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Thursday 6 May 2010Thursday 6 May 2010 by Kieran

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Porepunkah Fall May: winter is definitely on it's way, the soaring days are few and far between, I've quit my brewery job, and the hostel is closing up so Greg and Leanne can have a holiday in a few weeks. It's time to ease myself back into backpacking, but it's…

Checking out Gundowring

Thursday 6 May 2010Thursday 6 May 2010 by Kieran

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Gundowring - Ready to launch May 2, 2010, with a free day before I headed to Sydney, Kieran Schultz and I headed to a flying site that William Oates had told Kieran about, knowing only that it was somewhere near Gundowring. A quick bit of google-ing while driving through the…

Tasmania Day 4: St Helens & Binalong Bay

Monday 3 May 2010Monday 3 May 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

Parked up in a campground, in a forest, miles from anywhere, the last thing we wanted to wake up to was a flat tyre and an empty radiator. It turned out to be more of a setback than a disaster though, as our spare tyre was good and Kevin had…

Finding My Flying Feet and Learning to Soar

Wednesday 28 April 2010Wednesday 28 April 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

After what was nothing short of an amazing introduction to paragliding on Saturday, we quickly got into the routine of driving up hills and running off them. Sunday morning was spent at the Pines - a site near Myrtleford that was good when the wind turned southerly – and for…

Today, I Learn to Fly

Tuesday 27 April 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

Saturday, 13th February 2010 This was it: the day I was going to learn how to throw myself off a hill and soar into the clouds. Ted picked me up in time for the 8.30 start at the school and we met the other 4 guys who were also in…

Chasing the Dream

Monday 26 April 2010Monday 26 April 2010 by Kieran

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Finally, the day was here: I was leaving Melbourne and heading back to the alpine region, to Bright, where I'd finally realise what I'd been dreaming about doing for the last 12 months. Travelling anywhere new, or at least less visited, almost always excites me, usually resulting in me being…

Tasmania Day 3: Ben Lomond

Sunday 25 April 2010Sunday 25 April 2010 by Kieran

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Waking up in Beechworth felt like waking up in a small coastal village in the Scottish Highlands: the weather and landscape fitted almost perfectly. We headed back – this time along the main road instead of hammering along a dirt track again – to Georgetown for food, a look around,…

Tasmania Day 2: Tamar Valley

Sunday 25 April 2010Monday 3 May 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

Waking up to the sun shining the tent and warming up the stunning landscape, that we'd not fully appreciated in the fading light of the drive in, was awesome, made only better by how similar to Scotland it was. Trying to keep planning minimal we settled on a rough clockwise…

21 Days of Tasmania: Day 1

Saturday 24 April 2010Monday 3 May 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

Two days after our snap-decision to spend a few weeks in Tasmania, Kevin and I were on The Spirit of Tasmania I, backing away from Melbourne pier, watching in awe at the hundreds of big jelly fish being thrown about in the swell of the ship's bow thrusters. Even up…

Hello Melbourne and the Sunny South Coast

Friday 23 April 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

On the advice of the genuinely helpful mechanic at the Tallangatta garage, I did the immensely boring 4-hour drive to Melbourne and, after an unintentional detour into a graveyard (this time not the fault of the Australian roads: I just needed somewhere to park to work out where I was),…

Snowy Mountains, and the demise of planning

Friday 23 April 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

With 2 weeks festive rest behind me I was back on the road, this time heading south with a much clearer idea of where I was going. In just over a week the next paragliding licence course would be starting in Bright and there was nowhere I'd rather be then,…

Back in Sydney

Thursday 22 April 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

My week of sleeping in the boot of my car was over – I was back to a nice bed, regular shower, and good food in the comfort of my auntie and uncle's house in Sydney. Since I arrived in Perth in August I aimed to be in Sydney for…

Finishing the Blue Mountains

Thursday 22 April 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

Now that I'd spent a few days charting the less travelled corners of the Blue Mountains, it was time to hit the main drag and see the big ticket attractions, not that I was really sure what they were. I'd came to rely on the CAMPS road atlas as, not…

Megalong Valley

Wednesday 21 April 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

After the lack-lustre dawn at Kanangra Walls I headed back through the Jenolan caves and onto Rydal where there was a campsite which offered a much needed shower. In hindsight, I shouldn't have bothered paying the day-entry rate of $4 and just ran to the showers while I used the…

Kanangra-Boyd National Park & The Jenolan Caves

Sunday 28 March 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

Sleeping in a car wasn't so bad after all, so I managed to escape the campsite before anyone could so much as try to extract money from me for the previous night's stay. The road out north from the caves was steep and winding, and as my car crawled up…

Blue Mountains Roadtrip

Saturday 27 March 2010 by Kieran

Kieran

Even though I'd been given a driven tour of the route I should take out of Sydney the night before, I still - as expected - somewhere near the CBD didn't find my way onto Broadway, starting 15 minutes of stopping, reading the map, heading off for a few minutes…

Sydney: The First Encounter

Wednesday 30 December 2009Wednesday 30 December 2009 by Kieran

Kieran

Tamarama Bay, by Kieran Campbell Buckling up on the plane from Darwin, I felt like a bit of snob for being surprised at seeing the cabin crew wearing t-shirts, 'even Ryanair can kit their staff out in suits', I thought. On the other hand, I was glad to find nobody…

Darwin

Tuesday 29 December 2009Tuesday 29 December 2009 by Kieran

Kieran

Departing, by Kieran Campbell On approach to Darwin I was surprised at myself for almost being excited at seeing high-rise buildings - they weren't even that big - but this was the first time I think I'd seen such a spectacle and sure sign of a place of mentionable social…

Mataranka: 100,000 Mangoes Later

Monday 28 December 2009Monday 28 December 2009 by Kieran

Kieran

100,000 Mangoes Later, by Kieran Campbell Disembarking into the caravan park that was going to be my home for possibly the next six weeks, I was introduced to Steve, the AREA supervisor for our farm, and shown the room that I was to share with a Irish couple, Aidan and…

Katherine

Friday 25 December 2009 by Kieran

Kieran

Coco's Didge, by Kieran Campbell Spending over two weeks in Kununurra meant it was a bit more of a pain to be back in a bus trying to kip down for the night, but it was good to be on the move again after what seemed like a wasted last…

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