We checked out of the hotel just before midday and waited in the lobby for a cab to the airport, while we were there a grossly fat man came down with his Thai girlfriend, he was a disgusting disgrace who couldnt be bothered doing up his shirt which resulted in his fat belly hanging out. He was making the girl pour him scotches and rub his fat neck, it was offensive so we waited outside rather than look at him. The ride to the airport took quite a while because the traffic is pretty bad especially along Sukhumvit Road, check in seemed to take a lot longer than normal mainly I think due to all Air Asia flights being processed at only a couple of counters. We then went and grabbed a bite to eat before ... read more

Our trip from Adelaide to Bangkok was reasonably hassel free, after locking up the house we headed to the bus stop down the road catching the J1 directly to the airport. I was pretty happy with the seats we were issued, there were only two on each side of the plane and we were right at the back, apart from a few screaming kids in the vicinity it was a pleasant ride through to Singapore. In Singapore we had only a brief transit of about an hour before we board our onflight to KL, which took less than an hour, a brief taxi ride to our hotel near the Low Cost Carrier Terminal, the room was extremely tiny but clean and comfortable. By the time we arrived we had been travelling for about 12 hours. It ... read more

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 battling a strong headwind. Eventually we entered a wooded area between two farms which was extremely overgrown so some dodging and weaving was necessary before finally emerging on Waitpinga road. From here it was an ... read more

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 climbed a steep little hill along a car track for about 1.5 km's before I had this bright idea for a short cut, I miss read the map and we followed a track heading towards ... read more

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 Victor Harbor and the ocean from the top of Mt Cone and we saw a variety of farm animals and the odd kangaroo or two. At one stage we passed a firing range where groups ... read more