Wilderness Blog
Escape Partner #2: A Pinch of Yum
GREAT FOOD, UNIQUE LOCATION 2020 with all its challenges gave us a chance to learn a bunch of new things, sort stuff that's been in the 'too hard basket', explore our local area a bit more....and to eat. And when you're in isolation and too spooked by Covid-19 to go...
Escape Partner #1: Alignment Within
Wellness in the wilderness The popularity of all things 'wellness' is a reflection of the type of society we have evolved into. Our lives have become a daily juggle amongst too many commitments. Getting away from your routine (which may or may not include your...
Silver linings
COVID-proofing the business It has taken a while to get our heads around what the COVID-19 situation means to our business in terms of operations and personal safety. We did a lot of research to ensure we had the right information with a complete overhaul of our...
Even Pollyanna would struggle
Staying positive is hard in a pandemic When I was little, my mum nicknamed me Pollyanna after the character in a well known book, originally published in 1913. Pollyanna was a young girl who played "The Glad Game" - where you find something to be glad about - no...
Once upon a time….
Let me tell you all about the years before 2020 Once upon a time, life was busy but rewarding. Our economy supported most Australians, our climate supported agriculture, seasonal fluctuations gave us occasional droughts, floods and a rare natural disaster like a...
Our new partners
Our new camping experience will not be just us..... We've given you all a quick 'heads up' about the new camping option we're putting together - but it would be only camping if we didn't involve a whole bunch of other amazing local businesses to enhance the...
Sneak peak at our “pivot”
We're bouncing back We've had a pretty ordinary year so far. So things can only get better - right? Life has dealt us a few challenges but we feel like we've turned the corner. We're now "pivoting" and a whole new world is opening up. "Mum didn't call me Pollyanna for...
Our kayaks are good
We use only Hobie Kayaks Our first taste of kayaking was at Noosa in Qld years ago. We hired a big old double sit-on-top. Sluggish, heavy, hard to steer - but lots of fun. We played with a few more kayaks in different places and always thought we'd like to get some....
New Safety Precautions
Protecting you (and us) against Covid-19 We will still be closed for a while as we still don't have our new shed to operate from. But we haven't been resting on our laurels doing nothing. As we move closer to being able to open again we've been working on how we need...
Into the Unknown
Preparing for the unknown We hope you guys are all well in these crazy Covid-19 times. This year has tested the resolve of us all but we will rise again! We've endured catastrophic fires and a mini flood but in all honesty, it's the complete unknowns that we find the...