tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post2418965594858432016..comments2024-03-29T11:19:32.491+10:30Comments on Drifting through life: Sunday Selections # 286Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-40130782695811536332016-07-27T11:46:18.636+09:302016-07-27T11:46:18.636+09:30I love how they don't let people build houses ...I love how they don't let people build houses RIGHT on the water's edge and hog the beaches for themselves.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-41295300474073185972016-07-25T19:44:26.258+09:302016-07-25T19:44:26.258+09:30peppylady (Dora); the ocean you are looking at is ...peppylady (Dora); the ocean you are looking at is the Gulf of St Vincent, in South Australia, which feeds into the Southern Ocean, down under Australia.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-20298793612251261602016-07-25T19:40:12.633+09:302016-07-25T19:40:12.633+09:30Cheryl; I wasn't expecting all the steps and I...Cheryl; I wasn't expecting all the steps and I really surprised myself with how far I walked/climbed. The rest stops were very welcome.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-24376904931094876952016-07-25T19:28:48.322+09:302016-07-25T19:28:48.322+09:30Kathleen Valentine; welcome to drifting. The cormo...Kathleen Valentine; welcome to drifting. The cormorants were a bonus, I wasn't expecting to see them, nor so many. The walk is fabulous, it helps that I'm not afraid of heights at all.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-5564687418066345152016-07-25T19:27:18.094+09:302016-07-25T19:27:18.094+09:30Margaret-whiteangel; so much of our country's ...Margaret-whiteangel; so much of our country's coastline is beautiful.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-82691464419560295982016-07-25T19:14:34.537+09:302016-07-25T19:14:34.537+09:30I wanted to try the St Kilda walk when I first rea...I wanted to try the St Kilda walk when I first read about it, but buses and trains don't go near enough for me to get to it.<br />Now that I've found this one, I'm happy because I get to see the ocean as well :D<br />I think I could do 900 steps, but I can't say how long it would take me, maybe a day or two (*~*)<br />Getting fitter is definitely worth it. I can't believe how unfit I've let myself get :(Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-86416382665826731522016-07-25T13:19:08.731+09:302016-07-25T13:19:08.731+09:30For Idaho girl who hardly see the oceans. I'm ...For Idaho girl who hardly see the oceans. I'm looking at the Pacific or Indian ocean.<br /> peppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-5008403615853665352016-07-25T05:22:49.776+09:302016-07-25T05:22:49.776+09:30Beautiful pictures. I love trails and paths for b...Beautiful pictures. I love trails and paths for both walking and seeing pictures of. Anything dealing with steps is quite a workout and I appreciate that there are rest stops along that particular trail. Cperzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-52660694959569280772016-07-25T01:14:13.819+09:302016-07-25T01:14:13.819+09:30Such beautiful photos but I know I'd be too ch...Such beautiful photos but I know I'd be too chicken to try that walk--not even for the cormorants. Good for you for being so brave!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-67062667362913627142016-07-24T21:50:45.609+09:302016-07-24T21:50:45.609+09:30Really lovely scenery there and a steep walk up th...Really lovely scenery there and a steep walk up thise steps...too steep for me..you did well to go as far as you did.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-63785728132753352042016-07-24T20:07:51.223+09:302016-07-24T20:07:51.223+09:30I would love to try this path, we will have to try...I would love to try this path, we will have to try and make an Adelaide trip happen within the next year or so. <br /><br />One of my favourite boardwalks over in Adelaide was always the St Kilda Mangroves. A quick google shows me they have completely redone the playground out there, as well. I loved the tram museum too.<br /><br />I've been looking into the Blue Mountains as we will stop there on the way home from our Gold Coast trip in October. I have never been there, and they have a thing called the giant staircase. It has 900 steps. I would never have considered attempting it this time last year, but now I think I could do it *and* enjoy it. :)<br /><br />When I started out walking at the start of this year, 5km seemed like too far. Now most days if we head out for a walk I want to do 10km minimum - today we did 13. <br /><br />I do feel a lot better overall within myself. I now think getting fitter is worth the effort. :) Snoskredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704268827537727281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-36223116527178568272016-07-24T18:22:30.454+09:302016-07-24T18:22:30.454+09:30Author R. Mac Wheeler; quads and calves, lungs too...Author R. Mac Wheeler; quads and calves, lungs too. It was really great! I probably won't take the camera next time.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-58109597340777710892016-07-24T18:21:11.894+09:302016-07-24T18:21:11.894+09:30Mimsie; I'm happy to take you along via the in...Mimsie; I'm happy to take you along via the internet, you get the joy without the huffing and puffing.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-60733711630466117992016-07-24T18:19:50.313+09:302016-07-24T18:19:50.313+09:30Vest; perhaps a gentle stroll along a beach instea...Vest; perhaps a gentle stroll along a beach instead then.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-59865753534710439182016-07-24T18:19:13.962+09:302016-07-24T18:19:13.962+09:30BECKY; it's well worth visiting if you ever ge...BECKY; it's well worth visiting if you ever get the chance.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-49467266152370421312016-07-24T15:09:51.496+09:302016-07-24T15:09:51.496+09:30wow...that trail worked your quads, huh.
Really n...wow...that trail worked your quads, huh.<br /><br />Really nice shots.Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-53031284040343906092016-07-24T14:18:22.352+09:302016-07-24T14:18:22.352+09:30What a wonderful selection of beautiful views you&...What a wonderful selection of beautiful views you've presented us with today River.<br />I once would have enjoyed walking that trail but, like Vest, even my walKING days are long gone. It is to people like yourself that I look to take me to see lovely things for which many thanks.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-51475757938533402282016-07-24T13:08:37.868+09:302016-07-24T13:08:37.868+09:30I am pleased you are able to enjoy such privileges...I am pleased you are able to enjoy such privileges - but for me Hiking and other things ending with king are a long gone exersise.Vesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390020901033513032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-76636817376950304772016-07-24T12:12:28.944+09:302016-07-24T12:12:28.944+09:30Bee-u-ti-ful! I sure wish I didn't live about ...Bee-u-ti-ful! I sure wish I didn't live about a million miles from Australia! LOLBECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-54739546433320686692016-07-24T12:07:03.739+09:302016-07-24T12:07:03.739+09:30S.J.Qualls; luckily I'm not bothered by vertig...S.J.Qualls; luckily I'm not bothered by vertigo, I love to be up high, which would be risky with vertigo. I spent a lot of my childhood climbing way up high in the trees near my home.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-69128143052682014972016-07-24T12:05:24.070+09:302016-07-24T12:05:24.070+09:30Vicki; exhilaration is the perfect word, just what...Vicki; exhilaration is the perfect word, just what I felt when the wind was buffeting me. I do so love windy clifftops.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-61461778567740916172016-07-24T12:04:05.408+09:302016-07-24T12:04:05.408+09:30Merle; being overtaken by someone much older just ...Merle; being overtaken by someone much older just reminded me that I sit on my chair by the TV and computer far too long. I need to get out more.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-26365285689053485062016-07-24T12:02:55.392+09:302016-07-24T12:02:55.392+09:30Andrew; I'm not sure whether I did half or not...Andrew; I'm not sure whether I did half or not, I do know it seemed an awful long way back to the train station. No bus stops anywhere, that section of The Cove Road doesn't see buses. They turn off and go towards the shopping centres.I did feel good about myself, even more so the next day when I was bursting with energy.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-39687905574900015602016-07-24T12:00:31.542+09:302016-07-24T12:00:31.542+09:30Lee; I'm looking forward to the day when I can...Lee; I'm looking forward to the day when I can do the entire walk with ease. That will probably take a year or two.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2664393407924733681.post-37485703828380051822016-07-24T11:33:29.943+09:302016-07-24T11:33:29.943+09:30Whew! Great photography, my stomach is still turni...Whew! Great photography, my stomach is still turning. I never realized just how bad my vertigo was! I would not want to go there ...Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.com