Postcard Birthday fi shing fun by Pixie, Pix and wahoo Fishing from Jordan Correspondent Th e Nimbin Heads aandnd nevernever notice.notice. Th ee jump in and experience the Fishing Team went sscalecale ofof thethe placeplace isis lot. Kicking back after dinner out one mid-week ssoo insanelyinsanely hugehuge thatthat with a large hookah full of this month with ttherehere isis reallyreally nono wayway aromatic shisha and some Pix, Dan, Calum ttoo conveyconvey a fractionfraction cheap Jordanian whisky, the Mark, Chris and ooff thethe feeling.feeling. Th ee sun setting fi ery-red behind Zac fi nding a eentrancentrance isis throughthrough the mountains, life felt pretty perfect Tuesday a 150m150m deepdeep canyon,canyon, damn complete. at sea with the seas being same gold and black colours. carved over millennia Th e next day was a repeat around half a metre and a But with no luck. Th en Pix by an intermittent creek of the last except we started fi ve knot breeze. We were had another strike on the Th e et rtripip ttoo PPetraetra eeatingating throughthrough a sandstonesandstone earlier, spent longer in the celebrating Dan and Mark’s same Halco Strike Pro and by Bob Tissot was great; through desiccated up-thrust. Th e resultant wadi, sun, and were completely birthday with a fi shing trip. It landed a small 5.5kg wahoo, a desert country, goats and which is a dry creek bed, deranged when our taxi was only going to be fun. quality eating fi sh. t’s 6am and we’re at camels wandering on the was paved by the Romans arrived to whisk us back to Starting the morning in the Th e ‘B team’ decided to the Jordanian border road, Bedouin encampments 2000 years ago on top of the the Israeli border. dark, cruising up the river, change lures again to a Iwondering if they’re really scattered in the midst of Nabatean paving laid 500 Arrived at the border getting to the heads with just yellowish striped Pilly but going to open it today. endless stony rubble. Petra years earlier. Th e canyon is slightly hysterical after the enough light to cross the bar with no luck as Cal on the Th ere’s another thirty to (the town) is situated quite 1.5kms long and opens onto ride (Diana was sure she was a great way to start the gold and black strike Pro forty people milling around high in the mountains and a large, cliff -surrounded was going to die) and started day. Th e sun wouldn’t come had a good fi ght with a 6.5kg and a rumour of a terrorist hangs off the hill like a area with the most mind- to lose it under the barrage up for another hour and we mack tuna. threat circulates through dried-up old booger from a numbingly huge building of questions from Israeli planned to chase pelagics It was only happening on the crowd like a pickpocket. nose. Petra (the ruins) lies carved into solid rock. It must security; the question “Is or surface predator fi sh like one side of the boat and with Finally the steel gates slide hidden in a secret valley at be almost 5 miles high and your father’s name Shimon?” mackerel, wahoo and tuna. one lure, so we decided to aside and there is a concerted the bottom of the hill. We’re 3 miles wide if it’s inch and being the straw that broke the do a bit of bottom rush for the customs staying at the Valentine Inn believe me, it’s a damn site camel’s back. Diana started Cal and cod bouncing and we windows, at which point where we’d been told we more than an inch. (Oh, all giggling uncontrollably; all landed a few things start to go decidedly could also sleep outside on right, maybe 5 miles is a tad I hissed “Shut up! Th is is fl athead, snapper strange. For no discernable the roof but the proprietor generous but look at it this serious!” Th e security woman and trevally. Th en reason we fi nd ourselves tells us that it’s too cold for way – I needed to rock-climb said “You’ve been married a Cal landed a 3.2kg alone at one window while that now “Gets down to as to get onto the doorstep!). long time, haven’t you?” then mauri cod, a nice- the rest of the crowd scuffl e low as 30C of a night,” says Beyond this building is stamped our passports and let chewing, tasty to get to the one right next he. (Oooh! 30C! Almost a large valley with equally us back into Israel. Maybe we fi sh. Th e day was to us. “Perhaps we’re a bit on freezing.) huge edifi ces lining both reminded her of her parents. getting on and we the nose”, I thought, as the Walking down the hill walls and many more ruins One more night in Eilat and were about to go in woman cheerfully changed to the ruins, we remark on on the valley fl oor, including then we’re back in Tel Aviv when Mark landed my Shekels to Dinahs and the almost justjust inin timetime forfor the last fi sh of the pointed us in the direction of total lack of YomYom Kippur,Kippur, thethe We fi rst pulled some lures day. Using a butterfl y net Jordan. vegetation NationalNational DayDay around in close on a shallow he landed a 14kg jewfi sh. As we crossed the 100 so far ofof Atonement,Atonement, reef without a strike but with We gather it was a birthday metres of barbed-wire lined encountered whenwhen nobody great expectation, looking for present from the sea gods. no-mans-land we wondered in Jordan, ddrivesrives a ccarar andand mackerel. Good fi sh Mark. where the other people and wonder thethe citizenrycitizenry So we then went out about Cal topped the fi sh count were. As we knocked on the where their reclaimreclaim thethe 20 kilometres from shore on for the day with ten fi sh and Jordanian customs window food comes streetsstreets asas theirtheir a deeper reef pulling lures a personal best with the mack to wake the guard up we from. We own.own. PeoplePeople around again but looking for tuna and mauri cod. were intrigued at our lack of postulate dragdrag ttablesables andand wahoo. Pix got a strike on a With only 41 sleeps to go, companions and as we exited that the chairschairs oontonto majormajor gold and black Halco Strike to our annual two weeks into the Hashemite Kingdom constant intersectionsintersections andand Pro and landed a 5kg mack fi shing on Fraser Island, the of Jordan we glanced back. 45C heat havehave dinnerdinner therethere tuna. Th en Cal had a strike mack tuna was carved up to Absolutely nobody. Not a may have something to do an amphitheatre that could with their friends; on the same lure but failed take with us. bloody soul. Were we the only with it. After shelling out seat 7000. We wandered nurses don roller blades and to land the fi sh. Th en Zac on Tight lines and good fi shing ones allowed through that 56D to gain access (1D if dumbstruck under the take their wheelchair–ridden the same lure and landed a guys. day? Stranger and stranger. you’re Jordanian) we enter the scorching sun until life patients for long cruises on 5kg yellow And that prickly feeling of truly awesome. preservation dictated that we the highway; children stretch fi n tuna. Marck and jewfish things going on just below Petra. What can I say? I return to shade and water out and chalk their outlines. Mark, the surface. From there it was know I’ve maybe taken the before we became part of the Unbelievable how much Chris and a cab to the bus station and piss out of a few things in the parched ruins. ambient noise comes from Dan were then an hour and a half wait past and possibly exaggerated Th at night we experienced cars and trucks; the city was thinking while the driver waited for a little (Diana made me say Arab hospitality at its fi nest. so quiet it sent shivers up my that their the bus to fi ll up. Th ey don’t that) but Petra is defi nitely Dinner at the Valentine Inn spine. lure wasn’t like to drive with any of the one of the wonders of the consisted of 1 large table Tonight we fl y out Turkish trying, seats empty, something about world. It’s such an astounding groaning under the weight of Air – tomorrow (with luck) so they the critical balance of the place that a person could at least 30 diff erent dishes (1 we hit (just a fi gure of speech) decided to vehicle on dangerous winding wander in a state of awe until Dinah – all you can eat) and the hill-tribe country of go a lure mountain roads. they died from dehydration we needed no prompting to northern Th ailand. with the

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finally managed to join the club for a short sharp Ijaunt up Lillian Rock on a bright clear Tuesday March 17th - my first club walk for the year and the only one I managed in March – how are Always interesting around Brunswick Heads. the mighty fallen! vegetation on these rocky tops First we visited Arakwal Only eight intrepids – a – and dense – so that views National Park (Tallow by Gil Schilling surprisingly small group given to the west are not as clear, or Beach), where turtles lay their that we had 25 when we did as spectacular as those from eggs on dark nights. Being The Nimbin garden club this walk mid-week a couple the steep east face. A short Autumn, only a token few recently visited Robyn of years back. But the group sharp descent and, courtesy wildflowers were on display. Francis’ permaculture contained one visitor and one of Heather Kimber – our the blissful Circle Pool where We wandered down the beach institute, aka Djanbung new member – so despite the visitor on the walk – into hippy mothers swim naked like a string of camels, all the Gardens. Robyn’s passion failure of so many members to Blue Knob Hall Gallery to with their children. Some time deciding whether to put for every aspect of enjoy this wonderful horizon- broaden our artistic horizons locals, not prepared to on raincoats or just get wet in sustainable living (building expanding walk, the club with the current Road to share with others, wish we the sham showers. It was all architecture, permaculture itself continues to prosper and Nimbin exhibition and enjoy would leave the place to just bluff, the sun shone for the practice and teaching) was expand. a scrumptious repast of hot themselves. So, is this a place rest of the day. clear to all and really made an impact those attending. Basic As one clambers up the coffee or tea with fresh-baked we should avoid, or a place After visiting Tallow Creek principles such as understanding soils types, plant species rocky slope, under magnificent scones, cream and strawberry every bush-lover should go? we moved on to Tyagrah growing requirements and the practice of companion gum-trees and through jam prepared by Heather’s Twenty one grown-ups, Nature Reserve near the planting, when combined with an intimate understanding Grass Tree thickets, the view own fair hands. and 2 children (but only 45 Brunswick Heads Surf Club. of weather patterns and seasonal change drawn from broadens, the horizons expand I trust this will give some legs), turned up for what Here thousands of people were observation appear to be the key to Djanbung’s success. and lo, perched on sunlit rocks, idea of the glories you missed. was to be 5 hours of the best flying kites, trying to break Highlights included learning about the exclusive use of a we look down on a doll’s- I’m grateful to Michael that the Northern Rivers a world record. One kite, in small flock of ducks to ensure consistent high productive house Blue Knob Hall Gallery, Smith (who led the walk has to offer. The weather was the shape of a huge jelly-fish, levels in the fruit orchard, as well as the role of chooks in across to the shadowed, gullied just described) for following perfect, almost no leeches and as large as a bus, was tethered controlled weed eradication in other parts of the garden. slopes of Blue Knob, and then description of further glories the water temperature superb. to the ground with a 500 kg The integrated use of livestock also featured two very clean to the expanding horizons of and wonders such as flying Waterfalls, huge buttressed breaking strain rope. There and cute pigs that sat to be hand-fed by Robyn. However, the north. cows! Thanks Michael. trees, figs, a magnificence of were flying cows, crabs, birds, the roaming, and somewhat over-friendly, male turkey On the left, above the slope The first walk in March Bangalow Palms, red jewels of fish and all the imagination of caused a degree of mild concern to some members. of Blue Knob, Wollumbin (Saturday 7th) was cryptically Walking Stick Palms, birds, mankind in fun mode. Many thanks are due to Robyn and her team for looking looms in all its early morning described as Terania Creek fallen fruit and glorious We knocked off our planned after us with afternoon tea and excellent local coffee, and glory with the pimple of Basin. It is an area that the creek-scapes. In the best of walk which took us through for taking the time to show us what Djanbung is all about Brummies Lookout to its left. National Parks allows people company we walked softly, the shuddering strings and – it is an institution all Nimbin should be proud of. Centre-stage the spectacular to walk in, but prefers they and swam under a waterfall in swirling colours down on the April Meeting cloud-tipped Border Ranges don’t. The rainforest here is a rainforest pool. It’s why we sand. Moving further north, Our next meeting on Saturday 18th April, will see the recede into the blue distance; bulging with history (The live here. we saw the same spectacle garden club meeting at Jan and Lloyd Collar’s property, to the right the great spur of Terania Protest), a cave big The last walk in March from the Brunswick Heads 188 Stony Chute Road. Club member, Rob Fleetwood has Hanging Rock – and I’ve been enough for 200 people to saw 18 walkers (half of Nature Reserve. Shoes full of agreed to be our guest speaker for the afternoon. Rob, who to all those high spots with stand up in (where Buddhist- them visitors), turn up for 3 sand, all were satisfied. We has a background in rainforest regeneration, will talk about, the club – wondrous times. types like to meditate), and separate walks on the beaches returned home to make kites. and demonstrate, how to lay-out a sub-tropical rainforest with appropriate plantings dependant site conditions. April Walks Program 3km walk through regrowth Flooded level along Gilwah Rd to the Dam Wall Factors Rob will address using examples of suitable plants Gum/Tallowood, old growth Eucalypt Trail to the carpark at 70m above SL. include site aspect, soils, drainage, frost hardiness and Flaggy Creek, Sat-Sun April 4-5th forest, Big Scrub rain-forest, ending at Meet 8.30am Nimbin car park, 9am existing vegetation. As usual the meeting will begin at 2pm Leader Don Durrant (6633 3138 at Rocky Creek Dam picnic area for lunch. Clarrie Hall Dam Wall carpark. Car and a swap table will be operating – donations welcome. night). Grade 3, five hour off track Meet 9am Nimbin car park or 9.45am at shuffle to Rockface Rd for 9.45am start. PleaseLeaving don’t Lismore forget to bring through chairs, to cups Murwillumbah and a plate to but easy grades, some rock hopping, picnic area to arrange car shuttle to start Bring lunch and water. Normalshare at Depart afternoon Times tea. Visitors and guest School are Holidayof course Times 5 waterfalls and swimming. Camping of walk. Bring water and lunch. We are always looking for new walks 8:00welcome 2:35to come along. 3:20 Anyone Lismore seeking Transit more 8:00 information 2:35 weekend, travel to campsite on 4th, and new leaders! 8:10should phone 2:45 either 4:00 Gil on Goolmangar6689-0581 or Jan, 8:10 6689-0393. 2:45 Minyon Grass to the bottom of 8:20 3:00 4:15 Coffee Camp 8:20 2:55 do walk on 5th. Meet Sat 12.30pm 8:45 3:20 4:30 Nimbin Ave 8:35 3:10 Nimbin car-park, 1.30pm Charcoal Minyon Falls, Sat April 25 Crossword Solution 9:30 3:30 Nimbin depart 9:00 3:30 Inn turn-off, Casino for leader. Convoy Leader Don Schell (6689 1980). Grade 9:40 3:40 Blue Knob 9:10 3:40 See page 25. 9:50 3:55 Twin Bridges 9:15 3:45 90 min to campsite on Bowerbird Rd 3, 2hr 4km shaded walk along graded 9:53 4:00 Mt Burrell 9:20 3:50 just past Drake. Drive to walk start at track through rainforest, some rock 10:10 4:20 Uki 9:40 4:10 10:15 4:25 Mt Warning turn 9:45 4:15 9.30am on Sunday. Bring camping gear, hopping at bottom and steep climb 10:30 4:40 Murwillumbah 10:00 4:25 food, drink and swimmers. back. Meet Nimbin car park 10am for car-pooling, or 11am at Minyon Grass. Leaving Murwillumbah through to Lismore Leaving Lismore through to Murwillumbah Scrub Turkey Walk and Big Scrub Bring day-pack, food and water. NormalLeaving Depart Lismore Times through to School Murwillumbah Holiday Times NormalLeaving Depart 7:10 Lismore Times 1:50 through Murwillumbah to School Murwillumbah Holiday 7:30 Times 2:15 Loop, near Rocky Creek Dam 8:00Normal Depart 7:202:35 Times 2:033:20 MtLismore Warning Transit School turn Holiday 7:428:00 Times 2:282:35 Rockface Road to Clarrie Hall Normal8:00 Depart 2:35 Times 3:20 Lismore Transit School Holiday 8:00 Times 2:35 Weds April 15th 8:00 8:10 2:357:302:45 3:202:084:00 LismoreUkiGoolmangar Transit 8:007:558:10 2:352:332:45 8:208:10 7:553:002:45 2:304:154:00 MtCoffeeGoolmangar Burrell Camp 8:108:20 2:552:45 Leader Don Schell (6689 1980). Grade Dam Wall, Sat May 9 8:108:20 2:453:00 4:004:15 GoolmangarCoffee Camp 8:108:20 2:452:55 8:20 8:45 3:008:003:20 4:152:354:30 CoffeeTwinNimbin Bridges CampAve 8:208:35 2:553:003:10 2, 4.5 km easy walking suitable for the Leaders Neil Biggar (6679 3140 a/h), 9:308:45 8:323:303:20 2:404:30 BlueNimbin Knob Avedepart 8:309:008:35 3:053:103:30 8:459:30 3:203:30 4:30 Nimbin Avedepart 8:359:00 3:103:30 decrepit: 1.5km loop through Big Scrub David Holston (6672 5071 a/h). Grade 9:30 9:40 3:308:453:40 2:50 NimbinBlue Knob departarrive 9:008:409:10 3:303:153:40 7:509:509:40 9:003:553:40 3:30 NimbinTwinBlue KnobBridges depart 9:009:159:10 3:303:453:40 lowland subtropical rainforest, then short 3, 7km. From Rockface Rd via fire trails 9:409:50 3:403:55 BlueTwin KnobBridges 9:109:15 3:403:45 9:508:059:53 3:559:104:00 3:45 TwinCoffeeMt Burrell Bridges Camp 9:159:109:20 3:453:403:50 drive up Gibbergunyah Range Road for to Dam wall. Starting 270m above sea 8:1510:109:53 9:204:204:00 3:55 GoolmangarUkiMt Burrell 9:209:40 3:504:10 9:5310:10 4:004:20 MtUki Burrell 9:209:40 3:504:10 10:108:5010:15 4:209:354:25 4:10 UkiLismoreMt Warning Transit turn 9:409:359:45 4:104:004:15 8:5510:3010:15 9:404:404:25 4:15 LismoreMurwillumbahMt Warning Depot turn 10:009:45 4:254:15 10:1510:30 4:254:40 MtMurwillumbah Warning turn 9:4510:00 4:154:25 10:30ThisLeaving service 4:40 runs Murwillumbah Monday - MurwillumbahFriday through excluding to public 10:00 Lismore holidays 4:25 LeavingEnquiries LismoreMurwillumbah phone 6687-8550 through through Mobile to Murwillumbah 0428-255-284 to Lismore PiXiE the BUiLDER NormalLeaving Depart Murwillumbah Times through School to Holiday Lismore Times Normal Depart Times School Holiday Times Grant Holding Lic No. 30119 8:00Normal Depart 2:357:10 Times 3:201:50 LismoreMurwillumbah Transit School Holiday 7:308:00 Times 2:152:35 7:207:10 2:031:50 MtMurwillumbah Warning turn 7:427:30 2:282:15 8:10 7:102:457:20 1:504:002:03 MurwillumbahGoolmangarMt Warning turn 7:307:428:10 2:152:282:45 8:20 7:203:007:30 2:034:152:08 MtCoffeeUki Warning Camp turn 7:427:558:20 2:282:332:55 7:557:30 2:302:08 MtUki Burrell 8:107:55 2:552:33 ���� ����� 8:45 7:303:207:55 2:084:302:30 UkiNimbinMt Burrell Ave 7:558:108:35 2:332:553:10 9:30 7:553:308:00 2:302:35 MtNimbinTwin Burrell Bridges depart 8:108:209:00 2:553:003:30 8:328:00 2:402:35 BlueTwin KnobBridges 8:308:20 3:053:00 9:40 8:003:408:32 2:352:40 TwinBlue KnobBridges 8:208:309:10 3:003:053:40 ������������ 9:50 8:323:558:45 2:402:50 BlueTwinNimbin KnobBridges arrive 8:308:409:15 3:053:153:45 7:50 9:008:45 3:302:50 Nimbin departarrive 9:008:40 3:303:15 9:53 7:50 8:454:009:00 2:503:30 NimbinMt Burrell arrivedepart 8:409:009:20 3:153:303:50 10:107:508:05 9:004:209:10 3:303:45 NimbinUkiCoffee Campdepart 9:009:109:40 3:303:404:10 ����������� 8:158:05 9:209:10 3:553:45 GoolmangarCoffee Camp 9:209:10 3:503:40 10:158:058:15 9:104:259:20 3:453:55 CoffeeMtGoolmangar Warning Camp turn 9:109:209:45 3:403:504:15 10:308:158:50 9:204:409:35 3:554:10 GoolmangarMurwillumbahLismore Transit 9:209:3510:00 3:504:004:25 ����� 8:558:50 9:409:35 4:154:10 Lismore TransitDepot 9:35 4:00 8:508:55 9:359:40 4:104:15 Lismore TransitDepot 9:35 4:00 8:55ThisLeaving service 9:40 runsMurwillumbah Monday 4:15 - LismoreFriday through excluding Depot to public Lismore holidays This serviceEnquiries runs phone Monday 6687-8550 - Friday Mobile excluding 0428-255-284 public holidays NormalThis serviceEnquiries Depart runs phoneTimes Monday 6687-8550 - Friday Mobile excluding School 0428-255-284 publicHoliday holidays Times Phone 6689 1728 Enquiries 7:10 phonephone 1:50 6687-85506622 Murwillumbah6266 Mobile 0428-255-284 7:30 2:15 7:20 2:03 Mt Warning turn 7:42 2:28 www.nimbingoodtimes.com 7:30April 2009 2:08 UkiThe Nimbin GoodTimes 7:55 Page 2:33 27 7:55 2:30 Mt Burrell 8:10 2:55 8:00 2:35 Twin Bridges 8:20 3:00 8:32 2:40 Blue Knob 8:30 3:05 8:45 2:50 Nimbin arrive 8:40 3:15 7:50 9:00 3:30 Nimbin depart 9:00 3:30 8:05 9:10 3:45 Coffee Camp 9:10 3:40 8:15 9:20 3:55 Goolmangar 9:20 3:50 8:50 9:35 4:10 Lismore Transit 9:35 4:00 8:55 9:40 4:15 Lismore Depot This service runs Monday - Friday excluding public holidays Enquiries phone 6687-8550 Mobile 0428-255-284 The Nimbin GoodTimes – Find the best deals in real estate right here!

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