The phrase, a hop skip and jump away implies a short distance to reach a destination. Taking the idea, hop, skip, jump and performing it as an action is not as simple as it sounds. Starting from my base of Newcastle, travelling along the Hunter River (Wonnarua: Coquun) from Carrington, through the south arm of the river at Ash Island and landing in Maitland, I have hop skipped and jumped my way along this place I call home.
