14 Day Solo Motorbike Ride around the Flinders Ranges and the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia in May 2023

In May 2023 I did a solo motorbike tour of the Flinders Ranges and the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. I was away for 14 days and clocked up 4070kms on the mighty GS. 370kms was on dirt roads in the Flinders. On the second last day of this ride the GS ticked over 250,000kms … Continue reading 14 Day Solo Motorbike Ride around the Flinders Ranges and the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia in May 2023 →

Big clean swell at a remote break on the Great Australian Bight May 2023

Saturday dawned bright and still over on the edge of the Great Australian Bight. A powerful and glassy swell was rolling in, to be perfected an hour or so later by a light offshore wind. I knew that all along this coast local surfers would be paddling out at remote breaks not marked by signposts … Continue reading Big clean swell at a remote break on the Great Australian Bight May 2023 →

Six days in Bermagui: the Blue Pool; surfers at Camel Rock; white-bellied sea eagles and a border-koolie called Magpie

Bermagui. Jewel of the south coast of New South Wales. Photo taken from Camel Rock beach, across 5kms of Pacific Ocean. Clockwise: Main street and foreshore of the town; Horseshoe Bay just over the foreshore lawns; mouth of the Bermagui River; Horseshoe Bay. The local ocean swimmers, who call themselves the Blue Balls, were a … Continue reading Six days in Bermagui: the Blue Pool; surfers at Camel Rock; white-bellied sea eagles and a border-koolie called Magpie →

Winter swim at Port Campbell, and Whales at Logans Beach

I couldn't resist going for a swim in these inviting conditions at Port Campbell. The water was cold, clear and calm. The light north/north-easterly wind was offshore. The Southern Ocean was at rest. I usually keep a wetsuit and goggles in the back of the car when driving along the west coast in case the … Continue reading Winter swim at Port Campbell, and Whales at Logans Beach →

The Inviting Cold Ocean

Winter snorkelling near Apollo Bay This extensive shore reef can only be snorkelled at low tide (less than 0.7m) and ideally without big swell. On the day Boo and I decided to go snorkelling this meant getting in the water not long after dawn. This particular 'pool' (it is in fact connected by a channel … Continue reading The Inviting Cold Ocean →