A day to be proud of

Arose early and packed my gear for a day in Noosa, walking the Noosa National Park and hopefully spot a whale or two. I also managed to print raffle tickets for the espresso machine and decided that the tickets be sold for $2.00 each. Had a great breakfast and my BGL was at 4.5, a … Continue reading A day to be proud of

#GORW2016 Training

Woke early and proceeded to get ready for a training walk with fellow walkers for the Great Ocean Walk 2016 (#GORW2016). The first thing though was to have breakfast, find my clothes for the walk, and decided how much to take. Then I had to do the school run first so left at 7.40 am … Continue reading #GORW2016 Training

Great Ocean Walk 2016 Training

Woke early and prepared for a training walk with some fellow participants of the Great Ocean Walk #GORW2016. The walk was to meet at Simpsons Falls, Mt Coot-tha and walk a few tracks in this reserve that contained all types of track difficulty to assess the fitness of the other walkers. With #gavinswaterbottle in tow … Continue reading Great Ocean Walk 2016 Training

Another fundraiser for Diabetes Qld

Woke early and finished packing for Sam Rowe’s Diabetes Qld fundraiser - a Treasure Hunt at Maroochy Bushland Botanic Garden at Tanawha. Had breakfast and then changed into my bushwalking pants, Diabetes Qld t-shirt, socks and bushwalking boots. Included was my old mate #gavinswaterbottle. Woke Gemma up and then we headed off. Arrived at the … Continue reading Another fundraiser for Diabetes Qld

Fundraising adventure

Woke early and did final preparations for a fundraising #gavinswaterbottle adventure. Got a bit of gear for today to promote and collect money from attendees. Andy was due at 8.00am to collect me, and finally arrived at 8.30am. As the weather was still overcast, I doubted on the number that might turn up, but still … Continue reading Fundraising adventure

Where to from here?

Breakfast BGL: 6.0 Meal: Oats and soy with fruit Carbs: 23g Morning Tea BGL: 4.3 Meal: Muesli bars x 2, apple, 2 bananas Carbs: 10g Lunch BGL: 4.2 Meal: 2 x sausage rolls, almond and fruit slice Carbs: 60g Afternoon Tea Meal: Banana, Apple, sweet tarts Carbs: 30g Dinner Meal: Barra and chips and salad … Continue reading Where to from here?

First day on the track

Breakfast BGL: 7.4 Meal: Oats and soy with fruit Carbs: 23g Morning Tea BGL: 4.0 Meal: Muesli bars x 2, apple, 2 bananas Carbs: 10g Lunch BGL: 4.9 Meal: Ham and salad, egg and salad, banana, apple, and mandarin Carbs: 131.7 Afternoon Tea BGL: 5.8 Meal: Banana, Apple, Fruit sticks, pure blonde beer Carbs: 10g … Continue reading First day on the track

Good day for exercise

Breakfast BGL: 4.6 Meal: Quick Oats in soy milk and black coffee Carbs: 23g Morning tea Meal: 1 x banana, 1 x apple Carbs: 57g Lunch BGL: 7.5 Meal: Thai red curry tuna and 4 slices multigrain bread Carbs: 30g Post-Lunch BGL: 7.8 Dinner BGL: 4.5 Meal: 6 x dim sims, 2 x burritos Carbs: … Continue reading Good day for exercise

Walk day with #gavinswaterbottle

Woke at 4.00 am eager to get on this bushwalk, especially being the last one as part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council’s “Get Active” program and “Explore Moreton Bay” program. Did some study and then got ready. How much will I take? It will be sandy, so should I take my sandals as well … Continue reading Walk day with #gavinswaterbottle

Walk day in the Glasshouse Mountains

Today was up early again, but to get ready and pack my bushwalking things for a good bushwalk in the Glasshouse Mountains that are in the Moreton Bay Regional Council area. The description of the walk, as always is on the Glasshouse Bushwalkers Blog site at Glasshouse Bushwalkers Blog Site. On return home, got back … Continue reading Walk day in the Glasshouse Mountains