memories
6 Once a month I am asking the kids what there favourite traveling experiences have been so far. This month I asked Ivy (6 years old). What is one of the experiences you have loved so far? I loved skiing in New Zealand! It was so cool! Why should others go? […]
Kids recommend: Skiing in New Zealand
8 The excitement had been building for months. We had won tickets via the Irukandji Shark and Ray centre for a family pass on a whale watch cruise with Imagine Cruises Port Stephens back in June and had been waiting for the opportunity to catch sight of the whales on their migration […]
Cruising with the whales and Imagine cruises.
24 In Australia today, it’s Father’ Day. It’s my first Father’s Day without my Dad. As Father’s Day has approached I have been thinking a lot about my Dad, what type of man / father he was and what he has taught me… To give anything a go: My father was […]
5 things my Dad has taught me.
18 During the week two of the older girls came up with the idea to travel to Sydney on the train taking advantage of “Sunday Funday” ($2.50each travel on all NSW transport for the entire day!) and without any set plans, wander around the city and see what they could find. […]
Sunday Funday!….Sydney
6 Here are my top five things that can (and have) gone wrong while traveling: Melts downs; When the kids get tired because of lack of sleep over stimulation or I have pushed them too much, they inevitably have melt downs. I’m not just talking about the little ones either, myself […]
5 things that can go wrong while traveling.
10 We were going to walk down the Giant stairway (900 stairs) beside the Three sisters and hike onto the Scenic railway. There was a problem though. As we were preparing to leave the campsite, there was tears… “I don’t want to go on this big hike!!” It was cold, quiet […]
Walking down 900 stairs with the kids…am I crazy?
6 Spending the last days of my fathers life, sitting beside him listening to his breathe rhythmically entering and escaping his body, I reflect on our life as a family and the memories we have made. Memories of watching and supporting him as he ran ultra marathons, of him being a kind […]