ATTS - Tony Attenborough

Since I travelled to Indonesia to attend my friends wedding in 2000, I have developed a serious addiction to the cultures, people, experiences and the wonders both natural and man made that are out there.

All my adventures have been done independantly with friends or family, until the Persian Gulf trip in 2006 which I did alone. I have seen a large expanse of Asia, Eastern Europe the Middle East and a little bit of Africa.

A trip to the South Pacific in September 2008 rocked. Soon I will return to South East Asia to work at a bear sanctuary and to visit some sights I missed on previous trips.

I hope you enjoy the journals and photos, if they convince just one person to load up a pack and go, then its worth the time to do them.

Enjoy

Tony Attenborough
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By ATTS
September 27th 2009

The Heysen Trail (South) - Part 10 Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Myponga

View from inside

Arrived at the meeting place near the Inman Valley hall early on a sunday morning (27/9/2009), I was feeling unwell which hadnt improved by the time the buses dropped the walkers at the trail head on Tugwell Rd. The walk was mainly through pleasant farm land with the odd hill along the way and intermitant rain. The highlight of the walk came after a steep climb through a farmers paddock, we emerged on Hancock Rd not far from the historical ruined old church and graveyard. From here it was about 5 kilometres through Second Valley Forest and along the main road [View Full Entry]

By ATTS
August 29th 2009

The Heysen Trail (South) - Part 9 Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Victor Harbor

One of the tracks we walked

I returned to the Heysen trail Sunday (23/08/2009) for the Waitpinga to Victor Harbor leg. This section was about 19km and took four and a half hours on a beautiful 20 degree centigrade day. About eight kilometres of this walk was along the cliffs not far from Victor Harbor which were inceredibly dramatic and spectacular. Unfortunately I took my small camera and the batteries ran out so missed some great shots. After a brief stop for lunch at lovely Kings Beach we began a tough and at times unpleasant trudge up from the beach before following a couple of roads while [View Full Entry]

By ATTS
July 27th 2009

The Heysen Trail (South) Part - 8 Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Victor Harbor

I was here

Well after a few health ailments I am heading back on the trail this weekend (27 July) to complete the Balquidder to Waitpinga section of the trail. After driving for more than 2 hours to reach the meeting point at Newlands Head I registered for the walk and mounted one of the 3 buses heading for the start point at the corner of Callawonga and Tunk Head Roads. I joined the fast group as is the norm and we headed off, the first few kilometres was along the borders of Balaquidder property until the trail before crossing a neighbouring property. We [View Full Entry]

By ATTS
June 27th 2009

The Heysen Trail (South) - Part 7 Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Heysen

Superb View of Tunkilla Beach

24 May 2009 In rainy weather Ruth and I drove the two hours from our home to the Trail head at Tapanappa and were greeted with stunning vistas of the Southern Ocean and Tunkalilla Beach in the distance. We registered with the walk group and climbed on the bus for the ride to the start point at Cobblers Hill where we visited the smelly camp toilet before setting off by ourselves. The first 2 kilometres to Eagle Waterhole were down hill along bush trails and was quite easy and pleasant although a light rain fell along the way. From here we [View Full Entry]

By ATTS
May 17th 2009

The Heysen Trail (North) - Part 1 Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Wilpena » Flinders Ranges National Park

Low hanging clouds

After a few months of planning I am heading up to Parachina to walk the northern most section of the Heysen Trail. I am doing this walk over 4 days with Tim, Mark and Marks dad Kim, the plan was to leave at 5 am on Thursday (14/5) and drive the 5 hours up to the Prairie Hotel at Parachilna where we will be staying, hopefully we will be on the trail to complete the first section to Aroona Ruins by 11am. Well that didnt happen mainly because it took so long to get through Brachina Gorge in my little car [View Full Entry]

By ATTS
April 28th 2009

The Heysen Trail (South) - Part 6 Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Heysen

Poor thing was a bit sick

5 April 2009 This morning Tim and I drove our cars down to Myponga to complete another leg of the Heysen Trail, two hours passed from the time I left home till the time we began the walk, almost all legs closer to home have now been completed. The first hour of the walk was though the Yulte Conservation Park and involved some steep and difficult climbs through virgin native bush and was as enjoyable as it was beautiful. After that it was three hours of slogging up and down hills in farmers paddocks. There were a few nice views of [View Full Entry]

By ATTS
February 8th 2009

The Heysen Trail (South) - Part 5 Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide Hills » Mount Lofty

Thats a long step
Somebody help

This morning at 8am (17/1) after parking cars at each trail head Ruth and I began the Montacute Heights to Chain of Ponds leg of the Heysen Trail. This would ultimately be the toughest leg I have attempted by far and would take the longest amount of time to complete. We began the walk at Montacute Heights following the Narrow Range Rd, here we had a close up look at the Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos, there seem to be a number of pairs up here and we were able to get close enough to see the yellow patterns on their bellies, [View Full Entry]

By ATTS
January 11th 2009

The Heysen Trail (South) - Part 4 Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide Hills » Kyeema Conservation Park

Up and close with the natives

Today (11/1) Tim and I completed the Dashwood Gully Rd (Meadows) to Kyeema Conservation Park leg of the trail. I left my car on Wick Rd and then guided Tim to the entrance to Kyeema Conservation Park on Woodgate Hill Rd getting lost only briefly along the way. The first section through the Conservation Park was probably the highlight of this walk, lush stunning natural bushland for about a kilometer and a half before crossing a stile and entering the Kuitpo Forest. For the next 13 or 14km the walk was pleasantly flat and shady and we were fortunate to spot [View Full Entry]

By ATTS
January 3rd 2009

The Heysen Trail (South) - Part 3 Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Barossa Valley » Kaiser Stuhl Conservation Park

Look at the head on that
Mengler Hill Sculpter Park

Today we headed North of Adelaide to complete the Mt Crawford to Kaiser Stuhl leg of The Heysen Trail, Ruth, Tim and I arrived at the spot on Mount Rd where we ended a previous walk a few weeks ago and dropped off Ruth's car, then I drove to the entrance to the trail head for the Kaiser Stuhl Track on Brownes Rd where we left my car just on 8am on the 29 December 2008. This is the first stage of the Barossa section of the trail so it was fitting that our first sight should be the grape vines [View Full Entry]

By ATTS
December 29th 2008

The Heysen Trail (South) - Part 2 Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide Hills » Mylor

That would be me

Back on the trail again (27/12) this time I am walking with my mates Tim and Steve, I picked Tim up just after 6.30 am before heading to Steve's place we took two cars leaving mine just of Dashwood Gully Rd and Steve's at Mylor right in front of the deli. We left my car at 7.45 am beginning the walk by following some back roads past a few farms before arriving on the edge of the Kuitpo Forest about an hour later. A nice cool and overcast morning boded well for a good walking experience shame about the swarms of [View Full Entry]

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