Another long trek, but mostly downhill. We started amongst the tall karris of Boranup Forest where we stopped yesterday, then headed south, through the coastal heath, and down onto the beautiful Boranup Beach. This section was up and down along solid track. Then we faced over 7kms of sand walking to protected Hamelin Bay, home […]
The longest track today, including much up and down (329m up, 264m down). Peigi and I skipped about 7km to join the group at Redgate Beach. They climbed the limestone ridge at Prevelly, then headed down into the sheltered creekline of Boodjidup Brook, continuing on the difficult white sands of Boodjidup before reaching historic Redgate […]
Over 200m up and down today over 20km. I also wonder if it will be that interesting. The track quickly leaves the coast at Gracetown to meander through sand dunes and past Ellensbrook homestead and Meekadarbee Falls. Peigi and I chose to miss this first part to join the group here, at the old homestead. […]
Only 13km, 189m up, 227m down, so it looks easy, but the Track rises high over several large limestone headlands before flattening out on Willyabrup Beach. The dense coastal heath on this western slope are clipped by the wind and weather. It looked good today but I would like to see it in spring when […]
Though the track is mid-range in distance, the elevation diagram shows this part involves a lot of uphill, 348m up and 310m down. From Yallingup, we passed over the very scenic granite headland at Torpedo Rock and walked on to the fabled Smith’s Beach where we stopped for a coffee and cake at the resort […]
The thought: 20 Sept 2020 We had spent most of the last six months hibernating from COVID, and I felt ‘stir-crazy’, so when Peigi asked me to join her and a friend (Jan) to walk the Cape-to-Cape track in the south of Western Australia, I agreed. We would find a base, take two cars, and […]
Cash is king. Do not expect Visa, AMEX, or Mastercard to be acceptable everywhere, and even when the shop has a terminal, that they will work. The same for ATM’s. From Narita. Several buses and trains ferry between Narita and Tokyo. Choose the one that gets you nearest to your accommodation. Busses end at Tokyo, […]
We took a taxi from the hotel to Keisei Ueno station. I had etickets over the internet, but had to exchange them at the window for the real ones. We were an hour early but could not take the next train as it was full. An hour later we were on the way in the […]
A very wet day, but I set off to check the hotel and Ueno Park to which we will return – if all goes well. The hotel staff were wearing masks as news of the corona virus broke. Ueno Station is also where were to catch the train to Narita. We had no intention of […]
Hilary decided to stay in the room as the weather has become wetter and colder. I set off for Shibuya Pedestrian Scramble again, stopping first at Shinjuku Gyoen, forgetting that it’s closed on Monday. This is one of Tokyo‘s largest and most popular parks, located just a short walk from Shinjuku Station. Spacious lawns, meandering […]