by jenny | Feb 11, 2020 | Birds, bushfire, environment, Green Cape, Light to Light Walk, Local Businesses, native animal, nature, Saltwater
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...
by jenny | May 8, 2019 | Equipment, Great Walks Australia, Kosciuszko Area, Light to Light Walk, Mont, nature, Photography, Saltwater, Winter
It’s never really too cold to camp. Not in Australia, anyway. We’re about 2 1/2 hours by car from Australia’s only ski fields in the Snowy Mountains. And we know of people going ‘back country’ up there to ski and camp. They get all the...
by jenny | Nov 21, 2018 | camping, Family Fun, Fit and Active, Great Hikes Australia, Great Walks Australia, Independent walkers, Light to Light Walk, Saltwater
Further to our previous post about walking the Light to Light Walk during the coming summer holiday period, we can confirm that there are few – or no – campsites available in either Saltwater Creek or Bittangabee campground in Ben Boyd National Park...
by jenny | Nov 12, 2018 | camping, Fit and Active, Great Hikes Australia, Great Walks Australia, Green Cape, Health and wellbeing, Light to Light Walk, Saltwater
We’ve had a rush of people asking about walking the Light to Light Walk over the busy Christmas break. Some are pretty organised – many are not. If you’re planning on hitting the track between 25th December and mid January, you need to consider a few...
by jenny | Oct 28, 2018 | Aboriginal culture, Green Cape, Light to Light Walk, nature, Saltwater, The Yuin
The Light to Light Walk starts at a place called Boyd’s Tower – in Ben Boyd National Park, which occupies land both north and south of the small town of Eden on the Far South Coast of NSW. The Tower was constructed by the egotistical entrepreneur Benjamin...
by jenny | Oct 11, 2018 | Animals, Birds, environment, nature, Photography, Saltwater
Superb Lyrebirds – what a great bird! These fantastic songsters have even caught the attention of the great Sir David Attenborough himself with their amazing ability to mimic other birdcalls. But that’s not all they can mimic. It seems they can replicate...