Local tips for the Light to Light Walk
Local knowledge We sometimes forget that we do/should know more about the logistics of walking the Light to Light Walk than most visitors sold. It's not that it's difficult and we're not suggesting we know everything - but you don't know what you don't know when it...
On the road again
We closed our business. Now we've opened a new one. Yeah we know - we said we were closing Light to Light Camps because we were told by National Parks that the Walk would be closed till 2022. So we parked the trailer, let our EcoPass lapse and got on with enhancing...
Thanks for the memories
Uncertain times and difficult decisions As most of you know, the Light to Light Walk in Ben Boyd National Park was severely impacted by the Border Fire that raged through the area on 4th January 2020. Early assessments from NPWS suggested the damage was so widespread,...
The Walk will not open this year
Light to Light Walk will not re-open till 2022 Last night, we received an email from the Business Development Team, Visitor Experience Branch of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. It contained this statement: "The estimated reopening of the Light to Light Walk...
Nothing to report!
Time for an update Hello folks. We are going to be honest here. We have nothing to tell you! Here is the status quo: you probably know Ben Boyd National Park (south) and the Light to Light Walk was heavily impacted by the Border Fire on 4th January 2020; consequently...
2020 – what’s this all about?
What a year...... Can you believe it? A global pandemic that has closed ALL 4 of our businesses just as we were getting going again. Wow. 2020. What a start - is this Mother Earth pushing back a little? COVID-19 changed everything Like everyone worldwide, our lives...
What’s going on?
No tours for at least 6 months It's now 2 months since the massive Border Fire raced north from Victoria and gobbled up almost everything in its path. We were hopeful that the fire hadn't burnt to the ocean and impacted the walking track. Fire remained active in the...
And then it rained
Finally - the fires are out A (not unexpected) deluge of heavy rains has finally put the majority of bushfires in NSW out for good. (Some fires burnt for up to 74 days.) We only just survived ourselves - phew. Our entire 65 acres burnt, along with two large sheds, a...
You only live once
Life's pretty short. Live it. Growing up in the 60s and 70s, our parents talked excitedly about the opportunities opening for overseas travel. They were increasingly surprised at how cheap it was becoming, in comparison with their youth when only the very wealthy...
The greatest thief of all….
When you set up a luxury campsite, it doesn't mean you are devoid of any connection with nature. At Saltwater Creek campground, the locals include a menagerie of Australian wildlife, many that were born and bred in this place and are therefore accustomed to hanging...