Six Days on Thistle Island, South Australia

Thistle Island is a wild, remote and pristine island off the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It took only a short time to consider our answer to an invitation to spend five or six days on Thistle Island to help a friend celebrate his birthday. Getting there was simple. Lizzie and … Continue reading Six Days on Thistle Island, South Australia

A Swim and a Walk at Cradle Mountain

Swimming in Dove Lake in winter

The last of my wild water swims in Tasmania was at Dove Lake, in the Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park. The Swim The Walk

Two Mile, 4 May 2016

Two Mile Reef (also known as Easter Reef) is located west of Port Campbell.  On its day, it is considered by many to produce the largest wave on the Victorian west coast. On 4 May 2016 having looked at the swell forecasts, weather forecasts and a few other pieces of guesswork on the internet, I … Continue reading Two Mile, 4 May 2016