Uninvited guest.....

After a lovely walk in the beautiful Sydney sunshine yesterday, I came home to discover a tiny tick attached to my upper thigh. At first I thought it was a speck of dirt, but when it refused to move, I realised it had a grip on me.


I was not expecting ticks to be active during the winter months, and didn't even give them a thought.


Might be time for a full body search.........


B 

Bye Bye July

It is a bit difficult to top the walk we had last Sunday, what a beauty.

This week we have some bush tracks, steps and some street walking starting again from  Wollstonecraft Station, park in Shirley Road and meet on the corner near the station. 


This maps out about 7.5kms but has some steep parts to challenge us, some parts of the track were a bit wet so walking boots would be good.


Here are some tempters:

And the link:http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/117496575

Till Sunday, Bernadette

CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE

Remember 'choose your own adventure' books? Sundays walk has elements of that, plenty of scope to extend, and also to 'cheat' a little.

Lots of variety in this walk with streetscapes, plenty of bush track, a few Machu Picchu moments on a set of steps and magnificent harbour views. To top it off we even pass a series of Aboriginal rock carvings, where we were entertainment for an audience of kookas , who thought us highly amusing.

Steve and I clocked just over 8kms on Tuesday which included some detours and dead ends, and we didn't complete the intended route. There is plenty of scope to shorten or lengthen the distance, and a choice to attack the steep steps - even Steve was puffing atop them !!!!!

We will start in Shirley Road, near Wollstonecraft Station, where we very happily found a cafe which opens on Sunday :-)

Highly recommend this walk, it was very picturesque, see you Sunday.

 A wattle baby.........

 Keep a lookout for this one...........

This last picture is where a tree has blocked the track - turn RIGHT to follow the easier path and LEFT (further left bro) to go via Machu Picchu.......

Here's the link: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/114216525

See you soon you big baboons......

Westward Ho!

To celebrate the ides of July we have a route planned around Woolwich. We are not sure if the Pier will be open for coffee on Sunday morning but there are other cafes in Hunters Hill village if  the Pier cannot cope with an invasion.


This is a picturesque walk of about 7km, including Woolwich baths, Kelly's Bush, Clarke Park and Woolwich Dock. There are stairs and hills, but not as many as last week.


WALKING TIPS 


Try some interval training while you walk.


Increase your pace for about 20 steps then return to normal speed, and keep these intervals going for the duration of your walk. This is based on the theory that the body adapts to exercise very quickly. If you want to benefit from your regular exercise, it is important to 'mix it up a little'. This type of interval training also keeps you more focused on the task of walking, with the result that you will be mindful of good walking form.


Give it a try, you will be surprised at how effective this form of training can be.


By the way, the intervals themselves can be mixed up a little, as short as 10 steps or as long as a minute fast, a minute regular pace.


Here is the link : http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/112086733

A few tempters ...........

See you Sunday 8am 


Bernadette

Severe case of Bridge lerve......

Well done to the foursome who walked the shores of Balmain last weekend, a fun time was had by all accounts.

Steve and I plotted the next course today, and have some pics which might inspire you. As is obvious I have a severe case of 'Bridge lerve.....' From all angles it looks magnificent, especially on a brilliant winters day.

What we have planned is an 8km walk starting from the same  point as a fortnight ago......corner of Balls Head Road and Woolcott Street, Waverton.

This walk has loads of interest, lots to look at, some stairs and hills and a look at Luna Park from the rear end (so to speak!). We pass by an old slipway and the location of a sawmill, plus a rusty old shipwreck, so you can't complain about that. 

There is even a posse of Australian icons along the way.......... I wonder how many you will be able to name?

Here is the link: http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/109525021

8am is the start time, go on, leave a comment here - to let me know if you are coming.

Till Sunday,

Bernadette