photographs, I rarely broke the camera out on the final [...]
It's been a long time since I made an entry in this blog. At first life got in the way, then I became lazy. Nonetheless, here we are. Welcome to the fifth installment of a six part series on my Overland adventure. If you missed part four, you can read it here. As I began [...]
