Category: travel

The day before we leave New Norfolk, Australia New Norfolk, Australia This time tomorrow we will be getting off a plane in Melbourne and transferring to our flight to Christchurch. We only have a short layover in Melbourne to clear through security and customs (aka Border Force), who are...

Less than a week to go (not that I’m counting) New Norfolk, Australia New Norfolk, Australia It’s a weird feeling, knowing that at this time last year I was somewhere over the South China Sea on the way to London (via the long walk to nowhere at Dubai airport)....

Wednesday 12 August was a work day that wasn’t 100% normal. The forecast for Hobart was 4-15, with a chance of a late shower. 1 of 12 – It was cold when I got up. It’s the time of year when afternoon me hates morning me for rugging up...

After our yummy dinner the night before, we all slept in this morning. The cottage was so very dark and quiet. Breafast was included with our deal. We could choose from cereal, fresh home made bread with jam, and eggs, as well as plunger coffee. Slabs set to work...

One of the good things about living so far away* from where I grew up is that a lot of the nearby places that Slabs and Juniordwarf haven’t been to are places I’m also not familiar with. One of these areas is the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, which is the stretch...

On our last trip to the Far South of the state, we talked about going to Hastings Caves, which is even further south than the Tahune Airwalk. We decided we didn’t have enough time to fit it in on that trip and that we’d come back another time. School...

This week’s goals: 17,000 steps per day – 6/7 days. Weekly total 137,518 (daily average 19,645) [Private Goal] – 0/7 days Go to bed before midnight (baby steps!) – 5/7 days – 3 of which were 11.55, but it all counts! This week was a quiet week. Still settling back...

Monday was the last day of our holiday. We took a short walk through the forest at the back of the hotel before we left. The rest of the day we spent driving home and feeling a bit frustrated that we were stuck in the car on the day...

So we made it to Dove Lake, along with every other tourist in the park and, even though it was windy, we decided we’d attempt the Dove Lake Circuit. It’s recommended that you do the circuit clockwise. Unlike other walks we’ve done recently, we saw this sign so decided...

This morning the weather looked better, but that was just an illusion, and by the time we’d had breakfast, it was looking pretty ordinary. Juniordwarf was thrilled with the all-you-can-eat buffet style breakfast. He said to Slabs, ‘you didn’t tell me about this!’ and Slabs had replied that he’d...