After accounting for prearranged walks, work and an interstate holiday I had only five free days in January. It was very good fortune then that three of those fell over a Friday-Sunday that Tim was free (after taking a day off work). It was even more extraordinary that they also aligned with four friends who …
Wards Bluff: 6-7 January 2023
An unexpected run of free days and some lovely weather proved to be a perfect recipe for some adventure scheming. A trail run to Frenchman’s Cap, some family time, a movie and board game with friends, some runs, a swim…the days filled up quickly. There was still time for a short bush walk for me …
Aborted adventure
What better way to start a new year than a night shift (to remind me how lucky I am to have a job and good health) and then an adventure with a best buddy? That’s what I had planned with Em. We had dreams of an ambitious through-walk to Vanishing Falls that could take up …
Mount Ramsay: 17 December 2022
Poor weather that altered walking plans meant Tim and I had a rare weekend free. Sunday was going to be devoted to helping family out moving furniture across the state - and in true Hoban style we made a fun day of it. That left us Saturday. Tim, being who he is and knowing how …
Mount Lyne and Seal: 7-11 December 2022
I don’t often sign up for club walks these days - time is precious and I still have a slight addiction with exploring new mountains, so it’s usually easier to pick and choose where I want to go next and schedule it at a time that suits. But leaders from the Hobart Walking Club sometimes …