Category: Travelling
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Day 213 – Chapman Valley Camping
Packing light we’re heading for an overnight camp just outside of the Hunter Valley. Meeting up with Max, Tori, Jono and Suzy for a campfire and cookout. It’s looking cold tonight (0℃ and we’ve got some perfectly clear skies.
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Day 141. – Dash Before Destruction
Hurricane Lane is just around the corner, we’ve already heard the other islands are getting hammered and the wind is starting to pick up. It’s time to make use of the last nice day in Hawaii and get some final adventuring done.
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Day 140. – Snorkel King
The music cut out and over the speakers her voice crackles in “I’m a bit hesitant to hit the usual spot, don’t want to send ya’ll out in 18-24 foot waves”…. As we begin listing to the left, turning back the direction just had come. “The sister boat has hit massive hurricane swell up ahead,…
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Day 138. – Lux Life
Hyatt, you’re good. You’re too good. This place has everything… from Penguins to waterfall pools or deluxe rooms to delicious 24hr deserts. It’s time for a break, and this is the best place for a relax and embrace the ‘do nothing’ week planned. Maui currently has sunny weather and we’ve got nothing scheduled, time to…
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Day 134. – Jet-lagged Hawaii
That was a very long 16hrs of flying. But we’re here and the hire car is ready to take us anywhere we want to go. Time to hit up Pipeline and check the surf conditions (it’s predicted to be very flat). If that’s the case we’ll pack the hammock along and we’ll kill the jet…
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Day 131. – Yellowstone Prong
Stash the bike upstream somewhere in the bushes and park at the lower falls section. Get prep’d and ready to head up through the cascading waterfalls. It’s about 5miles, I find it best to go barefoot, although Astral footwear does some good shoes that’ll help get you up and past the waterfall. Bring Friends and…
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Day 124. – The New climb Spot
Okay, you’ve got the entire day off. Let’s get up, put the paces on it, grab some coffee and head past ‘granddads apples’ farm. But first we’ll detour for a swim at Whales Back Falls and get the Sundial climb in first (might take a nap here). After we’ll head across to this new spot…
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Day 122.- Aptly Named. Rainbow Falls!
Turn that radio up… ‘Call Me Maybe’ is pumping and the van full of kids know all the words. It’s a 45min drive so pack lunch for 13 and hit the path that circles Pisgah National Park. We’re on our hike and swim to Rainbow and Turtleback falls. Plus if there is the time we’ll finish…
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Day 115. – Climbing Looking Glass
It’s the perfect temperature, the sun is under a thin layer of cloud and there is no wind. Hike up with 2x 70m of rope around your neck and be sure to use this time to recite and remember that knots training on the way. We’re going to apply the final parts of training today…
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Day 113. – Granite City Abseil
Hey Mum, I’m really sorry I didn’t call on Mothers Day, or the day after, or the day after that. I’ve been both under and above ground on caving and abseil training with a group of legends. This is the first of many training missions and the team couldn’t be happier.
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Day 112. – Sliding Rocks, NC
Today isn’t like others. This I’m a tour guide for a sliding waterfall I’ve never been to. I’ve now landed in North Carolina and landed a photographer job. On location for a fathers and sons weekend today, Sliding Rocks provided hours of entertainment for them / me.
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Day 111. – Las Vegas
Vegas has it all.. as long as you’ve still got something left in your bank account. Everything is expensive and overpriced. Luckily I have friends that are in town and we’re doing it cheaply. Without company, this place could get real lonely real fast. The first day I hit the strip with my camera and…
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Day 110. – Fly The Grand Canyon
Don’t forget, your helicopter leaves at 4am so don’t get stuck in the casino and lose track of time drinking with old friends (Turns out that’s pretty easy to do with no windows or clocks). You’re about to fly over the Grand Canyon so be prepared for a sunrise over the Hoover Dam and the…
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Day 109. – Yo Yosemite
How to tick Yosemite off the Bucket list: Book your solo flight out of Australia, meet up with two other Aussies and don’t forget to find a token New Zealander to bring along. Pile into the hire car and head 300km directly across the flat landscape national park, stopping regularly to check out the terrible…
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Day 108. – Baseball Big Bash
Baseball is not like cricket, cricket you can enjoy both the batting and bowling team as they try to hit or wicket each other. Baseball is slow and nothing happens for hours – the atmosphere is incredible but after 2 hours we only scored 2 runs/points. Luckily we had great seats and a really nice sunset…
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Day 107. – Alcatraz Bars
Take a look out this prison window, you can see SF. I’m here on this eyesore in the harbour off just off SF. It’s an ugly island with a dark and defensive past. Used as both a prison and a fort, there is a saying about Alcatraz, ‘Those who break the rules go to jail, those…
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Day 106. – Muir Woods on Mountain Bikes
My rule with mountain biking is be sure to always hire the best bike possible, make sure its so good all you need to do is hold on and it will do the downhill work for you. – that way you can focus on getting to the peak. located just outside of San Fransisco is trails…
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Day 105. – SF Golden Gate
How was that flight? 17hrs can be painful but we’re here and even though it’s midnight your time, it’s just hit 10 am. So shake those tired eyes off and check out San Fransico, First up Pier 39, the Golden Gate, iconic cable cars and hire bikes. *I love how there is a surf culture…
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