Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
January 24-27, 2023 The shack. “Goin’ to the shack.’ “Have ya been ter the shack?” The shack is a very Tasmanian feature and a Tassie cultural icon really. Many Tasmanians have a “shack”. This is the modest house / cottage / converted shed / not so converted shed / that many Tasmanians have as a... Continue Reading →
January 4 - 5 Brrrrrr! Cold. Grey. Windy. Rain. Aren’t we moaners about the weather! After enduring soaring temperatures in South Australia, now we were complaining it was too cold to be out and about because it was 14C “feels like 12C”. We did venture out for a stroll around the lake near our hotel... Continue Reading →
January 3, 2023 “We could go for a walk around the Botanic Gardens in the morning before we go,” I suggested to Steve last night, “they’re just down the street.”“Haven’t we seen enough Botanic Gardens!?” came the reply, with a barely concealed sigh.After roaming two such gardens when in Adelaide, in seems Steve had now... Continue Reading →
January 1-2 A new year dawns. The last few have been doozies, so what will this one bring? We weren’t too sure what this day would bring either, setting off without being 100% sure where we’d end up. It started though, just as yesterday had. It turned out that Goolwa was putting on an extra... Continue Reading →
December 31 Today we scored a trifecta …run, ride and roam! We even did it in the right order too! We had an early start because we discovered that Victor Harbor has a Parkrun, so I’d better do that while I’m here. For those not familiar, Parkrun is a 5km run or walk that’s held... Continue Reading →
December 30 We’ve had to do a bit of a do-si-do to avoid the flooded Murray River, so we decided to head south and motor to the coast. An uneventful day, spent cruising along in the car, but if anything it was something of an artistic trip. We rolled through Blythe and, after experiencing the... Continue Reading →
December 28-29 What a difference a day makes. We walked out to the car this morning and it was…chilly! Actually on the cool side! I needed long sleeves and even Steve donned a semi-layer of puff. Very pleasant to be back in the 20’s instead of the 40’s. We hit the road and headed north,... Continue Reading →
December 27 After a run day yesterday, we’ll call today a roaming day. I pulled up fine after the marathon, so we headed out for a strolling roam in the leafy surrounds of Adelaide. It wasn’t easy though. If yesterday was spending time in an oven, today was the fiery furnace itself. It hit 42C... Continue Reading →
December 23-26 With acknowledgements to Dorothy and a witch … “We’re not in Tassie anymore Toto”… “I’m melting…meeeeellllting!”. We began our road trip to South Australia and these two travellers from cool and temperate Tasmania found themselves very much in the oven! After an early Christmas with family, we boarded the Spirit of Tasmania in... Continue Reading →
Day two at Cradle Mountain and we headed off for a walk that would be a little more rugged, with a bit more scrambling and no friendly duck boards to stroll along. We set off to walk to Champagne Falls and Bridal Veil Falls. As we signed out in the walkers’ book to say when... Continue Reading →
Run. Ride. Roam. 