She's Gone Walkabout

walkabout – a journey of one's choosing to satisfy the need to be somewhere else

Yarra River Walk from Chandler Bridge

From Thornbury it is a 5 K walk to Chandler Bridge. Just for a bit of variety from Darebin Rd I walked in a zig zag pattern though the surrounding streets past All Nations Park and the Rubie Thompson Reserve onto Separation St then onto Grange Rd which leads to...

Olinda Creek trail and Wetlands

The Olinda Creek trail is only a short walk but combined with the Hull Rd Wetlands and Lillydale Lake it is an interesting and popular walk. The trail for a large part runs between the Olinda Creek and Swansea Rd. My starting point is the Swansea Rd service road...

Thornbury to Port Melbourne via MSAC

After an early lunch I left home on a very dull, misty late morning. It wasn’t long until I was at the start of Hoddle St and I turned left and followed Hoddle St around walking under the Heidelberg Rd overpass, past the Clifton Hill railway station and down...

Thornbury to City via Fitzroy Gardens

Early winter and the early part of restrictions and it made for a peaceful walk. I left home on a chilly afternoon for a walk into the city. I am not a winter person but for walking the cooler weather definitely has its own rewards. From my starting point at the...

…and back in Melbourne

winter colour Since returning from Queensland a lot has happened. Two biggies really. Of course THE PANDEMIC and my retirement. Melbourne and the Yarra river from Queen St Bridge In middle March on arriving back to work I had a sore throat. Not unusual for me but...