She's Gone Walkabout

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

Mt Evelyn Aqueduct Trail

From my home it is not far to the start of the Mt Evelyn Aqueduct Trail. The trail begins behind the bus stop near 246 Swansea Rd. It begins with a huge uphill climb, over a rough unmade track that looks like it doubles as a fire break. The trail is a 7 kilometer walk...

Fairfield Boathouse

Zig zagging through local streets is a favourite journey of mine. There is always something unexpected to find. Starting from home today with David in tow we walked the local streets to the Fairfield Boathouse. This amazing front yard is totally photo worthy. We...

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...