GOODAY FROM NAMBUCCA HEADS

Hey 6.45am here.  Have been up since 5am before dawn.  Got some nice pics of the sunrise at 5.45am and also had a refreshing surf swim just after sunrise.  Also found some of my fav cowrie shells which is a bonus. Got some great pics of last nites sunset from a local lookout...

Hey the silver flash van has now tripped past 26,000 k's since January! And still going strong...

CHECK OUT THE 'INTERACTIVE MAP' ON MY BLOG, IT HAS BEEN UPDATED SHOWING WHERE I HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING!

Sunset at Nambucca Heads

Sunset, sweet!

5.45am just before sunrise, thats 4.45am Qld time!

Another day dawns, 5.45am, went for a surf swim just after this. Its tough in the trenches here bringing you the best action shots!

Seagulls for company...

Had a great time snorkelling at Arakoon Nat Park, South West Rocks yesterday.  Heaps of schools of very small to medium fish plus larger rock cod and other fish.  Very cool!!

Snorkelling heaven here at South West Rocks area.  Very cooolllll...

Thirsty yellowtail cockatoos

GOODAY FROM NEAR CRESCENT HEAD

Hey another week has passed.  I am at Goolawah Nat Park atm near Crescent Head down on the coast from Kempsey. 
A week ago I was at  Nelson Bay town and did some great snorkelling and kayaking on Port Stephens.  I have since been to Seal rocks, great surf swim spot, the Lakes district of Myall, Smith and Wallis Lakes and Hastings river for some serious kayaking.   Went snorkelling at Forster, Crowdy Head and Port Macquarie, checked out beaches between Forster and Port Macquarie and Crescent Head for surf swims.

Basically having a good time, kayak, snorkel and swimming every day and of course great weather here most of the time too which helps a lot!

I need to advise I have been to a lot of these places when heading south back in February so I have not taken hardly any new pictures.  You will have to go to the blog and click on early February posts to see some pictures of the above areas.

Two weeks till xmas,  woooooo!!

GOODAY FROM NELSON BAY

I arrived at Nelson bay this arvo all pumped to snorkel and kayak but a 30 knot westerley is blowin my afternoon away atm.  Nelson bay is approx 80 k's north of Newcastle and is on Port Stephens inlet.

I was here in early February and found the best ever snorkelling spot straight off the beach, heaps of fish.  So I was keen to come back to have another go.  Theres always tomorrow I suppose.  Also 1st time for the kayak here too.

In the last week since leaving the snow high country I went north of Jindabyne through the Koscioszko NP, to the Jenolan caves area and then into the Blue mountains area and nat park, went on the train to Sydney from Blue Mtns for the day, into an area of the Wollemi NP north of Blue Mtns and finally driven east to the coast today.

I will now be following the coast north back home by xmas.  But some serious kayak and snorkelling along the way first before then...

Lake Jindabyne, went kayaking here

Lake Jindabyne view

Koscioszko Nat Park

Eucumbene River

Went and had a look at Mt Selwyn snowfields, went on a 10k walk following a cross country snow ski track

On the walk

Jenolan caves area

Blue Lake

Looking out from inside the huge coachman cave

The same cave entrance from up high where i walked up from the bottom

 Blue Mountains NP

A waterfall on the grand canyon walk

Part of the grand canyon walk, click to view larger shot

On grand canyon walk

View of gross valley at Blackheath from end of grand canyon walk

At Wentworth falls down the side of the cliffs on the National pass and Wentworth walks

Part of Wentworth falls

Bottom of Wentworth falls, I forgot my bathers!

On the Lockley Pilon walk which is north of Blackheath.  Lookin back across the gross valley to Govetts Leap area

Lockley Pilon walk

Great day in Sydney via the Blue Mtns train, view from Milsons point

Dunns swamp, Wollemi Nat Park. This river was dammed in the 1920's.  Parts of it have high cliffs so like a canyon..Spent 2 hrs kayaking here and had a nice swim too..

KOSCIUSZKO NAT PARK PICS

Pictures around the Thredbo, Perisher valley and Mt Kosciuszko areas,  which are all snow resort areas.

View of western side of mountain ranges

The Cascades near Thredbo resort. Waited a bit here for light rain to go away so I could go walking

On a walk from the Cascades

From the cascade walk. Possibly Mt Kosciuszko

Camping on a river in the Perisher valley

Wally came for a visit by the river

Between Perisher and Charlotte pass

View from Charlotte pass

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On start of 20klm loop walk to Mt Kosciuszko summit (9k's to the summit) and surrounding mountains. Approx 1800 mtrs up here.

Hey found the start of the Snowy river which I passed in March down on the Vic coast

Seamans Hut (2030mtrs up) Lots of Police here + a westpac helicopter searching for a missing canadian hiker from May this year.

One of about 8 snow drifts over the track I had to walk across, slippery stuff!

Mt Kosciuszko summit.  (2228mtrs high) It was busy as Bourke St up there. School & Uni groups etc everywhere.

The rest of the pictures are of a further 12 k's across adjacent mountains back to Charlotte Pass

See the track line below and above the snow

Mountain Lake looking west

Another snow drift to walk over.

Popular 'Blue Lake' .  Click on the pic to get a better view

MORE MOUNTAIN PICS

Mt Bogong

The Mt Bogong walk was only 4k's to the top, sounds easy but the whole walk was straight up, steep as. Took me about 2.5 hrs. but worth the view.

An alpine hut on the walk. These are allover the mountains mainly in case of emergency or change in weather conditions during winter as a safe place to go

Coming out of the tree line onto the alpine open area, no more trees

Some snow near the top

I made a snow thing for you!

The summit is to the right

Yummo snow!

In the background is Mt Feathertop (pointy one) near Mt Hotham resort on the left flat bit

Cute little shrub on the plateau

The official top of Mt Bogong

         FALLS CREEK

Pretty valley near Falls creek resort. Spot the silver flash on right of lake. I camped here o'nite. very pretty area.

From Mt Mckay. Passenger jet vapor trails goin to Melb.

Lookin down one of the chairlifts to Falls creek resort

Pretty valley

On a 2 huts walk.  this is wallace hut is supposed to be the oldest in the high country built in 1889 by 3 brothers for use when driving their cattle to the high country in summer

inside wallace hut, fireplace on right

snow gums on the walk

Cole hut built around 1920

Inside Cole hut

This was a pretty part of the walk viewing mountain ranges etc

Camping near Falls Ck resort

 MT WILLS

View across to Mt Bogong

The beard again! From Mt Wills

Camping next to Gibbo river, click on pic to see the water! Love fresh mountain water!

Lake dartmouth. 1.25 hrs on a very rough dirt track to get here. The van did real well.

Kayaking time, yehhh!