Monthly Archives: January 2016

Waterfall to Heathcote via Kingdom Come – 15 January 2016

It had been raining a fair bit recently, with a big storm the day before. Looking at the  weather radar, it looked like the rain was ending, so I caught a train to Waterfall arriving not long before noon. I … Continue reading

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Canyoning in the Blue Mountains – 13 January 2016

Last year, I had visited been on a trip to a new canyon first descended by Tom Brennan and party. My friends Bob and Doug were keen to visit this canyon and I was happy to visit it again. It was … Continue reading

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Powerhouse Museum Visit – 12 January 2016

It had been many years since I had visited the Powerhouse Museum, and thought it was about time see what had changed, and also to compare the museum to the huge Deutsch Museum in Munich which I spent two very full … Continue reading

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Coxs River Packrafting – 9-10 January 2016

Recent heavy rain in the greater Sydney area meant that a lot of the river were running high. Dan was keen to come up from Canberra for either a canyoning trip or for some packrafting. One of his suggestions was … Continue reading

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Lawson Waterfall Walk – 7 January 2016

I was heading up the Blue Mountains with Bob for either a walk or canyon. Recent heavy rain had made canyoning unwise, so we had settled on a walk, and on the way up, after some discussion we decided to … Continue reading

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A Wet Day at Wolli Creek – 6 January 2016

It had been raining in Sydney for a few days, and I was keen to get out. I was constantly checking the  weather radar seeing where it was raining, and on the day, it did look a lot less wet … Continue reading

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Canyoning at Mt Wilson – 30 December 2015 – 1 January 2016

I recently spent an enjoyable few days at Mt Wilson in the Blue Mountains. It was also good to catch up with my friend Sarah and her boyfriend Damian. As well during our stay a few others came up to … Continue reading

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