Showing posts with label Recreation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recreation. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Snapshots from an Australian Summer Holiday Extraordinaire

Woodford Music Festival



We have had a summer holiday extraordinaire. The kids had two months of school and I only worked a few days here and there. Before the holidays started I must admit I thought OMG two months – how on earth am I going to entertain them?! So I started making all these plans in my head, but as it turned out things just happened, as they do with children, and there was no need for any of my planning. The days went so quickly, but now when I look back at the photos I can see that we did so many things and had some fantastic time together as a family. Time has flown, the holidays are long over, but what a fun time we had!

It was a holiday with great variation from family camping, lazy days at home, day trips, to a 4 day sailing adventure for only my husband and I. Up to Christmas we worked a lot in our little workshop creating fun things from recycled materials for Christmas decorations and gifts, you might have seen the post about that here. After Christmas we spend a week camping at the coolest music festival, the Woodford Folk Festival (at Woodford not Woodstock). On offer was world music from every corner of the globe, art and craft, children’s festival, interesting talks and yoga stuff. Not the alcoholic kind of festival, but a very family friendly one. Loved it! The pictures above are from the festival. Summer and music festival is such a great combo don’t you think?

Below are some snapshots from the rest of our holiday, the beautiful beach ones at the top are from Byron Bay and the ones at the bottom are from Hamilton Island. What stunning places! I hope you enjoy the pictures.

xo Sarah

 


Saturday, 23 November 2013

Walking on Redcliffe Peninsula

Walking on Redcliffe Peninsula 

What's around the corner
What's around the corner?


I took some time out from work and my chores the other day and went for a walk at Woody Point - on the Redcliffe Peninsula. In the busyness of everyday family life and work it is easy to forget your natural surroundings and what they can actually do for mental wellbeing. It is beautiful here by the sea. How lucky am I to live in a place like this!! Calm blue sea, blue skies and warm sunshine. Have you discovered this place yet?


Walking on Redcliffe Peninsula


I recently read in the local paper that a local politician for Redcliffe wanted to remove the restrictions of the Moreton Bay Marine Park… quote: ”so families can go fishing and get sand between their toes”. Now that might sound like a pleasant idea, but how about keeping the marine park now that it is well established and it provides a safe haven for fish, turtles and dugongs. AND families can get sand between their toes on the other kilometres and kilometres of other beaches that we have here; and then just leave this little corner for marine life alone? How many turtles was it that was found dead here after the recent powerboat races (which were held outside the  marine park) – 4?
I say: Please keep the marine park!
xo Sarah


Walking on Redcliffe Peninsula
 


Rusty ship wreck at Woody Point
My boys favourite place - exploring around the wreck
Walking at Woody Point
 


Walking on Redcliffe Peninsula
Exotic Palms
 
Walking on Redcliffe Peninsula
Stunning pink tipped bougainvillea
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