UNITED KINGDOM | Saturday, 4 Aug 2018 | Views [314]
I think I have a dent in my head.... Who's idea was this anyway?
So day #1 and I wake up like a 5 year old on Christmas morning - almost 2 hours early - and can't get back to sleep. Oh well, I'll make use of the time by repacking my day-pack for the ... Read more >
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AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 22 Oct 2017 | Views [667]
It’s been a big week....
Like REALLY big....
The 15 secondees and myself have spent the week being welcomed by the traditional owners and by our Jawun people.
I’m in country now..... Miriwong country.
We’ve met the most ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 15 Oct 2017 | Views [775]
Day #1
The things I’ve noticed in the 15hours or so I’ve been here:
The skinks here are the size of a 30cm ruler
The frogs are the side of a small rat
The bats may as well be albatrosses
And ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Sep 2015 | Views [404]
'I Slept like a fat baby girl.... with alot of nerves'!
It's here.
It's snowed even more.
It's pitch black.
I'm having a quick morning wizz by the side of the tent when from above (we are camped on a steep slope) an Amercican lady shines ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Sep 2015 | Views [397]
'I slept like a happy fat baby girl (with sore feet and a cough) - and a full one... afterall - I've eaten an entire cow!'
This morning was tough. Not physically (or not at least that bad) - but emotionally.
I've really bonded with my boys, enjoyed ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Sep 2015 | Views [309]
Yawn! 'I slept like a fat baby girl!'
Today starts off with a short but steep climb out of Karanga on compacted scree with wide views. We are seeing brilliant vistas of Kilis sumit, it's truely breath taking, scary, beautiful, dangerous and simply ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Sep 2015 | Views [361]
I slept like a very fat baby girl!
Stretching and taking note of all the joint aches and pains I realise I don't feel so bad after such a hideous day before. And then I open the tent.
Last night in the dark I missed seeing the Great Barranco ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Sep 2015 | Views [290]
Praygood: 'How'd you sleep?'
Me: 'Like a fat baby girl!'
I love waking up on the mountain. Only had to get up for a wiz twice during the night, so not too bad, cold out - but you sleep with an empty bladder, not a full one.
The five golden Kili ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Sep 2015 | Views [408]
Had a morning wee (in the bushes of course) - the Diamox is starting to kick in - (Altitude meds) before everyone got up. The loos are... ummmmm hard to take first thing in the morning! And just as I was finishing.... wondered what the noise was above ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Monday, 21 Sep 2015 | Views [273]
Soooo - the official guide said 'after completing the necessary registration formalities at Lemosho National Park gate, we drive through varied farmland with open views over the plains to reach the Lemosho Road head. It is an easy day of walking up ... Read more >
TANZANIA | Friday, 11 Sep 2015 | Views [348] | Comments [1]
Sooooo two flights and a dusty (and slightly dodgy ride in a car) we're in Moshi..... we got the first sighting of Kili on our decent into Kilimanjaro airport at which point I MAY of got the sweats on just a little..... ummmm that and perhappppps I should ... Read more >
CHILE | Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012 | Views [592]
Sooooooo it's nearly over.... The fantastical adventours of the amazing Simone!!! Spew....! Really really don't want to leave, have had a fabbo time, it's been lovely having peeps to travel with, different, but nice.
Have spent the last few ... Read more >
CHILE | Sunday, 25 Mar 2012 | Views [870]
Hola Amigos!
Well, it's been a wonderful rancho relaxo time in sunny Valparaiso Chile. We've managed to navigate the VERY lovely trains from here to Vina del Mar and back, gorgeous seaside town up the coast, and travel the Ascensores, (I ... Read more >
PERU | Friday, 23 Mar 2012 | Views [972]
So, it's been a while.... Must of been up to somethin.... Oh yeah.... Lima. Lima. Lima. Kinda like groundhog day... But... Kinda not. So - we made the 12 hour bus journey, and wot a joy, on a semi cama bus.... Deluxe.. Or.. It woulda been just slightly ... Read more >
ECUADOR | Friday, 16 Mar 2012 | Views [758] | Comments [1]
So, it's been a while since the last update..... But have fallen in love with a new country..... I already have a couple of favs.... But Ecuador is now solidly in the top 5. We've had a very busy last week, starting of with a quick flight from Quito ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | Views [676]
Soooooo VERY early start 3:30am! need to sort out camp and get to the checkpoint early to ensure an early entrance. Nasty. My nose is still running, but I'm going to Machu Pichu today!!! Yay! We wait in line, in the dark, amongst a sea of other keen ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | Views [361]
So, day three, legs are sore, backs a bit sore, but my belly is full and I'm on the Sudafeds.... Today is supposed to be 'undulating' according to Martine.... Hmmmm that means hills... And lots of em. Suprisingly, today starts out harder than I expected, ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | Views [386]
Ok, so slightly tired and just a niggle of soreness, we are awoken by our lovely porter with cocoa tea and wen water to wash with.... Lovely..... But hang on, whats that weird feling in my throut? And have I got a runny nose?!?Far out!! Cheers.... There ... Read more >
PERU | Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | Views [377]
So! Off to meet our group we were trekking with, a small group, just seven of us, 5 Aussies - 2 Kiwis, make for easy chatting. Everyone seems nice, and really quite happy to be part of something this exciting! Our guide is lovely, Martine, has been ... Read more >
BOLIVIA | Thursday, 1 Mar 2012 | Views [435]
So, yeah Tiwananku...... You amazing feat! At 4100 mtrs, I feel that foggyness returning.... Especially as I'm on a bus with 12 other tourists no English speakers of course), which actually turned out to be the BEST Spanish lesson yet! They laughed ... Read more >
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