Looking Back. 2022. Quick Loop trips of Tassie and New Zealand.

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Screenshot 2025-02-06 132257.pngWe had New Years Day at Hervey Bay on the Frazer Coast of Queensland and it absolutely poured rain for there parkrun but the rest of the trip was fine.

Screenshot 2025-02-06 142802.pngMudjimba Beach parkrun on the Sunshine Coast was another good day trip.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 113813.pngOur Tassie loop trip started with a few days in Sydney to Visit family, this was our first flight since covid. It was my first time to Sydney Olympic Park and we did the parkrun at Wentworth Common near the old brickworks.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 114346.pngTasmania was great. So much to do and see, we hired a car and did a quick lap of this Island State. We timed it so we could attend a parkrun tourist podcast listener's meetup and the most Southerly parkrun in Australia at Geeveston.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 114105.png The beachside town of Penguin and Russell Falls were just a few of the things we saw.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 130816.pngOn the way home we stopped in Canberra to visit more Family and picked up Mount Ainslie parkrun.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 131444.pngBack home we visited Lake Apex at Gatton for there fast two lap parkrun.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 132112.pngA few friends we training for a last man standing event, I joined them for 4 laps of an extended Fodder Forrest parkrun course. 6.71 kilometres on the hour for 4 hours in a row. This type of endurance running is not really my thing but it was great to have a go.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 132245.pngA friend from work joined us on a day trip to Toowoomba for there parkrun through there Botanic Gardens.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 134922.pngYamba parkrun was on the Northern Coast Line of New South Wales and well worth a weekend trip away.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 164259.pngWe picked up a cheap flight with some frequent flyer points for weekend to Sydney and their newest parkrun at Whalen Reserve, which was actually held on an old go cart racing course.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 165002.pngBack home again we meet a few friends at one of our favorite parkruns in South Bank Brisbane.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 165228.pngRedland Bay is another great parkrun location not too far for us to visit.

Screenshot 2025-02-07 165433.pngRobelle Domain was a new parkrun for Brisbane and draws a large crowd.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 145031.pngWe did another cheap flight to Newcastle for Newy parkrun, our first time with carry on luggage only. Now the best way we like to travel.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 145544.pngIn the last part of the year we did another loop city flight trip to New Zealand. The cheapest way was via Sydney first so we happily stayed with Caroline's Mum and I ran a short part of the great north walk.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 150721.pngWe also got a parkrun at Mt Penang

Screenshot 2025-02-08 145951.pngA hiked at Bobbin head.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 150416.png and explored lovely Lisgar gardens.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 151022.pngAuckland's Western Springs was our first International parkrun and we got to meet Vince who made strava2hive so people can share there strava workout files on Hive.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 151329.pngWe met another Hivian in Wellington the New Zealand Capital.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 152656.pngQueenstown was one of our best high lights ever.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 151851.pngA beautiful parkrun around their gardens and lake.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 151633.pngand a challenging hike up Ben Lomond.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 153029.pngOn the way home we stopped in at Melbourne my home State.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 153127.pngpicked up Albert Melbourne parkrun and Arthurs Seat on the Mornington Peninsular.

Screenshot 2025-02-08 153718.pngTo end our year we hiked at the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park and did the highest parkrun in Australia At Walcha.

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