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Category Archives: Beach
New Zealand, Period.
Gorgeous. Simply breathtaking. Period. Our trip to Queenstown, New Zealand was just that (minus a couple of 2 year old tantrums, fines at customs and a trip to the emergency room.) After hauling 13 bags from Australia (we were on our way home to … Continue reading
Posted in Beach, Children, Food and Wine, New Zealand, Travel, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged gibbston, glenorchy, hilton, milford sound, queenstown
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Our Final Aussie Days
Donning heavy coats and gloves before going out has me reminiscing our final days in Australia. We took our final trip down the Mornington Peninsula. Alone on gorgeous beaches in Portsea (barely warm enough for swimsuits) we took our last steps in rock … Continue reading
Kangaroo Island, SA: Our Exhale
Just off the southern coast of Adelaide lives Kangaroo Island. The island brings unique Australian environments to one small island. We experienced a simple life all its own. We saw the wildlife. It’s an island sheltered from mainland intruder species like rabbits … Continue reading
Kangaroo Island, SA: Our arrival
I have been at a crossroad as to how I should tell our story of Kangaroo Island. Should I emphasize our days long journey? Should I center around the wildlife? the little connection to the outside world? the beach house? the kids? the … Continue reading
Posted in Airplane travel, Beach, Children, Kangaroo Island, Travel, Travel with children, Wildlife
Tagged kangaroo island, vivonne bay
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Wild and Woolly Tasmania
Tasmania is a place I knew so little about. I knew I wanted to visit the island and I knew my parents agreed. (James Boag’s beer advertisements could only do so much to paint a picture of Tasmania.) So off … Continue reading
Posted in Beach, Food and Wine, Tasmania, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged australia wool, bonorong wildlife park, freycinet national park, oysters, port arthur, ross, tasmania, tasmanian devil, wineglass beach
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Where we’ve been… unplugged and offline
This is what life is like when you are a world away: no phones, no internet, no tv, no Google maps, limited rainwater supply, dirt roads and hundreds of Australian sea lions lazing about the beach (Seal Bay, Kangaroo Island, SA). … Continue reading
An August Spring
We welcome spring in Melbourne. With temps in the 60s, spring has finally arrived and not a moment too soon. These beautiful weekends beckon us, once again, down the Mornington Peninsula. Spring beach finds at Sorrento Back Beach and pinot noir at Paringa Winery make up a perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Beach, Mornington Peninsula, Travel, Wildlife
Tagged paringa estate, sorrento back beach, spring in australia
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Cape Schanck
When visitors are in town (cousins from California in my case) you want to go somewhere new and different, somewhere off the beaten path, somewhere a local Aussie would possibly take visiting friends to escape the droves of downtown tourists. We tested our … Continue reading
The curly shell jackpot
We are loving beach exploration and made our best discovery yet. Rickett’s Point, about a 10-15 minute drive south of us, is a beautiful, bay area, wildlife sanctuary. Claire hit the mother-load when it came to curly shells… and our first … Continue reading
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