IRONMAN - Zac Dunn

This weekend I will be hanging out with IRONMAN athlete Zac Dunn again as he is in town to compete in the Brisbane Marathon.

Zac and I first met by a chance encounter with a mutual friend on our yearly snowboarding expedition to Japan. Ever since we have shared our love of sports, training and the outdoors.

Zac not only loves the challenge of endurance sports but is an avid lifter with a grueling training regime. This is what leads to his impressive physique, having him usually about 10-20kg heavier than his endurance competitors. 😂

I look forward to watching him rip the marathon and the post event meal we gorge ourselves on, with many laughs and tails of our 6 months since meeting last.

That Time Up North

In the crispness of my morning walk I found myself day dreaming of this little town at the foot hills of the Eungella range in North QLD, Finch Hatton. On our December holidays last year my girlfriend and I spend the morning exploring this growing hamlet.

This historic little town from the early 1900’s is peppered with relics form a bi gone age and the early morning light was glorious to walk through.

Making our way up the Eunngella range the view from the steep road of the gnawing hillside is spectacular under the mist.

Hidden away down ‘The Diggings’ track is a secret cafe called Eden. Which is easy to see why its named for the amazing countryside surrounding 😍.

Enjoying a coffee and breakfast burger we then played on the giant swing and watched the other adventures play some of the games on the hill.

Some of the iconic buildings in Finch Hatton are the old general store, Criterion Hotel and RSL buildings.

If you are ever up that way the Finch Hatton and Eungella area are worth a day trip with other attractions like Finch Hatton Gorge, Pinnacle Pies, Mt Dalrymple hike and the newly built Finch Hatton MTB track.