After retiring early from my career, I was looking for some new adventures. I had always been into some form of fitness, but I’ve never been a fan of gyms. I love the great outdoors but for some reason, had never considered hiking as I wasn’t confident in venturing into the bush on my own. My first experience with …
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I was trying hard to pick up the pieces and to fit into the new shape of my life after my husband had passed away. I wasn’t doing anything wrong in my life but rather I was continuing to do the same things as I had been doing when I was part of a couple. …
Sue was trying hard to put the pieces of her new life together Read More »
Read Julie’s story of friendship and adventure as she shares her thoughts from her most recent adventure – Hiking in Japan. Thanks for another great adventure and I want to re-affirm what a difference joining Women’s Fitness Adventures has made to my life. I remember so well that first walk in the Flinders Ranges in …
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Day 7 – oh no, we are over halfway! After leaving our Naduri camp of two nights our destination was Brigade Hill. This was of course via two villages- Efogi 1 and Efogi 2 Turned out my porter was chief of Efogi 2. At Brigade Hill, we had a reading and a ceremony – set against, …
Day 3 is a test however passing doesn’t guarantee success. No one except my son slept all that well last night. He had a full 10 hours! Despite our lack of sleep and the early start, the group was in good spirits and ready for the uphill climb. Omie, my porter, was there at dawn …
Diary of my Kokoda Track trip – Day 3, June 2016 Read More »
We were away 11 days in total. Day 1 and Day 11 were travel days to and from Port Moresby. Day 5 was a compulsory Sabbath rest day. The Day 10 was 45 minutes hiking. The total distance covered was 110km of mountains – up and down. The total trekking time was 6 days. Each …
It is a wet, rainy, Sunday afternoon in Brisbane as I write this. Tomorrow I am off on one of the biggest adventures of my life, with my husband and son beside me, along with my best friend from school, her husband and teenage daughter. And my running buddy and her nephew are also coming …