Currently Reading: Cassandra Pybus – Truganini | Celeste Ng – Little Fires Everywhere | Richard Flanagan – Death of a River Guide Late last year I took a drive to the north-west coast, spending two nights in the Tarkine region. Two nights is simply not enough. Following are some pictures from that trip. Welcome to … Continue reading Tarkine Drive – Northwest Tasmania
Gone Coastal
West Coast Tasmania
Currently Reading: Trent Dalton – Boy Swallows Universe | Alice Bishop – A Constant Hum | Victor Steffensen – Fire Country | Ian McEwan – Sweet Tooth My primary reason for return to Tas this time round was to join a small group of family and close friends for a journey up the Gordon River … Continue reading West Coast Tasmania
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
The Blueys, Bondi and the coast road south
Current read: The High Mountains of Portugal - Yann Martel. With peach season over, no work on offer at the uni, and my Dad's white cell count running amok, I decided to head south to Tassie to spend time with the fam. I couldn't leave NSW, of course, without visiting the Murphy/Davies clan in the … Continue reading The Blueys, Bondi and the coast road south
Murramarang National Park & Narrawallee Surrounds, South Coast NSW
I've been exploring as much of the local area as I can in my time away from the orchard. There's so much to see; it's a truly beautiful part of the world.Rubie and Bronwyn joined me on my latest adventure, hiking from Merry Beach to Pebbly Beach via Pretty Beach in the Murramarang National Park. … Continue reading Murramarang National Park & Narrawallee Surrounds, South Coast NSW
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