Unceremoniously deposited with our backpacks by the side of the road next to a cheap takeaway, choking with dust from the jeeps zooming up and down the road …. this wasn’t how I envisaged MY BIG NEPAL TREKKING ADVENTURE would begin. Where was the little path meandering by a stream, towering snow-covered mountains and herds of yaks? Clearly not about […]
Days after returning from Timor, I threw my scuba gear into an untidy pile in the spare room and rummaged through cupboards (and fridge) for my camping gear. From ocean to terrestrial adventures – we’re off to Bilkbilkmi (Graveside Gorge), Kakadu NP. A rather unfortunate name, I thought, for such a stunning destination – apparently there is Chinese grave somewhere in the gorge. But this doesn’t […]
Sunning ourselves on bow of the boat, we watch a pod of melon-headed dolphins move through the water at a clipping pace, some unknown destination in mind. A flash of white catches my eye – ‘orca’ yells Fizzy, but no, it’s an oceanic manta ray. Catching the sun’s rays on the surface, the tips of its’ fins / wings curling up and down as it glides along. Already […]
Musings on life's adventures 