Red Gorge Adventure

Oh my – words just fail me – which is going to be a bit of a problem given I have a blog post to write. I’ll do my best to convey the wonder of my canyoning adventure but may have to resort to some fairly overused adjectives such as awesome, amazing, incredible, mind-blowing etc., etc…

I mean, I thought the gorges were pretty remarkable anyway, but nothing prepared me for my epic adventure into the heart of old Karijini. There is nothing quite like going places that you can’t ordinarily get to – being so remote that it seems like you are the only people on the planet while simultaneously reminding you how insignificant our lives are in the presence of rocks millions of years old. Continue reading

Can I have the key to my room, please?

So I’ve made several rookie mistakes on my flashpacking/glamping adventure. The first was bringing an ungodly amount of white clothing on this vacay. Note to self for future outback adventures: red dirt gets EVERYWHERE! Second was to ask for my room key for my tent lol. Now I did realise my mistake as the words were leaving my mouth, but you can’t take it back once it’s out there. The third – and this is probably the biggest of them all: I didn’t prepare in any way for hiking up hill and down dale. My calves are on fire and I’m sure I’ll be in a sorry state for basketball Saturday (sorry girls). Continue reading