What Floats Your Boat 4

[Wobblies]

7 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

Like I have said before, generosity of spirit begins in the north of England and the most is usually given (time and donations) by those that don't have so much themselves.

They're not English they're Scouse.

[pseudonym]

As the Off Topic thread is closed I'll post this here:

[Edinburgh]

2 hours ago, pseudonym said:

As the Off Topic thread is closed I'll post this here:

They could be crazier.  They could be Wanderers supporters and have Carl R as a special guest.

[marron]

That's amazing.

[StringerBellend]

On 07/06/2022 at 10:37 AM, pseudonym said:

As the Off Topic thread is closed I'll post this here:

Congratulations how come I didn't get an invite? 

 

 

[StringerBellend]

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/dangerous-driver-facing-longer-sentence-145826595.html

Dangerous driver facing longer sentence after calling judge 'absolute helmet'

Edited June 8, 2022 by StringerBellend

[Smoggy]

Arrived in the mountains, burner going..cosy as...

No sign of Mungo Jerry (aka Marron).

 

 

[marron]

Tend to lie low long weekends

Looks like a little bit has opened up today though.

 

 

[Smoggy]

1 hour ago, marron said:

Tend to lie low long weekends

 

 

 

Because of us scummy tourists no doubt eh 

Edited June 10, 2022 by Smoggy

[marron]

Of... course.... not..... 

[Smoggy]

9 hours ago, marron said:

Of... course.... not..... 

You're alright Marron...as @wendybr can attest, no one keeps a lower profile than me.

[marron]

Mate running into you would be a pleasure I'm sure.

It's the busy town and head to toe Kathmandu adorned littering wet wipe dropping Instagram posting suv slowly driving traffic making ones I try to avoid.

 

Beautiful day today though- enjoy. Looks like grand canyon is open again? It says Evans lookout is closed but maybe they mean the car park. Don't forget to ask if you want directions anywhere!

[wendybr]

30 minutes ago, Smoggy said:

You're alright Marron...as @wendybr can attest, no one keeps a lower profile than me.

 

11 minutes ago, marron said:

Mate running into you would be a pleasure I'm sure.

It's the busy town and head to toe Kathmandu adorned littering wet wipe dropping Instagram posting suv slowly driving traffic making ones I try to avoid.

 

Beautiful day today though- enjoy. Looks like grand canyon is open again? It says Evans lookout is closed but maybe they mean the car park. Don't forget to ask if you want directions anywhere!

WHEN are you two just going to arrange a meet up...maybe with a kid or two.... to have a hike.. or a coffee.. or a pub meal?

Why on earth not??

Be brave...be bold.. and just do it!!

 

 

[Carns]

Lol at Wendy being the go between and trying to set up man dates.

[wendybr]

50 minutes ago, Carns said:

Lol at Wendy being the go between and trying to set up man dates.

Well they have heaps in common as forum mates, and it could include a couple of the kids.

Why not?

Well... I know why not...but that's no excuse. 

[Bones]

When people post nonsense and then I give them a dose of reality and the fascists get all butt hurt. Absolutely love it, Gen X rules.

[Smoggy]

Wendy 

Anyway...finally did the Grand Canyon this morning...only passed around 15 people I reckon and the busy areas I remember we had to ourselves..much nicer walk than I remember..

Lol at a small group trying to scramble across a big rock at a creek crossing because the stepping stones were under a bit of water 

Didn't even break stride, just stepped across the stones anyway and left them to whatever it was they were trying to do lol

Beautiful day for it, especially down the bottom out of the wind.

[Smoggy]

10 hours ago, marron said:

Mate running into you would be a pleasure I'm sure.

It's the busy town and head to toe Kathmandu adorned littering wet wipe dropping Instagram posting suv slowly driving traffic making ones I try to avoid.

 

Beautiful day today though- enjoy. Looks like grand canyon is open again? It says Evans lookout is closed but maybe they mean the car park. Don't forget to ask if you want directions anywhere!

Evans lookout carpark and lookout fenced off but you can walk down the side to the Canyon walk.

It was a stunning day today actually. Had lunch down in the Canyon bottom and mucked around a bit..

Not many people.

Edited June 11, 2022 by Smoggy

[Smoggy]

10 hours ago, marron said:

Mate running into you would be a pleasure I'm sure.

It's the busy town and head to toe Kathmandu adorned littering wet wipe dropping Instagram posting suv slowly driving traffic making ones I try to avoid.

 

Beautiful day today though- enjoy. Looks like grand canyon is open again? It says Evans lookout is closed but maybe they mean the car park. Don't forget to ask if you want directions anywhere!

I <cough> have a Kathmandu coat <cough> 

[Smoggy]

Just about filled a sketchbook on the walk today too. 

[marron]

Had a run through it myself today after I saw it was back open. Last year a bloke in parks told me they had 200,000 people through it in the year, little wonder they're doing the carpark up. And yeah I know the spot you mean. 1 inch of water on a couple of steps People taking their shoes and socks off too There's an offtrack spot up the cliff just above it where I've sat in the past with a good view of the goings on

Better be posting some of those sketches

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Smoggy]

2 minutes ago, marron said:

Had a run through it myself today after I saw it was back open. Last year a bloke in parks told me they had 200,000 people through it in the year, little wonder they're doing the carpark up. And yeah I know the spot you mean. 1 inch of water on a couple of steps People taking their shoes and socks off too There's an offtrack spot up the cliff just above it where I've sat in the past with a good view of the goings on

Better be posting some of those sketches

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah..that sounds like the place lol There were a couple scrambling on the big rock next to the steps lol fook that...just get over the stones eh.

[Smoggy]

Think I seen part of or the start of the Rodriguez pass walk down in the canyon bottom..is that right?...Another always been going to do.

Edited June 11, 2022 by Smoggy

[marron]

Yep, more or less at the lowest point. It's been closed since the fires, that way. Rodriguez follows the creek for a bit, not dissimilar to the rest of the GC, not for long though, then there are a bunch of waterfalls going all the way down to the bottom, stunning stuff. Steep, and some bush bashing required because there's some really big boulders and no clear path. Rodriguez then follows Greaves creek along the bottom until it hits Junction rock, and you can go right and go to Blue Gum and the Grose, or turn left and start climbing out following  Govetts creek- you get to the bottom of Govetts Leap and then hike up the cliff up the steep stairs... except pretty much I think they've given up trying to make those safe, it's unlikely they are going to ever open it all up again.

But at that point on the Grand Canyon loop below the lookout, just where you leave the cliff line and start going into the rainforest (or where you emerge at the cliff line if coming the other way)- if you keep walking along the cliff instead, there is a very easy pass called the horse track that gets down into the valley real quick and isn't too steep, and meets up with the rodriguez track. I have left my door, hopped on my bike and got down to the bottom in about 40 minutes that way (and I'm up near the highway). It was not "official", but I think they are planning to turn it into the way to go.

Edited June 11, 2022 by marron

[Smoggy]

Bit nippy at the Blackheath growers markets this morning brrrrrrr..fair play to those stall holders sat out in this.

[marron]

Wind doesn't help!

If you really want to feel it get on up to Hat Hill and follow the track out to Bald Head. Best views - 360 degrees all the way to the big smoke, and then right over the Grose - but open country in parts, so it'd be blowing straight through you today.

Edited June 12, 2022 by marron

[Smoggy]

6 hours ago, marron said:

Wind doesn't help!

If you really want to feel it get on up to Hat Hill and follow the track out to Bald Head. Best views - 360 degrees all the way to the big smoke, and then right over the Grose - but open country in parts, so it'd be blowing straight through you today.

Nahh..went down  to the Megalong Valley and messed around near the river for a bit and did a few short walks. Diff world down there out of the wind. Road down there is a bit of a mess after all the rain I guess.

Then did the antique shops that the wife wanted to do...

[marron]

The walk up to Hat Hill from the little car park at the end of the sealed bit of Hat Hill Rd is literally 5 minutes and worth it if you get a chance. Sunset up there can be pretty spectacular. Theres still time

 

And yeah Megalong rd just fell apart in places.

Edited June 12, 2022 by marron

[Smoggy]

3 minutes ago, marron said:

The walk up to Hat Hill from the little car park at the end of the sealed bit of Hat Hill Rd is literally 5 minutes and worth it if you get a chance. Sunset up there can be pretty spectacular.

 

And yeah Megalong rd just fell apart in places.

And jeez..that level crossing in Blackheath and the idiots lol How there isn't an accident there with trains and cars eh..dodgy ****ers sitting on the tracks lol

[marron]

Like I said I usually keep a low profile haha. Most weekends I go out to loganbrae at Shipley to get apples but I don't  bother on long weekends, and if I must I take the back lane and go up past the station and cross back over at wombat st at the far end of town.

Must say that it's much quieter this one than the last couple of years though.