November 2019 – A campground to revisit again sometime! Christmas Creek Campground was the perfect spot to camp, set on the bank of the flowing creek which is perfect during hot summer days. From the car park the walk was fairly short to the Stinson turnoff (flagged with tap/”before the grave”), and that was a […]
Pre-Spiel; This race was actually off the calendar; I’d made a lousy promise to limit races until April in lieu of family time. That is until I got an email from Mark Wilson around Xmas asking if I’d like to join their team for Alpine Quest the month later. Fortunately the words “unsanctioned activity” gets […]
Pre-spiel: This race has always been ‘fun’, with a 2 person format and an atmosphere that everyone is there to just have a good time.. This year, not so much.As an inclusion in the Adventure 1(A1) series, all the top Australian 4-person teams were there, and in a sharp team myself it suddenly felt very […]
Pre-Spiel: There’s something enchanting about epic events that nag at me to do them. I love mountain biking, and the past Kona 24/Flightcente Epic/now-Merida 24 races have vaguely been on my radar for years as ‘that sounds cool’. What isn’t cool is that I’m not a fan of things that require lots of laps (here each […]
The Apple Isle: Small, Fun, Manageable & Lots of Options: A good taste of Tasmania can be had circumnavigating the island. The below covers most of the island and includes some tips for those who like to run or bike!This is more an express trip for the time poor.. With time + campervan you could […]
Tasmania, The Land of Idiosyncrasies We had an amazing time in Tas – loved it – and there are some defining characteristics which I’ve listed here in good humour – First, shortest, longest, oldest, or most southern of everything Most cars encountered (and going slow) have a hire sticker If not a hire car it’s […]
Pre Spiel: The Tasmanian Trail is a 400-something kilometre trail from Devonport to Dover almost splitting the island in half, and comprises many random small towns and off-the-beaten-track routes to the next town. It’s fabulous. They call it a “soft adventure” though I’m not sure where they got that term as it can be tough […]
Pre-Spiel: If you are going to do a 50 kilometer run it might as well be a good one.The Wild Earth Coastal High 50 run from Binna Burra to the Numinbah Valley and back up to Springbrook sounded enticing – it sells out quickly as a popular race because it is very hard and hilly, […]
Pre Spiel: With a callup from Chief Tiger Trevor Mullins it was nice to be offered a spot in his own personal team – TAFC !The team comprised my 2-person race mate Sara from last year, and 2 new friends; Wayne and Caine. We would be racing as a 4 in the Adventure 1 Series, […]