I still like to keep up my fitness routine while we are on holiday so on our recent camping trip to Sandy Cape Recreational Park I was making use of the area.
Swim to Rotto is a 19.7km ocean race and it is an event that I am training for. Most of my training has been in the pool so I made the use of the bay and fitted in plenty of swimming training. Dealing with the currents proves to be a bit of a challenge so it was good to get some ocean training in.
In Australia we are spoiled for choice of pristine beaches and especially here on the West Coast! During my travels it has been hard to find beaches that measure up to our beautiful coastline.
I love being near the water whether it is swimming, snorkeling, being on a boat or having a game of beach cricket. It gives me a sense of calm and clarity. So it is only natural that when I travel I often find myself by the ocean.Read More »
We were at a bit of a loose end one Sunday afternoon so I decided it was time to try Geocaching. What is Geocaching I hear you ask? It is an outdoor treasure hunting game using a GPS. You need to navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache hidden at that location.
Geocaches can be found all over the world and the locations can be quite diverse. They may be located at your local park, at the end of a long hike, underwater or on the side of a city street.Read More »
I have been nominated for the Liebster Award by Melanie from Mafambani and she is travelling around the world as a flashpacker. She has a passion for cool cafés, cappucino, books, languages and yoga.
This award exists only on the internet, and is given to bloggers by other bloggers. It is a way to be discovered but also to connect and support the blogging community.
While we were camped at Lake Towerrinning we took a little trip out to Six Mile Cottage. The cottage is set in a paddock 10 kilometers north west of Darkan on the Quindanning Road.
When you set your eyes upon the quaint cottage it feels like you are the first person to discover the loan cottage.Read More »
You can image my excitement when my business card was drawn out of a hat at the Asean Tourism Forum and the prize was a nights accommodation at the prestigious Raffles Hotel in Singapore. The hotel first opened its doors in 1887, since then this five star hotel has become an icon.
Maybe I slept on the same bed as the queen? Ok so it was more likely the same bed as one of her servants but that is close enough for me!Read More »
Lake Towerrinning seemed to appear out of nowhere and it looked like an oasis after driving in the dry Australian country side. I was surprised at the size of the lake (256 hectares) as it was much larger than I expected. It is a semi-freshwater lake and is a popular spot for swimming, water skiing, kayaking and picnics. The lake is also home to long neck turtles and over 171 species of birds.Read More »
Nature Play have a great initiative to get children outside and exploring nature. When your child joins nature play they are issued with their very own passport. The passport can be registered online and your child selects age appropriate missions to complete. There are 10 mission pages in the passport and on completion they receive a sticker.
It is all about getting children to feel the mud between their toes, play in the rain, climb and use their imagination. It is all about being at one with nature.Read More »
As soon as we turned off the highway onto a gravel road our adventure at Boshack Outback began. Looking in the rear-view mirror I could see a cloud of red dust, ahead paddocks and bushland. Needing to jump out of the car to open and close the farm gates made me realise we were about to experience an authentic farm stay.
With nothing more than his violin and a suitcase my grandfather boarded the Orient Line SS Orvieto in England and set sail to Fremantle, Australia. He was in search of a new life and looking for a new adventure as there was no work for him as an aircraft draughtsman. To make a living he had been playing his beloved violin in a picture palace orchestra.
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