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El Camino Frances Week 4 6th October – 12th October 2017

October 6 Puente VillarenteDay 22. 26 Kms. El Burgo Ranero – Reliegos – Mansilla de las Mulas – Puente Villarente. Another 0630 start with a beautiful full moon to guide us till daybreak at about 0800. Sunrise didn’t happen till 0830. Then it was a bit of a hot, mind numbing trudge beside the NContinue reading “El Camino Frances Week 4 6th October – 12th October 2017”

El Camino Frances Week 3 29th September – 5th October 2017

September 29 BurgosDay 15. 0 kms. Burgos. A very lazy day off. We checked out the Museum of Evolution which was fascinating and even had an entire display devoted to Mungo. (http://ia.anu.edu.au/biography/mungo-man-27704) Then we visited Santa Iglesia Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de Santa María de Burgos. It is without a doubt the most spectacular cathedral IContinue reading “El Camino Frances Week 3 29th September – 5th October 2017”

El Camino Frances Week 2 22nd September – 28th September 2017

September 22 VianaDay 8. 18 Kms. Los Arcos – Torres del Rio (no bull & no river) – Viana. We arrived in Viana @ 1230 and decided to take the afternoon off. Another lovely walk, a few Camino pilgrim memorials and enough wind turbines to give Don Quijote a breakdown. Cameron Cossart, a long timeContinue reading “El Camino Frances Week 2 22nd September – 28th September 2017”

El Camino Frances Week 1 14th September – 21st September 2017

September 14. St. Jean Pied de Port, France…and so it begins. After a fantastic trip on the TGV from Paris, we registered and got our peregrinos’ passports stamped at the pilgrims’ office. Then we booked in to a very interesting albergue. (Red Cross packages on Thursdays, escape committee meets @ 2130). It was a privateContinue reading “El Camino Frances Week 1 14th September – 21st September 2017”

Great South West Walk. Portland – Nelson – Portland, Victoria. 26th November – 8th December 2011. 250 kms.

Introduction The Great South West Walk is on Victoria’s western coastline and actually crosses in to South Australia briefly. It is divided in to four sections: The Forest from Portland to the Glenelg River at Moleside Camp; The River along the Glenelg River to Nelson; The Beach from Nelson to Cape Bridgewater and; The CliffsContinue reading “Great South West Walk. Portland – Nelson – Portland, Victoria. 26th November – 8th December 2011. 250 kms.”

The Larapinta Trail. Redbank Gorge – Alice Springs, Western MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory. 6th – 19th July 2008. 233 kms.

Introduction During the start of the Palaeozoic Era, about 550 million years ago, central Australia was covered by shallow seas. Sedimentation and volcanics combined to form a new continental crust and then huge pressures acted upon this sedimentary and volcanic crust forming metamorphics. About 100 million years later massive orogenies, mountain building processes, pushed thisContinue reading “The Larapinta Trail. Redbank Gorge – Alice Springs, Western MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory. 6th – 19th July 2008. 233 kms.”

The Australian Alps Walking Track. Walhalla, Victoria – Tharwa, A.C.T. 25th February – 30th March 2004. Stage 6

Stage 6. Kiandra, N.S.W. – Tharwa, A.C.T. Friday, 25th March 2004. Kiandra – Witses Hut. 13 kms. 7 pm. We picked up our food cache at Kiandra and wandered all the way to Witses. We got here at about 4 pm. It was a nice walk along the Manga fire trail. It took us acrossContinue reading “The Australian Alps Walking Track. Walhalla, Victoria – Tharwa, A.C.T. 25th February – 30th March 2004. Stage 6”

The Australian Alps Walking Track. Walhalla, Victoria – Tharwa, A.C.T. 25th February – 30th March 2004. Stage 5

Stage 5. Thredbo – Kiandra Sunday, 21st March 2004. Thredbo – Whites River. 37 kms. 10.30 am. We’ve had a nice stroll along the raised walkway this morning. We got the Kosciuszko Express up to Eagles Nest at 9 am and wandered off. The last couple of days at Thredbo were real rest and recuperation.Continue reading “The Australian Alps Walking Track. Walhalla, Victoria – Tharwa, A.C.T. 25th February – 30th March 2004. Stage 5”

The Australian Alps Walking Track. Walhalla, Victoria – Tharwa, A.C.T. 25th February – 30th March 2004. 720kms.

Introduction The Australian Alps Walking Track essentially follows the crest of the alpine range from southern Victoria through to the Australian Capital Territory. On the way it crosses all the highest mountain regions from the Baw Baw Plateau, the Mt Howitt area, the Bogong High Plains, the Cobberras then across Kosciuszko National Park, into theContinue reading “The Australian Alps Walking Track. Walhalla, Victoria – Tharwa, A.C.T. 25th February – 30th March 2004. 720kms.”

The Australian Alps Walking Track. Walhalla, Victoria – Tharwa, A.C.T. 25th February – 30th March 2004. Stage 4

Stage 4. Taylors Crossing, Victoria – Thredbo, New South Wales Saturday, 13th March 2004. Taylors Crossing – Besford Track. 13 kms. Sunday, 14th March 2004. Besford Track – Mount Misery Road. 28 kms. 8 am. We’re at our campsite on the Beresford Road. After a sleep in yesterday morning we got away at 11.30. WeContinue reading “The Australian Alps Walking Track. Walhalla, Victoria – Tharwa, A.C.T. 25th February – 30th March 2004. Stage 4”