Back to it…

Don’t you just hate the end of a holiday? The day when you realise you have to return to the hum drum of home, work, school. It is one of the most deflating feelings in life. For me, the only solace is making sure the next holiday is already booked so that I can redirect […]

The three big ones – Ningaloo Reef

Words will do little to describe the experience we had yesterday, but here goes anyway! The day started with an early wake up call and a few moans and groans. We threw the towels and suncream in the bag and headed down to the park office. A short time later a mini bus pulled up […]

Locals card – Exmouth

When traveling it is a huge advantage if you are with someone who is either a local, or who has spent a lot of time in the area. There are always secret spots that only those ‘in the know’ can find. Over the last few days we have been lucky enough to benefit from such […]

Totally awesome dude…. Ningaloo Reef

Yesterday we had our first taste of Ningaloo Reef. I had been itching to get out there because well…. it really is why you come to Exmouth. For someone like me, being in water with a snorkel on, is the closest I get to complete relaxation. It just feels like home (I am 90% sure […]

Epic road tripping in Western Australia

After 3 days and some 16 hours of driving, we are almost at our winter getaway destination. That is road tripping Aussie style! In the lead up to this trip, there has been a fair amount of thought about how we would cope in the car, where we would stop and who would sit where. […]

‘There’s nowt so queer as folk’

My northern English friends would be proud of me using this saying and as I write it, I say it to myself with their distinctive and super strong accent! It just seems fitting at the moment. People really are weird. Sometimes there is just no telling what they are thinking or why they behave the […]

Cup of tea anyone?

Anyone who has been reading my blog would know how much I look up to my cat, both in terms of her ability to relax and her utter disinterest in what anyone else thinks of her. Well now I have seen it all, she has outdone herself, she has learnt from us – sort of…… […]

Reminiscing

Sometimes I wonder whether it is a good thing, or a bad thing when Facebook reminds you what you were up to this time last year, or even several years earlier. Sometimes you cringe, other times you immediately smile, others you just wish you were back there reliving it. Facebook has reminded me this week […]

Over thinking

I find myself paralysed at the moment. I have millions of thoughts coursing through my head. Lots of options and possibilities on the horizon, all positive. Yet, I am finding it really difficult to make a decision. It feels like I am letting mistakes of the past and the fear of making them again, stop […]

Coffee and food – Melbourne

Before coming to Melbourne, I honestly thought we had good coffee where I live, that we were spoilt for cafes. I still think for a rural town we are, but this place is something else! How can the humble coffee bean be transformed in so many different ways?!! I am a strict flat white, one […]