As the recent four wheel drive and adventure show in Perth demonstrated, there’s a never ending range of four wheel drive products and accessories. There’s a gadget for just about every need. Not dissimilar with camping. The list of items to make life in the great outdoors just that little more livable is endless. But behind the vast range of products, uniqueness can be limited. We love our New Zealand brand tent we have mounted ...…[read more]
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There’s always something special, something tranquil about a boardwalk. Sure, it saves thousands of feet trampling over pristine stretches of nature. But what it does is give you the sense of effortlessly being a part of nature… Like walking in the clouds through the tops of giant trees. Feeling the pit of your stomach turn as you stare down a deep canyon. Or meandering around a cliff edge feeling the power of the ocean below. ...…[read more]
What will travel look like in the future? But who can we believe? We’ve all heard the stories about the world leading market experts who overlooked great ideas. Thomas Edison was told his light bulb was “unworthy of the attention of practical or scientific men.” Alexander Graham Bell was told his telephone was “idiotic”. Walt Disney was told he “lacked imagination and had no good ideas.” Kodak invented digital photography but didn’t adapt it and ...…[read more]
It came as a shock. I felt disheartened. I hadn’t been back for years. It was my childhood home, a small South Australia country town where my parents owned a general store. They built it into a thriving business. It was part of my wonderful years of growing up. Now, decades later, along with changes in the rural industry, the store was non existent. The building and adjoining home in disrepair. I reflected back to ...…[read more]
You could see the orange glow of Mars just above the horizon. Further up is Jupiter. Next to it Saturn with Pluto hiding in the middle*. The spectacular night sky show of the heavens was just commencing… Scanning closer to the horizon, the darkness was broken by a scattering of lights filtering through the bushes. Distant muffled voices of nearby campers offer some reminder, or even reassurance, we were not alone as we lay gazing ...…[read more]
The constant casual meandering and slow shuffle of feet around the town square, is a reminder of how Exmouth in Western Australia is enjoying an unseasonal tourist boom. Sitting behind me in this popular outdoor cafe is a young family. My partner is relaying to me her observations… otherwise of course known as people watching! One of the children spilt a cup of coffee all over the cafe table. It was clearly not intentional. However ...…[read more]
Feeling lots of gratitude… 🙂 But firstly. Ever notice there’s one human need that Hollywood consistently avoids. Even astronauts when describing their daily rituals, certainly never go there. But now the unspeakable of all topics has come to camping. With the growing popularity of the great outdoors, it’s an issue no longer being ignored. It’s a shame really. There’s a certain natural liberating feeling, heading off into the bush with a shovel in one hand ...…[read more]
The perfect camping setup, is more a process of elimination than any one perfect solution. Back in our late teens, camping was simple. A couple of lamb chops, a tin of rice cream and a bottle of green ginger wine. The green ginger keeping you warm at night and then cleaning your teeth in the morning! Fast forward fifty years, the basics haven’t changed much. Except now the choices are huge and widely varied. Two ...…[read more]
A faint silhouette of trees and scrawly scrub land spread across the dimly lit soft moonlit horizon. The air was soothingly fresh. Gazing out through the tent window, it was hard to comprehend the contrast to the harshness of the previous day’s unwavering heat. The horizon slowly started to transform to a lighter orange. A short reprieve for what again lay ahead once the sun fully returned to take command. Thankfully however, the nearby waterholes ...…[read more]
I always admired the way my Mother enjoyed a very healthy and active social life. Until the pandemic. It was late one night. My worst fears were suddenly realised. I had just received a rather bizarre message from her. Then another message. “What was she on?” I wondered with growing concern. It was so out of character. “You sure started this Chris” her message began. “We are presently at the Holiday Inn in New Orleans!” ...…[read more]