Day 5 – Lake MacQuarie to Broadbeach
We left Lake MacQuarie 7:30am this morning… a gorgeous day actually. Not much to report on our drive to the Gold Coast. Oh yes… we stopped over at Ostuni in Italy. You may not have heard about Ostuni – it’s also known as “The White City” in Puglia. Not a bad effort hey? Driving from…
Day 2 – Goulburn to Lake MacQuarie
Good news… leaving 3 bags of belongings behind in Melbourne hardly has been a problem. The new toothbrush, medicines, and manual shaving process has made me…
New Expedition to FNQ
Lots to celebrate indeed! I’m off to celebrate 30 years of marriage with the love of my life, Ruth. Can you believe it? We’ve had 30 years living…
Epilogue: Life is beautiful
Last night I attended a wedding. The pic above is that of my trainer, Andy, walking his beautiful daughter, Nat, down the aisle. It really hit home to…
Day 13: The real Julian returns
The human persona can be a complicated thing to understand, but not mine. My body is still recovering from the most extraordinarily difficult physical undertaking I have ever…
Days 11 & 12: Recovery
A couple of days in the CIWEC Hospital in Khatmandu has turned me around. All my symptoms have abated, and I’m ready to fly home tomorrow. I have…
Day 10: Everest Base Camp
If you read yesterday’s post, it’ll come as no surprise that I had to withdraw from the trek. I am extremely disappointed to tell you that my trekking…