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2023-06-03 00:52
First run: 03/06/2023 PB: 31m 33s on 03/06/2023 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 03/06/2023) Read More
2023-05-29 12:26
There are plenty of reasons to keep a hunting journal but mainly you want to keep a journal so that you can learn from it. You can learn habits or notice patterns such as wind, weather, temp… Read More
2023-04-21 23:54
First run: 22/04/2023 PB: 29m 08s on 22/04/2023 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 22/04/2023) Read More
2023-04-16 04:22
First run: 15/04/2023 PB: 28m 39s on 15/04/2023 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 15/04/2023) Read More
2023-03-26 00:58
First run: 25/03/2023 PB: 28m 57s on 25/03/2023 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 26/03/2023) Read More
2023-03-05 02:01
I got talked into doing this one! I had it in the back of my mind and then a friend talked me into it after a few beers. He’s much younger and fitter than me but we battled the hills t… Read More
2023-02-25 10:06
First run: 25/02/2023 PB: 29m 09s on 25/02/2023 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 26/02/2023) Read More
2023-01-07 05:23
First run: 07/01/2023 PB: 30m 01s on 07/01/2023 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 07/01/2023) Read More
2023-01-01 04:38
I clocked up my 69th Parkrun today (1st January 2023) which was also my 16th different Parkrun. It was a fairly easy route along the creek but the heat and humidity at 8am was rough on the o… Read More
2022-12-11 05:13
Last Sunday, my son and I decided to go for a short hike out in the Yarra National Park near Wesburn. Britannia Creek is also home to some small caves and some beautiful waterfalls. We didn… Read More
2022-12-10 04:59
I ticked off another one of my Parkrun personal goals today – 30 Parkruns in 1 year! Nothing special on the actual run. I just ran it at my home Parkrun – Lillydale Lake –… Read More
2022-08-27 00:55
First run: 27/08/2022 PB: 28m 20s on 27/08/2022 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 04/12/22) Read More
2022-07-30 00:54
First run: 30/07/2022 PB: 32m 47s on 30/07/2022 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 04/12/22) Read More
2022-07-24 01:30
My dad passed away 2 weeks ago, exactly 3 months after his 75th birthday. He hasn’t been well since fighting off a brain tumour last year in November. They operated and removed it but… Read More
2022-04-23 00:52
First run: 23/04/2022 PB: 28m 08s on 23/04/2022 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 04/12/22) Read More
2022-04-09 00:51
First run: 09/04/2022 PB: 27m 26s on 07/05/2022 Number of runs completed: 2 (as at 04/12/22) Read More
2022-02-18 23:49
First run: 19/02/2022 PB: 26m 57s on 19/02/2022 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 04/12/22) Read More
2022-01-23 03:38
We took our annual trip up to Bright and this year we brought our mountain bikes again! Josh did a heap of riding including riding the rail trail from Bright to Myrtleford and back – a… Read More
2022-01-21 23:48
First run: 22/01/2022 PB: 28m 01s on 22/01/2022 Number of runs completed: 1 (as at 04/12/22) Read More
2022-01-18 03:17
Deb & I took off for a weekend leaving the kids alone. We visited wineries, breweries, pubs and cafes. We stayed in a magnificent tiny house near Loch in Gippsland. Below is a walk that… Read More
2021-12-28 04:34
So it’s about time I got back into blogging and I’ve also started getting back into running after putting on a heap of Covid kilos in the last 2 years. I’ve been running fo… Read More
2021-09-26 03:41
In July 2021, in the midst of the Covid pandemic, we got a short break from lockdowns and headed to northwest Victoria to visit the Silo Trail. Even our teenage kids loved the amazing artwor… Read More
2020-07-08 00:30
To escape the COVID pandemic in Melbourne, we took a 5 day trip down to Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road with some friends. We had a mixed bag of weather, but managed to get a few hikes in… Read More
2020-06-03 12:16
A couple of weeks ago, a friend invited me to go and do a 4WD driver training course with him. I thought that it sounded like a bit of fun and it would certainly help with some of the COVID… Read More
2020-04-24 02:41
Well Dazzler, it’s been 12 months since you left us and I still think about you almost every day mate. I wish that you could have seen what the past 12 months have brought for us &ndas&hell…Read More
2020-04-19 12:50
After 6 weeks of self-isolating (I can work from home in my job), I have come to the realisation that I need to be a little more organised! I have an Outlook calendar for work, a Google cale… Read More
2020-03-31 08:45
Finally, almost 30 years after leaving South Africa, I have made my first batch of biltong. I’m not sure what it’s going to taste like – we’ll find out in a few days!… Read More
2020-03-03 21:45
I took up shooting the bow early July 2019. It was a steep learning curve initially, but things are slowly getting easier. I have joined a local archery club and try to shoot regularly. My g… Read More
2019-11-04 06:31
The kids and I packed a picnic and headed out to Kinglake National Park this morning to visit two popular waterfalls in the area – Wombelano Falls and Mason’s Falls. Wombelano wa… Read More
2019-03-14 21:22
2018-06-21 05:26
Lonely Planet are famous for their Blue List travel books – recommendations of places to see and things to do. Kind of like a bucket list for travel. This is my Blue Bucket List of pla… Read More
2017-11-11 06:17
I recently purchased the Matson Bluetooth Battery Monitor at the Melbourne 4×4 Outdoor Show. It was quick and easy to install – attach to battery as per the included instructions… Read More
2017-05-03 07:25
When I resigned my last job, my staff all chipped in and gave me $200 worth of vouchers from Rays Outdoors as a farewell gift. I knew exactly what I wanted – 12V lights. So I headed do… Read More
2017-04-30 22:30
Photos from our Easter Camping trip to Lake Fyans in the Grampians, Western Victoria Read More
2017-01-23 07:56
We’re heading off camping again soon and we will have an un-powered site. Having bought a 160W solar panel in December to charge Tallulah’s battery, we will be taking our trusty… Read More
2017-01-15 10:11
For our summer camping holiday this year, we decided to change venues and head east to Gippsland instead of making the usual trek down to Indented Head. The caravan park was great with a poo… Read More
2016-07-10 08:05
I have started sorting through some of the 1500 odd photos from our road trip to the Red Centre. Below are some of my favourites. To see all the road trip photos, click through to the Red Ce… Read More
2016-03-02 10:37
We’ve held our first planning meeting and the route has been set. Stops have been planned and the map has been drawn up. 6051km of driving in 15 days with our main stops being Uluru, K… Read More
2016-01-30 07:39
We hit the road at 10am last Saturday and headed to Bright in the Victorian High Country. What should have been a 3.5 hour trip turned into a 5 hour drive – besides a lunch stop in Eur… Read More
2016-01-20 07:50
Our first camping trip in Tallulah (yes, that’s what we’ve named our camper trailer), was our annual Christmas holiday to Indented Heads near Geelong. We have camped here fo… Read More
2015-10-20 10:44
Yes, I still play rugby. At my age I probably shouldn’t, but I grew up with it and it’s in my blood!
A couple of weeks ago I travelled to Adelaide as a member of the Victorian Ba… Read More
2015-09-14 10:31
Ever wanted to make a mountain bike video? Here are some great tips!
https://vimeo.com/88627743 Read More
2015-08-30 12:48
From my birthday last year until my birthday in 2015, I recorded one second of video every day and stitched it together. This is my year in 6 minutes and 5 seconds.
(Unfortunately YouTube dr… Read More
2015-08-17 10:18
Day two of our adventure was a late start after a big brunch at home. Our first stop was Bluestone Lane Vineyard. We were the first through the door and there was a beautifully warm fire goi… Read More
2015-06-23 11:15
2015-06-23 11:14
We spent the Queen’s Birthday weekend taking a tour of the Mornington Peninsula with some really good friends, sampling some of the amazing culinary delights that were on offer from lo… Read More
2015-06-08 04:14
I look after a couple of websites and Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and even Instagram accounts for various institutions – my rugby club, my kids’ school, a friend’s onl… Read More
2015-04-25 08:05
Today I attended my first Dawn Service as an Australian. It was quite emotional as we stood around our local cenotaph in Lilydale with 10,000 other people who were there to pay their respect… Read More
2015-02-13 07:33
I challenge anyone who believes that they are relatively mountain biking fit to attempt to ride trails at 1600m altitude. Trust me, it burns!
I was doing some work up at Mt Buller again a fe… Read More
2015-01-23 05:06
Like most people, a new year brings some sort of fitness resolution. Mine is to get fit enough to play a good, injury free season of rugby this year. I’ve started watching my calorie i… Read More
2014-10-13 22:30
A short video of my winter season working, skiing and snowboarding in Mt Buller, Australia.
Mt Buller 2014 from Del on Vimeo Read More
2014-07-30 05:19
Some of you may know that I have taken a job in Mt Buller for the winter ski season. Everyone was a little nervous on opening weekend (Queen’s Birthday long weekend – 8-10 June)… Read More
2014-01-05 10:20
This is a great list of things that mountain bikers should challenge themselves to do.
I’ve managed 5/10 (six if you count riding on ice as riding in snow). Looks like I’ll have… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
After watching a few videos recently on Facebook (Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” in Cape Town and Trevor Noah’s Airports), I realised how much we South Africans have… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I’m getting back into the home brew thing again and I get really frustrated with adding the carbonation sugar drops to each bottle, so I started doing some research into bulk priming… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Over the March Labour Day weekend, we decided to go bush camping up in the Cathedral Ranges with some school friends of ours. We had fantastic weather and the camping and hiking was fabulous… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Unfortunately my home brewing has taken a bit of a back seat since my wife started working at a brewery and we get free beer. However, I have started getting the urge for a good, strong dark… Read More
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