Mount Manfred, Waratah flowers
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Horizontal, Manfred, Cuvier & Goulds – Part One

Dolerite cliffs of Mount Manfred with waratahs flowering below Five days off in January - what a treat! While Kylie was focused on her Overland Track with side trips speed mission (There’s a story for another day!), I set my sights on some Abel adventuring. Over the past year I’ve had the opportunity to skipper the little ferry (Ida…
The Blade and Tasman Island
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Cradle Prep on the Capes

Tasman Island from The Blade In a couple of days I will be lining up for my third Cradle Mountain Run. On the first Saturday in February each year, 60 privileged individuals gather, pre dawn, at Waldheim Chalet (just up the hill from Ronny Creek) and run, amble, skip and trip their way to Cynthia Bay, some 78 kilometres…