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Me: Katherine Gorge, Lilly Ponds entrance
(Photo by Fiona Reardon 2012) |
Three years ago in November I decided it was time for me to escape the dreary Adelaide winters and I moved north to Darwin for work. I didn't know how long I would stay 'up North' and I didn't want to go back without seeing some of the amazing places everyone was telling me about. Still it wasn't until the following Easter that I made my first trip 'out bush'. My housemate and I drove my little green Festiva down to Litchfield National Park. We visited Tolmer Falls first, doing the loop walk there then went to Florence Falls for a swim and did the walk from Florence to Buley Rockholes, stopping to swim in the natural spas along the way. (Though back then the path was just dirt, not the fancy cement path that's there now.) I was blown away by the beauty of the park.
From that day I was hooked. I started to wonder what else was out there. Since that day I've 'gone bush' as often as I can and I'm always searching for new places to explore and new adventures, trawling over topographic maps looking for my next great find. I've shared pictures from most of my trips with friends and family through my Facebook page (lisa.murphy.334@facebook.com if you want to see any of my previous adventures). I thought though it might be nice to start adding some words to the pictures so that others can learn from my adventures and misadventures, and in the hope that it encourages like minded travelers to share their special spots!
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...Of The Year...What does the "F" stand for? LOL
ReplyDeleteBear Grylls, Nerd...none of them start with an F, so I'm at a loss... ;P
Bit of a long story that one. My ex actually gave me the name Lady Foty. It stands for Feather Of pTerodactyl - not realising that pterodactyl starts with a 'P'. The meaning behind it was that he thought I was pretty and delicate like a feather but tough like the kind of feather a pterodactyl would have if they had feathers. Like the dichotomy of a poisonous rose.... The 'Y' was added to the end 'for endearment'. I liked it so decided to keep it.
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