What if …?

Posted on August 9, 2026 by marilyn

FOOD FOR THOUGHT – 9 August 2026
On a recent trip to Wombeyan Caves, we came upon a couple of disused quarries.  One was a limestone quarry (probably used to make cement), and the other was a marble quarry. I’d not seen cross sections of caves before.  When underground, I don’t imagine how much rock is between me and the surface. At the marble quarry, in a cross section there was a “hole” which started me thinking … Continue reading →

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Caving – brass monkey weather

Posted on August 9, 2026 by marilyn

WOMBEYAN CAVES – 7-9 August 2026
I probably shouldn’t have gone on this trip, but with only four of us registered, I didn’t want to let the team down by dropping out.  Heather and I had rented a cabin for the weekend (it’s cold at Wombeyan this time of year), for some reason I had visions of an electric blanket on the bed … I probably should have read the fine print on the booking confirmation.  Continue reading →

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The Thin Red Line

Posted on July 30, 2026 by marilyn

YENGO NATIONAL PARK – 30 July 2026
Jeff decided that he needed to go back to the scene of the lost phone as it was really, really annoying (aka a pain in the arse) to set up a new phone with no available data as he hadn’t backed up his phone.  Lesson to us all – back up your phone.  So, I offered to go back to the ridge with him to follow his Saturday route, a last-ditch effort to find the phone. Continue reading →

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The Thin Blue Line

Posted on July 26, 2026 by marilyn

YENGO NATIONAL PARK – 25-26 July 2026
This trip could also be called “looking for a needle in a haystack“!  It’s been many years since I came up with an “overnight adventure” … off track, a bit of navigation involved and somewhere where we hadn’t been before. So, I decided that I should get back to planning adventures … it was a trip that was a good idea at the time, but then almost everything went to s**t.  Continue reading →

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My anxiety just wont let me do another trip!

Posted on July 12, 2026 by marilyn

EASTERN KIMBERLEYS – 17 June – 12 July
Another trip to do some cave surveying, probably my last trip, but more of that later.  I feel really honoured that am able to do these trips, I really enjoy the surveying and finding the new caves. I flew to Alice Springs, was picked up by David W-C and then over the next three days we headed for the Kimberleys. Continue reading →

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