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The Aussie Adventuress

Experience-seeking, skill-acquiring outdoor enthusiast with an ever growing bucket list 😀

17/06/2024

✴️ Hunting Adventure
📍 Victorian High Country

Had a great time riding and hiking through this beautiful spot on Sunday morning. A very cool way to start the day, figuratively and literally ❄️😂❄️

Plenty of deer sign about and a couple of close encounters, but didn't get a shot off. One of the things I absolutely love about hunting is that even if I don't get a deer, I've still spent time in my favourite place; the Victorian bush 🤩 I've been to some amazing parts of the world, but there is nowhere I'd rather be 💕

17/06/2024

✴️Mum's bday lunch
📍 Daylesford, Victoria

Always nice to share a meal with loved ones 🥰

09/06/2024

✴️ Erin's 40th Birthday Surprise Extravaganza 🥳

What a joy it was celebrate my HLP's 40th birthday with a miriad of surprises! Puzzles, treasure hunts, a high tea, an op shopping mission, and a murder mystery dinner!

*HLP = Heterosexual Life Partner. A person you do life with, but not in a romantic way. Like a bestie, but even better 😆

02/06/2024

Had a great time camping up near Euroa, celebrating my dad's bday with the fam 🥰

Trivia around the campfire, tasty meals, lots of chats, a chocolate frog and koala finding expedition 🙂 Went out for a little hunt and saw heaps of sign again, but no deer 🦌

01/06/2024

✴️ Forest Friday!
📍 Victorian High Country 🤩

A number of years ago I found myself in an unexpected dilemma. I had signed up to be a respite foster carer, and was asked to take an urgent short-term placement. I knew it would be a challenge to balance all my existing commitments and interests, while providing the level of care this child would need, but there was no one else and I figured I could make it work, as it was only going to be for a "couple of months and there would be lots of support available"... *Insert hysterical laughter*

At about the 6-month mark I knew something had to give. I could either end the placement, or reduce my work hours. We'd already come this far and I now loved this child and wanted to see them through. And, the placement was only going to be "another 6 months", so I did the latter... *Insert more laughter*

Nearly 3 years later the situation resolved, yet so many areas of my life had been impacted and put on hold. Even though I then had the capacity to go back to work full time, I decided that there were other things that were really important to me. I'd worked hard and made some good financial decisions to be in a position to make part-time work feasible, so I made the choice that allowed a decent work/rest/play balance going forward 🙌 Life is allll about choices 👌

Now, I get to spend my Fridays doing things like this 🤩

P.s. saw lots of sign, but no 🦌 lol

27/05/2024

Had a great weekend away in the Brimboal State Forest. Beautiful sunny days, icey cold mornings, and lots great chats around the campfire 🔥

Did a little armed bush walking on Saturday morning, but didn't see any deer. Decided to take the e-bike for a spin in the arvo and found a couple of emus! I asked them to wait up for me, but they didn't listen 😏

13/05/2024

✴️ Aurora Australis 🤩
📍St Andrews Beach, Victoria

Just after 8pm on Saturday night my friend Sowmya messaged to see if wanted to check out the lights... Not even knowing it was happening, I was already in my PJs, but FOMO quickly kicked in and we agreed that there was no need for me to get changed, so I was in!! 🤣

I'm so glad I went. These are the kind of things I'm happy to stay up late for. Spontaneous road trips, with excellent company, to enjoy nature👌

My Pixel did a great job of capturing all the colours. It was definitely not this vibrant to the naked eye! At times I was taking pictures just to see if there was anything even there, but at other times I could definitely see the glow. Such a cool thing to witness 😁

09/05/2024

✴️ Hunter Education Weekend
📍CYC Forest Edge, Neerim South

What a great weekend! Beautiful surroundings, interesting sessions, excellent people, tasty food 👌

A lot of the content was things I've seen or done before*, but there were also lots of little gems that I could assimilate into my existing hunting knowledge. And, it was pretty cool to see just how much I've actually learned over the last 2 years! Exciting times for a perpetual student 🤓🦌

* Much of which was from other ADA events/connections. Just one of the benefits of being a member; meeting and learning from hunting legends 🙌

28/04/2024

✴️ Pacific Black Duck Sighting
📍 Albert Park Lake, Melbourne, Victoria

I recently did my WIT: Waterfowl Identification Test (Passed AA Grade, i.e. 100% correct 🙌) and now I can't help noticing ducks everywhere I go! It's really enjoyable being able to identify, and excitedly point out, different game and non-game species to people. 🦆

This little legend was really friendly today 🙂

24/04/2024

✴️ Orienteering
📍You Yangs, Lara, Victoria

Few pics from an orienteering exercise last weekend. The You Yangs is a perfect place to practise navigational skills. There's lots of great tech available these days, but I reckon it's a wise idea to know some manual methods too! 🧭👌

27/03/2024

✴️ Goolwa Getaway
📍 Goolwa, SA, Australia

Belated post of a lovely weekend away visiting my aunt in Goolwa, including a pretty boat ride out from Marina St Vincent.

18/03/2024

✴️ Chute Road and Mount Macedon Circuit
📍 Mount Macedon, Australia

A peaceful walk with some steep bits and lots of butterflies 🦋🦋🦋 Not many lookouts, as it's heavily treed, but that works well on a sunny day for a pasty beauty like myself 🤣 Part of the track was closed for a planned burn, so I'll have to go back another time to do it again 🙂

Chute Road and Mount Macedon Circuit on AllTrails
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/australia/victoria/chute-road-and-mount-macedon-circuit?sh=me6pvw

17/03/2024

✴️ Shore Dive
📍 Brighton Beach, Australia

Yesterday was the perfect day for a dive! After gearing up at my car (including a 7mm suit), I waddled a few hundred metres down to the beach. Stepping into the water was refreshing as hell! An easy dive (except I need more weight next time 🤣), with some fun things to see; lots of fishies, starfish, a stingray and some weird seaweed.

09/03/2024

✴️ Lost Trades Fair
📍 Bendigo, Australia

Stopped in at the hottest fair in town! 🔥🥵 haha... Despire the scorching heat, I had a lovely time wandering around, checking out all the older arts and trades ⚒️

It's on tomorrow too, if you feel like braving the heat!

Well done, Lost Trades Fair 🙌

08/03/2024

Happy International Women's Day, ladies! 👯‍♀️

There are so many opinions about what it means to be a woman, and how women are meant to show up in the world. I won't try to speak on behalf of all womankind, but this quote really resonates with me. This is the kind of woman I aspire to be 🙂

Wishing all women a day of joy and empowerment, whatever that looks like for you 💕

02/03/2024

✴️ Mansfield Hunting and Fishing Outdoor Expo
📍 Mansfield, Victoria

Had a great day representing one of my hunting clubs, The Australian Hunters Club! This was the first year for the expo, and I'm really hoping it's an annual event!

It's always great to see passionate people out and about, representing or researching the hobbies they love 💕

29/02/2024

Interesting day to be travelling from Adelaide to Melbourne yesterday, but we stayed south of the danger zone and made it home safely 🙌 Always pays to check (and recheck) the Vic Emergency app when doing country drives!! 🗺️🚘👌

29/02/2024

My friend, Erin, couldn't make it on the road trip so we sold her ticket on Tixel. The guy in the pink hat is New Erin 🤣

28/02/2024

✴️ P!nk Concert 🤩
📍Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, SA

Wow, what a show! P!nk is such an amazing entertainer! The songs, the acrobatics, the whole vibe = Excellent 🙌

Lots of her songs have felt really meaningful to me over the years. It's incredible to think how one person can positively affect so many 💕

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27/02/2024

✴️ P!nk Concert Road Trip Melbourne - Adelaide
📍Night 2, Robe, SA

Yesterday we travelled from Mount Gambier to Robe (1.5 hours). Robe is a cute little town with some lovely beach walks! I'll be back at some stage to do the Robe - Beachport 4x4 drive 😃 Didn't think it would be wise to attempt it in my friend's Mazda 2 on this trip 🤣

We found an awesome little Mexican place last night for dinner and some great op shop bargains before heading off this morning 🙌

26/02/2024

✴️ P!nk Concert Road Trip Melbourne - Adelaide
📍Night 1, Mount Gambier, SA

When P!nk released her Melbourne concert tickets last year they sold really quickly, leaving only the $700+ tix available! Adelaide still had plenty of regular tickets, so we decided to do a roadtrip for a bit of fun. Then P!nk released more Melb shows 🤣

Night 1 of our roadtrip was spent in Mount Gambier. Top attractions are the Blue Lake and the various sinkhole/cave gardens 😃 And of course, the O.K. Pie Shop. The pies there are okay 😆, but the fruit tarts are delicious (and they remind me of my many childhood trips over here!)

16/02/2024

✴️ Tandem Bike Self-guided Winery Tour
📍Yarra Valley, Victoria

Back in December I explored the Yarra Valley with some friends, on tandem bikes!! It was a surprise adventure for my friend Cherie's birthday, however we all had an unexpected discovery; just how clunky tandems are to ride 🤣 The weather and company were on point, as were our toes (en pointe) as we struggled to touch the ground from the bike seats! I'll admit I was a little out of my comfort zone at the beginning of our jaunt, which is a rare feeling for my adventure-loving soul. We were riding beside a busy highway and the only way to safely dismount was a synchronised sideways bailout (leaning the bike enough that both riders could reach the ground!) Once we turned off the highway and into the quiet side streets, the ride was much more enjoyable! The scenery was beautiful and the wineries were lovely.

We stayed in a gorgeous country style cabin with cosy furnishings and pretty views. A nice little getaway indeed 🎂🎈

03/11/2023

✴️ Halloween Scavenger Hunt
📍Melbourne CBD, Victoria, Australia

Had a great night solving clues and exploring the city, with my friend Sowmya. The scavenger hunt was completed on an app by a company called Questo. The riddles weren't the trickiest, but it was a fun way to wander around our beautiful city ☺️ Pretty good value too, just $26 for 2 people.

17/10/2023

✴️ Australian Hunters Club Annual Camp
📍 Nundle State Forest, NSW

Managed to get back on the road and made it to the second night of the camp. I had a great time hanging out with some of the guys from NSW, swapping stories around the campfire.

One of the guys prepared some trivia for us and I was shocked to learn that it was not in fact Aladdin, Prince of Thieves who first introduced camels into Australia 🤷🏼‍♀️ haha

It's so great to connect with like minded people from various walks of life, across different locations. I am yet to meet a hunter that I don't get along with 😃

Even the flat tyre on the way out provided an opportunity for teamwork with a couple of the guys stopping to help me swap it over for the spare 🤣

13/10/2023

🚘 + 🥵 = 🖐️🛑🏨

✴️ Unplanned stopover
📍 Armidale, NSW

Ron decided he needed a little break, so we're making an unplanned stop in Armidale until he can get fixed tomorrow. I'm so glad I've got RACV Total Care, all towing and accommodation costs are being paid for by them 🙌 They also cover taxis or hire cars if needed, but I'm happy to explore the town on foot 👣

I'm a bit bummed, as I'm supposed to be on a camping trip with one of my hunting clubs starting today, but I figure there's no point in stressing about things I can't control. Instead I'm going to make the most of my time here!

So far I've found a lovely cafe for breakfast, done my laundry, found a gym and smashed out a class 💪, bought myself some new Marvel PJs (for $5 from Kmart!), and checked into this king-sized suite 😀

Life really is "10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it"- Charles R. Swindoll

12/10/2023

✴️ Camping Location
📍Yarramalong Park, Charlwood, Queensland

Another night of peace and tranquility 😌🌿 I though I had a whole section to myself until I heard some stomping around in the bushes 🦘🦘🦘 haha... The facilities are basic, but the scenery is beautiful. From the road most properties in the area look like dry dust bowls, but this camp site is down along the creek with lots of shady areas 😎 Paid $15 for the night.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7EeJqS51vJqu2feg7

11/10/2023

📍 Bribie Island, Queensland

Quiet little spot with beautiful views 😎

There's a bridge across to the island, so it's easy to access 👌

11/10/2023

📍Glastonbury Camping Area and Hiking Trail

I didn't actually camp here (but I happily would), I just came to do the little hike. The campsite has nice grassy areas and long drop toilets. It was peaceful when I was there, but I can imagine it would be popular on weekends and holiday periods.

The hike was short, but pretty and interesting. Lots of lizards scampering about 🦎

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MVHBWCDtG5X88Mzg8

10/10/2023

✴️ Melawondi Tunnel, Queensland

Cool old railway tunnel. When driving out to the tunnel, you appear to arrive at a dead end of the road, but you're actually just on top of the tunnel 🤣

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2mPaBktromxdLdn7A

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