Week 1 – 100k Walk Training program for final 12 week countdown – 11 weeks to go Only 11 weeks to go until we do our 100k walk from Melbourne to Sorrento. I’ve started to panic a bit about the level of training I’ve been doing, which I suspect isn’t quite enough. So from this […]
Dr. Seuss
I’ve learnt over the years that it’s always a good thing to rely on advice from Dr. Seuss. He always seems to know what’s going on in my life, and what I need to be told. This is just the advice I need to get serious with training for the Camino de Santiago de Compostela […]
Weight Training Exercise No 2 – Flies
Tip from Michelle Bridges
Lifting weights increases your muscle mass, and MUSCLE BURNS MORE CALORIES THAN FAT, even when you’re not exercising. – from Everyday weight Loss by Michelle Bridges
Lance Armstrong Interview with Oprah Part 1
There’s nothing more anyone can say about Lance Armstrong. I’ve been a huge fan since the first of his seven Tour De France wins. I never ever wanted to believe the rumours about him and always defended him to his detractors. I read his books, watched his interviews and was totally caught up in the […]
Our hiking group now has a name
Finally we have found a name for our hiking group. Nadine, one of our members, came across this Suzy Toronto Calendar which has the following to say about A Gathering of Goddesses as: “It is a known fact that Goddesses attract other Goddesses, you know Birds Of A Feather, But the really cool thing […]
Bellarine Rail Trail Walk Wrap
Yesterday was the first walk of the year for our hiking group. Five of us met up at 6am in Drysdale to walk the Bellarine Rail Trail to Queenscliff . This rail trail is a lovely walk, mostly flat and quite picturesque with it’s windy trails. The walk into Queenscliffe along the Swan Bay foreshore […]
Local Produce
Bought this yummy bundle of local produce at Bacchus Marsh, on the way home from our Bellarine Rail Trail walk today. So the focus for this week is lots of fresh fruit & veg. I almost salivate looking at this photo.




