Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Hamburglar in the NorthWest



Love it when someone with loads of energy comes along to visit. Young Hamburglar made the trip from Hobart and joined me on a ride, a hike, a run and a paddle on the Mersey. We had loads of fun. Gotta love Mount Roland as it is the most impressive and most commonly noted mountain in the NorthWest. Cycling part of the Tasmania Trail is just about a staple diet for anyone interested in riding a bicycle,.... just look at the pics above.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Fishing in the Mersey


Mate Richard came over from Canberra. Booked into the Gateway Hotel, hired a 4WD and had his mind set on fishing all week. Of course I tried to join him as much as possible. With the full moon we had very extreme tides, which meant fishing from the oyster covered shores along River Road.

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Sunday, October 03, 2010

Back to Strahan

Mate David came from Canberra to visit me. He had 4 weeks of boredom whilst letting his shoulder recover from surgery and needed entertainment to help see him through another 2 weeks of recovery. Took him to Burnie Hash in Port Sorell and Strahan on the West Coast of Tasmania.


Despite it just about being summer we had plenty of snow on the way home as we drove along the Cradle Link road.


I am the good looking dude, and the other one is David OK. All the photos are [here].

Friday, September 24, 2010

Kelly Basin



Last weekend friends from Hash drove out to Queenstown on the West Coast for a couple of nights. We walked to Pillinger, 6kms along an abandoned tram way following Bird River which was covered in mud and trees. It is one of the 60 Great Short Walks in Tasmania. Thanks to the trees and mud, it was a bigger effort than we remembered from past times. Great walk if ever you are in the Queenstown region.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Ulverstone bikepath


Eventually there will be a bicycle path connecting Port Sorrell and Devonport, Forth, Turners Beach and Ulverstone, and perhaps go to Penguin and Burnie as well! The Greens certainly have a great plan for a bikepath all the way to Smithton! At least we just officially opened the bit between Turners Beach and Ulverstone!

Cindy and I rode to Ulverstone for coffee and returned via the new cycleway, ending at the celebrations in Turners Beach. Lots of politicians blowing their horn, and so they should! Also met people from the North West Recreational Cycle group. They are not as initimidating as I had feared. Should ride with them one day!
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Out and About with HOFT


Hashing Old Farts Trekking (HOFT) is part of the Hash House Harriers whenever anyone feels inclined to go for a mini adventure on a sunday. This time we went out along Little Fisher River, East of the Walls of Jerusalem National Park, a couple of hours drive from Devonport. We walked up to the Rinadeena Falls (above).



Pleasant hike, not too far, easy walking. Nice day out! Photos -here-
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Hashing in Port Moresby

OK, OK, It is not exactly in the NW of Tasmania, but Hashing is what I do at home in Turners Beach. Right now I am in PNG visiting my old mateAndrew I convinced him to go on a Hash. Sure enough by chance the run started in the hotel right next door to work!!

Words would't do it justice, so just watch the slides...

For the full sized slides click <here>

Thursday, April 08, 2010

Back in the Press!


The Advocate 7 April 2010, page 2!
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Wednesday, April 07, 2010

An eye for a spider


Even in Canberra we find cool spiders! This one just outside the Cork Plantation... or what will soon be the National Arboretum in Canberra!

And on top of Black Mountain... See how happy Lauren is to be on top of Telstra's phalic? The tower is now named Black Mountain Tower, as Telstra Tower was keeping the tourists away because of the sour taste people have about Telstra. Like my T3 shares from them...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Turners Beach Run

I figured out a really nice routine run from home. Just nice to have a low tide or else you run 2-3 kms on rocks!
Beach Worms

Circuit is about 5kms and includes a nice bit of beach, bit of road, along a river, and along the Berry patch.

Monday, March 08, 2010

Ride to Burnie


Sometimes it is just nice to relax, take a (motorbike) ride to Burnie on the motorbike, have some fish 'n chips and a Coopers Stout, take in the view and cruise home.



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Sunday, February 07, 2010

Steps in Penguin


Riding along the old coastal highway to Penguin you come to a set of stairs that takes you to our HHH friend 'Bastard'. Riding there is generally OK, except for the steps up to his house... His house is pretty much opposite them.

Good cross training...
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Monday, January 11, 2010

Sunday ride...


Now that I have a motorbike I can join fellow Hashers on the occasional bike ride. You can see we ride modestly, as you can see by clicking on the details of the below map - giving you speed and altitude for a scenic portion of our ride. Great riding in Tassie!

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Monday, January 04, 2010

Quamby Bluff - Jan 2010


Always love this walk. Plenty of variety to keep us entertained and a good little challenge too...

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