Johnny Boy's Walkabout Blog

Sunday arvo 6 November 2022 * – S/E. A fun afternoon of map and compass theory and practice. Whether you’re a budding navigator or an interested beginner, there will be something for you. Even if you navigate digitally, it’s good to understand...

Leaving Rabbit Island Friday morning 16 February: Googong caching paddle. Leader: Marmaduke Rothschild Further Information A paddle with the big boys, Max and Mike, the previous Monday. Summary Distance: 2.5km | Climb: 0m | Time: 8.05am – 9.00am (55mins) |...

Underneath Apollo Rocks Thursday 22 June: Honeysuckle Creek area – S/R. A trip for those interested in finding geocaches and do not mind a bit of scrub. South of the Apollo Road is a ridge with lots of granite. Propose...

De Salis Cemetery Monday evening 2 January: Southside Stroll to de Salis Cemetery – S/E. The de Salis cemetery at Tharwa is a unique, dry-stone wall enclosed burial site for the area’s pioneers of the late nineteenth century. The placement...

View over Lanyon suburbs from cache GC1BMT6 Eagle Mountain, near SH844 Monday 13 June: Geocaching off-track in the deep south (suburbs) of the ACT – S/M,X . A little limp on a lovely day. I drove to and parked at...

Murrumbidgee River Wednesday evening 3 December 2014: Southside Stroll –The dead centre of Tharwa – S/E. Instead of digging down they raised the cemetery up! A 3km round trip through an avenue of poplars will get us to this unique...