It's always interesting meeting someone from the net for the first time, you never know what they are going to be like, and when you plan on going underground into a dark hole with them the first time you meet, it sort of gives you pause for thought.
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover" Mark Twain
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Power Drain
This was the first drain I explored and it's choice was mostly down to its convenience and lack of possible onlookers. There wasn't anything particularly interesting inside, but that didn't matter, it was a first and an experience to remember.
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step irons,
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Sweet Dreams are Made of These
These shops were a neighborhood fixture, but everything has its time, and theirs was up. New developers planning a clean new shopping centre had decided to buy out all the small operators that made this warren of mostly old converted houses to erect the future.
Walk Right In
The first time you sneak into an abandoned building is a rush. From the fist spotting, to having a reccy about to slipping in for the first time. It's a great and memorable experience, and it soon leaves you wanting a repeat.
I stumbled upon this place by accident and was trying to be a good lad and get some exercise by walking a few stations across the city, when I happened on it.
At last Aquacave!
I finally got an evening to go for a bit of an explore, so I called an acquaintance I had not met up with before and he agreed, himself and a friend would like to come have a bit of a photo session in a drain called Toadie.
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rock,
stormwater,
ue,
urban exploration,
urbex
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Sneaking About
The last time I came here I was a lot less nervous, but still didn't get all the way to the top, as I figured in daylight, I would be a curiosity wandering about on the skyline, which may attract the wrong sort of attention.
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brisbane,
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photography,
ue,
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