This is where Walter posts his fun pictures. Mostly these will be hiking, cycling and kayaking, but will also have holiday photos! If you want to join Walter for a few days of outdoors fun see if I am available on info@coughing4cf.com
This time we went to Launy for an evening TUPPERWARE party at Nicole and Rob's place! So we had our obligatory visit to Bunnings, to the Cataract Gorge, and an hour or so of sampling Tasmanian White wine with Ivor at cafe Fluid on the Seaport. It was raining and overcast, but us tough folk (K and I) left the raincoats in the car. The bridge to the Duck Reach power station provided us with shelter for the worst of it. We had a good two hour walk doing the usual circuit. It was a long drive home late at night along the remote Frankford Highway.
Wow, dude, what a day. The Devonport Hash House Harriers occasionally get together for a bit of a bushwalk. Normally we keep it fairly casual, but we were warned about this one....
http://dhhh.blogspot.com/2008/11/hoft-on-16-november.html The trail we followed is very accurately described <here> (in reverse). We thought it would be tough for people dragging a 10day backpack on their back, but since we just did the one day we only had lunch to carry... But no, we still only moved at around 1 kilometer per hour!! We had two less agile hikers with us which slowed us a bit, but still, we were all pushed to the limits! In the end the 8 of us with 3 torches had to split up in two groups. Three of us could rush out and get to the cars by dark, and the other five went their own pace with the torches. We made the cars around 830pm, and the others came out at 930pm, well and truly in the dark! No injuries despite a few slips and falls down cliffs and ravines, but we all made it.
All the photos are <here>. Found three geocaches on the way too!
And it all started so nice with a huge bridge across the river!
We did three geocaches on the walk since Skid, who also goes by Geoskid, had been geocaching here in the past and done his homework!
We thought this was a vandalised cache! We bagged the remains and went to return to its logged location and found the real one intact! Had we looked more carefully at the contents, or had we been more interested in fishing, we would have instantly recognised it as a tackle box!
Ken Who? You mean Ken Gourley the Long-haired Urban Cowboy from San Francisco's? No, I mean Ken Gourley who sailed solo around the world! Our famous Ken from Launceston. I read his book when I was about to write mine and was inspired by his writing. He was at the Rotary 80th birthday function at our local RSL club. He was selling his books there for $30, but I had no money on me and I had already read it (someone else's copy)... I proudly gave him my book and DVD!
During Movember (the month formerly known as November) I'm growing a Mo. That's right I'm bringing the Mo back because I'm passionate about tackling men's health issues and being proactive in the fight against men's depression and prostate cancer.
To donate to my Mo you can either: Click this link <HERE> and donate online using your credit card or PayPal account, or
Write a cheque payable to ‘Movember Foundation', referencing my Registration Number 1801571 and mailing it to:
Movember Foundation, PO Box 292, Prahran VIC 3181.
Remember, all donations over $2 are tax deductible.The money raised by Movember is used to raise awareness of men's health issues and donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue - the national depression initiative. The PCFA and beyondblue will use the funds to fund research and increase support networks for those men who suffer from prostate cancer and depression.
An Artist's Impression of what I will look like next week!
Did you know: Depression affects 1 in 6 men....most don't seek help. Untreated depression is a leading risk factor for suicide.
Last year in Australia 18,700 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 2,900 died of prostate cancer - equivalent to the number of women who will die from breast cancer annually.
For those that have supported Movember in previous years you can be very proud of the impact it has had and can check out the details at: [ Fundraising Outcomes ].
Movember culminates at the end of month Gala Partés. If you would like to be part of this great night you'll need to purchase a [ Gala Parté Ticket ].
Movember is proudly grown by Holden and Schick.
Movember is proud partners with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue - the national depression initiative.
