Quick weekend away
In which we don’t make friends with other campers…. There’s something about a weekend away from mod cond, phones, internet … Continue reading Quick weekend away
Category: Close to Sydney
Patonga – Part 2
So it turns out I’m the only one who remembered thermals for our winter camping. Oh well. I was nice … Continue reading Patonga – Part 2
Patonga Beach Camping Reserve
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Southern Highlands day trip -Bowral, Fitzroy falls, Kangaroo Valley, Stanwell Tops
I’m of the impression that most tourists only think of Sydney Harbour and The Blue Mountains as being the great tourist destinations in and around Sydney. True, they are amazing places, but there are heaps of places within a stone’s throw of Sydney that offe rewards. With this in mind I decided to take a day trip with my visiting mother to somewhere else.
Danjeera dam day trip
The family decided to head down the South coast for Australia day. Half the family had already gone down so it was just me, son #1 and my mother. We divide to take a detour via Djanjeera damn following most of the Yalwal Circuit route, trek number 145 in Craig Lewis and Cathy Savage’s 4wd Treks Close to Sydney book.
Reaching Nowra we turned off and headed toward Coolendel and then into the National park and onto the dam. The tar road meanders along the river valley in some places only being wide enough for one car. Soon we turned off onto the dirt. Son #1 was keeping himself and us entertained by reading every joke from his joke book… Awesome!
Lidsdale and Lake Lyell – June 7th 2014
With the long weekend approaching, the brother in law and I decided to do what we actually bought our vehicles for and, go 4wding. This was BIL’s first proper time out so we decided on a trip to the Lake Lyell/Rydal region. This is where I’d done my 4×4 driver training course 15 months ago, therfore we knew most of it was suitable for beginners. I would rate most tracks as easy to moderate. Our plan was just to get out and start easy. We had a rough route planned using the LPI 1:25,000 Lithgow 8391-3S paper maps, and Memory Map on my iPhone. Both were more than enough for this trip We also had 4 kids aged 4-9 so lots of rest stops were planned.
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Walks of Sydney Part 3 – South Head
Walks of Sydney Part 3 – South HeadSydney, Australia Sydney, Australia On the first day of Anzac Weekend I went … Continue reading Walks of Sydney Part 3 – South Head
Booze, Sheep and Men in Flannel Shirts
Booze, Sheep and Men in Flannel Shirts Sydney, Australia Sydney, Australia Well, finally I cracked. After being cooped up trying … Continue reading Booze, Sheep and Men in Flannel Shirts
Walks of Sydney Part 2 – Botanical Gardens
Walks of Sydney Part 2 – Botanical GardensSydney, Australia Sydney, Australia On a sweltering hot day Karen and decided to … Continue reading Walks of Sydney Part 2 – Botanical Gardens
Walks of Sydney Part 1 – Manly to the Spit
Walks of Sydney Part 1 – Manly to the SpitSydney, Australia Sydney, Australia To get to Manly we took the … Continue reading Walks of Sydney Part 1 – Manly to the Spit
Out of the Office 