Currently Reading: Trent Dalton – Boy Swallows Universe | Alice Bishop – A Constant Hum | Victor Steffensen – Fire Country Mum and I are into our tenth day of quarantine since she arrived home from New Zealand on the 22nd March. In the weeks before social distancing became the new normal, I spent ten … Continue reading Maria Island
Hiking the NSW Coast
Southbound from the Blueys to Tasmania
Currently Reading: Trent Dalton – Boy Swallows Universe | Anna Burns – Milkman | Victor Steffensen – Fire Country | Ian McEwan – Sweet ToothAfter the 2020 fire (I mean peach) season ended, I headed briefly back to the Blue Mountains via Kangaroo Valley and Fitzroy Falls at Morton National Park, before packing up the … Continue reading Southbound from the Blueys to Tasmania
Walking Between the Flames
Currently Reading: Trent Dalton – Boy Swallows Universe | Anna Burns – Milkman | Victor Steffensen – Fire Country | Ian McEwan – Sweet Tooth Despite the proliferation of fires in NSW and beyond, this summer hasn't been all smoke and ash. Although I couldn't get amongst the Budawangs, I did manage to complete some … Continue reading Walking Between the Flames
Fire Season
Currently Reading: Trent Dalton – Boy Swallows Universe | Anna Burns – Milkman I have been in the van for almost three months now, working on the peach farm in Jerrawangala, which is located in the Shoalhaven region of the NSW South Coast. The peaches have been delicious and I really enjoy working for the … Continue reading Fire Season
Walking Coastal Sydney: The Rocks to Maroubra & Manly to the Spit Bridge
Currently Reading: Bill Dunbar – Telemachus (Pre-Publication – Draft 2, 2019) My mother (Naida) and brother (Steve) arrived in town for my Graduation celebrations last week, and we walked up a storm over the week they were here. We were occasionally grounded due to the onset of some much needed wet weather and by the … Continue reading Walking Coastal Sydney: The Rocks to Maroubra & Manly to the Spit Bridge
Walking Coastal Sydney: A Four Day Sojourn
Currently Reading: Jeffrey Eugenides – The Marriage Plot I recently spent five nights in the city, on a mini walking and writing holiday. I got off to a slow start on day one, as I'd met with workmates for drinks the night before, so was feeling fairly delicate, but was still determined to hike a … Continue reading Walking Coastal Sydney: A Four Day Sojourn
On the Road
Apologies for the long hiatus. I've been on a much needed screen break. As a reward to self for finishing my thesis last August, I decided to drive to Tasmania via the NSW and Victorian coastal roads during the summer break. After five weeks on the road, I crossed into South Australia at Mt Gambier … Continue reading On the Road
Thesis life gives way to this novel concept called free time
Currently Reading: Alexis Wright – The Swan Book | William Faulkner – The Sound and the Fury | Jennifer Egan – The Invisible Circus I have been hermiting for the past several weeks as I went about the final stages of my 6.5 year PhD candidature journey. Hence the lack of recent posts. About a … Continue reading Thesis life gives way to this novel concept called free time
Royal National Park Coastal Track Part 1 – Otford to Garie Beach
Currently reading: David Mitchell – Ghostwritten (almost done) | Peter Matthiessen – The Snow Leopard (struggle street) | David Foster Wallace – Infinite Jest (if you're reading this Jay, I am making progress!) Zoey and I hiked part one of the Royal Coastal trail this weekend, from Otford in the south to Garie Beach, approx … Continue reading Royal National Park Coastal Track Part 1 – Otford to Garie Beach
Gone Goastal: Hiking in the Royal – Heathcote Station to Loftus Station via Audley & Honeymoon Stairs + Pope’s Glen & Braeside, Blackheath
I'm book-ending this post with two unrelated shots of lovely sunrises. I have started rising with the birds again and it's amazing what you see in those early hours... I've been meaning to do some hiking in the Royal National Park for as long as I can remember. It's Australia's oldest National Park and provides … Continue reading Gone Goastal: Hiking in the Royal – Heathcote Station to Loftus Station via Audley & Honeymoon Stairs + Pope’s Glen & Braeside, Blackheath
