Desert trekking
June 16th, 2010
I had a great week with the Talking Heads program, the Emerging Writers’ Festival, and another TV invitation – this time for SBS insight program, on July 20th. I am looking forward to that one!
In the meantime, I am heading off next week to Cooper Pedy, where I have been privileged to be invited to walk with a charity called Delhuntie, who focus on working with teenagers who have faced personal challenges in their home lives. We will be walking from Cooper Pedy to William Creek, and back again – about 170km each way. I feel very lucky to have the opportunity to simply go for a walk – all I have to do is carry my own gear every day! Somebody else is cooking, setting up camp – now, THIS is the kind of walking I could get used to.
It is a wonderful thought to be only days away from sleeping in the Big Empty again, and this time in my own country. Fantastic.
In the meantime, I am aware that life will start to move very quickly when I get back – I am working the ski season on Mt Buller again, and then going back to the UK when I finish the winter. I have a lot of ideas in the pipeline, and yet again, as if I am at the beginning of my journey, the UK seems the best place to organise them all from.
When I post again, I hope I will have some photos to show you of the desert here in beautiful Australia, and some new stories to tell. And in the meantime – I wish you all well, and hope you are having adventures of your own.
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5 Comments Add your own
1. Julie Sherlock | June 17th, 2010 at 8:35 am
Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading both your books and how incredibly honest you are in your accounts of your walks. Good luck with all your future adventures and keep on writing for those of us who aren’t as brave as you are!
2. Ed Dekker | June 18th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Go for it Kid, just go for it. We are only on this planet for a short time and we must make the most of every experience we can.
Love your stories, as it brings back wonderful memories and experiences of my own, travelling through Africa and South America. Keep your dairy notes coming – its like travelling with a like minded person.
3. helen Helleren | July 1st, 2010 at 9:22 am
Totally entranced by your books! Love your website! I am now going through all your diary entries and blogs! The whole site is like reading ‘another’ book! The photographs are ‘amazing! Keep trekking and writing! Don’t leave us ‘waiting’ too long!
4. Julie Minchinton | July 20th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Hello Paula,
I have loved both your books, they bring back fond memories of the two years my husband and I spent driving around Europe, and the two months we were in Morocco in our VW camper.
I noticed you mentioned your interview on the SBS Insight show, I have checked my TV guide for July 20th 2010, and cannot see any mention of it. Maybe it’s been bumped by the elections, although I would much rather watch you, telling your trekking stories.
Do you happen to know when it will be aired?
Please continue on with your travel and writing, you are an inspiration.
5. helen Helleren | July 28th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Ditto above comment!
I looked and couldn’t find the program either!
Could you tell us if it has been or will be rescheduled?
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