We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather this weekend when the group of 7 of us tripped down to Kangaroo Valley for a spot of kayaking and camping. The skies were clear, the air crisp and cool, and there was not a hint of breeze. A complete opposite of our January experience really. As …
For our 6th wedding anniversary, and to check off Jeff's bucket list, we went camping with some friends along the Coastal Track down at Royal National Park. This is a super popular hiking trail - with camping reservations booked out at least 3 months in advance. This was our third - or was it fourth?! …
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Last weekend, we went camping at Warrumbungle National Park, Australia's first Dark Sky Park. Australia in general already enjoys really low light pollution; even in Sydney, we can see the faint band of the Milky Way with our naked eye. But out there in Warrumbungle, my goodness. We could see, quite clearly, those billion little …
We were supposed to go camping in Kiama a couple of weeks ago with a bunch of friends. It was a new-moon weekend, perfect for astrophotography. Alas, I caught a cold at the last minute, so Jeff and I regrettably had to drop out. From the pictures, everyone else looked like they had a blast, …
My mum came to visit, so we went for a long weekend down in Batemans Bay. It's a gorgeous location - very chill, much more low key than Jervis Bay, an hour to the north. We got an AirBnB down by Surf Beach, where we went to one morning to catch the sunrise. The storm …
We are lucky to have escaped the relentless rain in Sydney. Down south in Batemans Bay for the long weekend, where we went kayaking with dolphins, and spied the tell tale spouts of whales in the distance, and also snorkeled the bracing waters of Guerilla Bay. It's the full moon this weekend, but we had …
I can never remember that here in Australia, we get both Good Friday and the following Monday off. Back in the States, most companies don't even observe Good Friday! But why question tradition, especially since it affords us more time to relax down in Jervis Bay? We took the opportunity also to take some engagement …
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After two entire weeks of dreary rain in Sydney, we could not wait to escape to Wolgan Valley in the Blue Mountains. Sure, the forecast still seemed plenty gloomy, but we weren't camping this time, but staying at the comfy Wolgan Valley Resort, courtesy of Jeff's company. We figured we would have a blast come rain …
Geddit? Hehe, a bit of cheeky fun at our rental cottage at Dragonfly Cottage in Coromandel. Loved how startling clear the stars were, even before the half moon set.
We didn't know if we could actually go ahead with kayaking and camping overnight on Urupukapuka Island in the Bay of Islands until a day and a half before - and after we had flown into Auckland, New Zealand. We packed our tent and sleeping bags anyway, and let customs run the tent under their …
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