Category Archives: TRAILS – Camping & The Outdoors

Highpants Festival in Dargo

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I was down in Victoria for New Years Eve and I was invited along to a camping festival to celebrate the new year. It is run by some friends on mine from high school. It is pretty difficult to describe to people who haven’t been there, it is camping, loud music and partying, very bright colours, silly costumes (just for the sake of it). I won’t post anything too detailed as I suppose some people may not want their ridiculous attire on the internet, so just a few snaps: the campsite; and a group of us playing in the river:

 

Took the old man’s Pajero complete with car fridge. Definitely a step up from my rig, but a bit out of price range at the moment!

These festivals have been running for a few years, usually on private property and invite only (like this year). This is the second one that I have managed to get to – but hopefully that will change when I move to Victoria!

Hydeaway Bay for a wedding

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Spent the week in Hydeaway Bay for a wedding, was a great trip. A few boats hanging around, including a cat, plenty of fishing and crabbing.

No fish were caught but we got heaps of mudcrabs, and tons of oysters. There was a small island that had basically been untouched, and we could pop over there and get our bag limit, and bring them back for everyone.

Some highlights include getting stuck on the sandbanks and getting to push a boat, some captain (who was also getting married) allowing his crew to through out 10 crab pots completely collapsed, and a bonfire on the beach ‘let’s try to run as far as we can up a palm before we fall off’ contest.

Good times!

 


Fishing in Queensland, love it!

 


Swimming off the catamaran


Fishing at sunset

Surprise and Sandy Creek falls solo

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Went around the back of litchfield by myself. It was virtually dead – I seem to remember the V8’s were on.

Funny story is I took a photo of myself pumping up my tyres to prove to Claire that I use the air compressor. Months later I lost my camera – the person who found it tracked me down using my rego plate from that snap!


Water crossing is scary – probably never doing it again!

Butterfly Gorge – 22/09/13

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We decided to take our good friends Tom & Ails down to Butterfly Gorge. It is a series of rock pools in a narrow gorge with very steep and beautiful escarpment.

The 4WD trip was nice, I do love getting out on the tracks, but I have to admit I like the softer tracks more. We got there and there was barely anyone there, and that was the same for most of the day, which always makes for a good trip.

Claire and I had been there before, but it is still one of the best places to go for a swim. We entertained ourselves with a makeshift water slide down a rock, Tom being the most awkward, and Claire being the one who managed to put a large bruise on herself. Of course.

I would highly recommend everyone sees Butterfly Gorge at least once.


Me at the entrance. Gotta love crocs-n-sox


Claire and me in one of the pools