Perry's Blog

It's been some time since we've done the Six Foot Track to Jenolan Caves, so we thought we'd give it another trundle... though this time we'll turn around when we get there and walk back again. Our planned itinerary: PointLeaveKmArriveTotal Explo… more »

OK... if you're following these posts you'd think there's a bit of a recurrent theme happening ;) It's been just over a month since Keren & Danni's piece was publicly released: kdm, a LiveMosaic and of course their wedding Mosaic, and I've just uplo… more »

When we were having breakfast I suggested to Don that he could probably do with an extra piece of toast because it was going to be a big day: we were walking the National Pass from the Conservation Hut through to Wentworth Falls, then we were going out… more »

Some time ago (well: 2.5 years ago, checking the date ;)) I implemented my backup strategy, and it's saved my bacon a number of times. It's basically the same, except for replacing BackUp with FreeFileSync and Paragon with Macrium Reflect. SpiderOak… more »

During the planning stage for our Bibbulmun Track walk I created our itinerary by assessing the track distance, elevation profile and the Guidebook's notes and calculating estimated walk times for each section.… more »

After 10 weeks, I've managed to put together the timelapse of our walk. Over the 54 days of our trek, we took a portrait photo each morning before setting off on the day's walk and then each afternoon when we'd reached camp -- often capturing the mor… more »

After what seemed like 6 months of intense planning, purchasing and lately training, we felt extremely well prepared. I had an extensive spreadsheet that calculated everything from intended walking durations and expected arrival times to food consumptio… more »

I might be walkin' to Albany soon Just to raise me up a crop of Dental Floss Raisin' it up Waxen it down In a little white box I can sell uptown By myself I wouldn't Have no boss, But I'd be raisin' my lonely Dental Floss Raisin' my lonely Den… more »

Some serious walking this weekend (described to Nat as "getting the body used to abuse")... On Saturday we put on our packs (18kg and 12kg) and walked from the locked gate to the top of Taro's Ladder: about 21.5km. This walk was good for many… more »

Keren and Briony & Jesse flew off to World Youth day last night, along with over 100 other Sydney young people heading to a tour of the Holy Land first. Last contact was that they arrived safely in Dubai to 35 degree morning. After the airport we… more »