I am tired and do need an early night so might just dot point…

Wow! Undara is an amazing place. We had (on the whole!) an absolute ball!
The kids are not used to longer car drives. Or perhaps it is just their job to whinge. Oh and Jasper, yes we are there yet!
Where there is no [...]

Well kinda! When I joined RSVP I received quite a few ‘kisses’ from guys who listed that their major hobbies were camping and other derivatives. One guy actually said he liked heading out camping and ‘rootin, shootin and tootin.’
Now I am not that much of a camping person, but also admit I have never really [...]

We have a guest staying from New Zealand this week whilst he attends a conference. Yesterday, we took advantage of Jasper playing footy at Trinity Beach to visit the beach for a paddle. The stinger nets are still out so even paddling was a little risky, but the water was warmish and the kids had [...]

I have always said the best time to visit Cairns is between May and October. Looks like the season has changed early this year though.
Humidity has lessened and the temperature has dropped. And I can still sit out on the deck and type away in a strappy sun dress. Don’t get me wrong, I adore [...]

Pie Wormer?
Originally uploaded by fifikins

Wednesday last week we were cut off from the world by flood waters both to the south and the north. Several of the Northern Beaches were cut off and the highway was closed making travel into Cairns troublesome.
I know at work we had a very depleted workforce. Obviously this café did [...]

I don’t think Gershwin ever visited Cairns in the summertime! Jasper made a comment yesterday about our ‘Hot Summer and our Cold Summer’ in Cairns. When I quizzed him further he said that we have our hot summer in summer and our cold summer in winter. Maybe he is right. Some people say that you [...]