After reaching Dead Woman’s Pass at 4,215m above sea level and the very long trek down the other side on the previous day, I have to say I slept like a baby that night… Quite unusual for a light sleeper like myself, but I certainly wasn’t complaining. I awoke on day 3 feeling energised, although the calves were a little…
The day starts early with a wake up call from our guides and room service at our tent doors! Buenos Dias! Would you like a cup of tea? How do you top that in one of the most beautiful parts of the world? I’ve been awake for a while… the sound of donkeys, roosters and dogs (and the sound of Ian…
It’s a 6.00am start at the hotel in Cusco. I’ve managed to pack my bag with the correct weight (well a tiny bit over..) and filled my day pack with the essentials such as water, snacks, camera, first aid kit, poncho and jacket. We were collected by our guide Paul Enriquez and as usual, we’re standing on the footpath of…
It’s Saturday 10th October 2015 and I’m jumping on a plane in Sydney, but before I get on that plane, I find myself on the receiving end of a lesson in Spanish by the check in attendant. He’s charming the pants off my travel buddy Anne and I (well not literally…) and we’re oblivious to what he’s actually doing with…
So it’s been two years, almost to the day, that I set out on my last fundraising trek for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. Kokoda was by far, the most challenging yet. Not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually. That was one hell of a ride and you know what? I would do it all again in a heartbeat. It’s…
What’s it all about? It’s about challenging myself to change lives. I’m one of ten people in NSW who have been chosen to participate in a celebrity adventure fundraising challenge for Ronald McDonald House. It’s part of a TV series produced by Life Changing Adventures TV and will be screened nationally on Channel 7 in 2016. The show will feature celebrity host,…
So we’re only a few weeks into 2015 and already there are new challenges before me. I’ve been thinking about these so-called challenges over the past few weeks and decided it was time to write.. It was around this time last year (11 January 2014 to be exact), I blogged about the events of 2013 which saw my life take some…
I was ten years old when we moved to Darwin in the middle of 1974. Our family left Sydney on a high, excited about the Territorian adventure that was in front of us. A whole new way of life… Little did we know, we were in for a once in a lifetime experience.. a natural disaster of epic proportions. In…
It’s been a while since I’ve managed to get to a live gig, but last Thursday night I headed to Lizottes in Newcastle to see a young man who I discovered through my absolute idol, Bruce Springsteen. Jake has been touring with Bruce and the E Street Band since 2012, after the passing of his uncle, Clarence Clemons (‘the big man’)…
The definition of karma: The concept of “action” or “deed”, understood as that which causes the entire life cycle of cause and effect. Our actions, both good and bad, come back to us in the future, helping us to learn from life’s lessons and become better people. I’ve often wondered about karma. Some say it’s a bitch… Personally I’ve always lived…
Faithfull Living 