Update!

Well, it HAS been a while since I blogged about running, hiking and stuff. Quite a lot has been happening this year in terms outdoor adventures, but it's really only been in the past two months that I've started to get serious about my training.

We started the year off with a camping trip to the wonderful Kangaroo Island in South Australia.

 

At Easter we went to the Grampians and camped and hiked. I love the northern Gramps much more than the area around Halls Gap. I remember Taipan Wall from my climbing days of twenty or so years ago. 

Over the long weekend in June, we camped in the Tara Valley. Very beautiful but very muddy. We chose the wrong time of year to visit. Some amazing new tracks have been recently opened. Check out the Grand Strzelecki Track website for more info on hiking trails in the area.

It was very chilly. Dig the 70s style ear muffs?

In August we went to Argentina and Peru for three weeks and did a few days of hiking in the Cusco region. Of course this included the information trek to Machu Picchu...

And I've just finished walking the Great Ocean Walk, through the Otways and Port Campbell National Park with a colleague from work. An unexpected week off work came up so I decided to use the opportunity to tick something off my bucket list. We walked about 95kms over five days, leaving the trail each day to stay in Bimbi Park and using the excellent (and reliable!) GOR shuttle service. I absolutely LOVED this hike. It wasn't too strenuous and had so much variety, both underfoot, the views and the flora. So good for the soul. 

Later next week I'm off to Eden with my sister and niece to support my brother who's doing the Coast to Kosci 240km run, from Eden to the summit of Mt Kosciusko  I hope to do the last 18km with him, from Charlotte's Pass to the summit and back... if I can keep up with him. Even with 220km in his legs I'm sure he'll still be quicker than me with fresh legs! I can't wait! It's going to be an amazing adventure.