Wandering Rivers

06/03/2024

Hey travellers and relaxers, I need 2 more ladies on board to make this trip happen!

16/02/2024

South Coast Autumn Wander...
Wednesday 20th - Monday 25th March
Jerrinja Country, Murramurrang, Wandandian, Walbanja (Budawangs) - Tharawal and Yuin Nations
4 night/5 day exploration of the magnificent NSW south coastline then back through the Budawang mountains hinterland, camping at an oceanside bush camp for 2 nights then river-side forest camp for two nights.

Day 1, Wednesday.
Leave Wilberforce 9am.
11.30am-ish brunch at Kiama, gorgeous cafes!
3pm-ish arrive at North Head campground at the southern end of the Murramurang NP. This is one of my favourite National Parks in the state… amazing coastal rock formations alongside beautiful coastal eucalypt and rain forest.
This campground is fairly remote with no facilities other than non-flush long-drop toilets.
Day 2. Thursday… Day in camp. We’ll be right in the bush here with walking tracks to beaches, around headlands and through forests. Or, just sit and simply be. 🙂
Day 3. Friday… on the road again for an hour and a half - two hour drive (I'm renowned for long-cuts) 😉 away from the coast into the Budawang mountains to our next home; Long Gully campground, a grassy forest flat beside the Yadboro River.
Day 4. Saturday… Day in camp. The Budawang mountain area is a bushwalkers paradise, so if that's your groove come prepared with hiking boots etc. You may prefer to gently creekwalk or go swimming in the nearby Clyde river, or again, just sit and enjoy the peace and quiet, away from 'it all' in the bush.
Day 5, Tuesday… (About a 4 1/2 hr) roadtrip home. We’ll get out of camp mid-morning and stop for lunch at Braemar or Bowral, planning to be back at Wilberforce by 4pm-ish.

Take a break, make time for just yourself or bring a friend.
I'll pack the car, I have the gear, I'll do the food!
You can investigate rock pools, bushwalk or simply sit by the ocean under a beautiful tree!
Transport is Florence the Landcruiser so our crew will be nice and small as she seats myself and up to 5 guests.
Cost is $520pp all inclusive of; camp meals, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, bookings/campsites, transport from Wilberforce (with possible pickup points along the way) and use of all the camping gear you'll need including private (small) tent/sleeping bags/mattress/chair etc. all you need is yourself and a good book! The only thing not included will be stop-ins for meals/snacks or tourist sites/attractions along the way to/from and between camps.

Is this glamping? No, it's definitely camping, we will cook on fire and sleep on the Earth. Will there be a toilet? Yes, the drop-loo type. Will there be a shower? Sort of, if you want - in a pop-up cubicle with water heated on the fire. What will I sleep on? A good quality insulated inflatable hiking mattress - no sealy posturepedic but they go ok ;) What will we eat? Simple but good healthy camping meals such as camp oven veggie roasts, chilli pot stews and classic camp fare such as a cheese jaffles and pancakes!

My trips are not about 'extreme adventure' but rather a 'slow down and enjoy nature retreat'. The focus is on lady crews; connection with Country and empowerment - Sisterhood of the Travelling Troopy!

Simplicity and presence of camping, leave baggage behind and... Come With!

14/01/2024

Relax after January, refresh for the new year with nature and some good sisters on a Wandering Rivers trip

09/12/2023

Beautiful Gula - Colo River ❤️

11/10/2023

The actual question is;

“A Proposed Law: to alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

Do you approve this proposed alteration?”

YES.
Yes I do!

It's a simple question.
I'm not buying in to it NOT being a simple question, or hidden agendas or ulterior motives, and if there are some it still comes down to the original question that I could not possibly begin to say no to.

YES ❤️💛🖤

As I walked in and out for my pre-poll YES vote I felt so certain and glad to have a say, full of emotion and deeply saddened that some white Australians think No.
The past 235 years have brought indescribable trauma to indigenous culture and people of this land.
It saddens me beyond words to think what a kick in the guts to First Nations people a No outcome would be.

Please vote YES. ❤️

03/10/2023

17/08/2023

I'm back - sort of/nearly 😁
Let's go camping ❤

Goolawah/Crescent Head (Dhanggati)

3 nights, Friday 8th - Monday 11th September
A short trip to spend three nights on the NSW mid north coast (south of Crescent Head) camped in the Goolawah Region.

This trip will be a beautiful relax, revive and re-yourself.
We will camp in a coastal campground, a short walk through the bush to the beach where changes of spring weather will be our backdrop to enjoy sitting in the sun, wildflower bushwalks or even a frigid dip for the more adventurous souls and still cold enough to really appreciate an evening and morning fire!
A three night trip is a perfect simple getaway that gives us two days driving there and back and two glorious days in camp to simply enjoy being.

Goolawah is a Dhanggatti word meaning ‘yesterday’ and the area is of great importance to the local Aboriginal People.
Goolawah is home to a wide range of coastal vegetation communities, some hardly found elsewhere! Let’s (carefully from designated tracks) check out some windswept headlands covered in endangered Themeda grasslands and littoral rainforest. We may be lucky enough to behold the flowering of broad-leaved paperbarks, coast banksias and swamp mahoganies, the fruits of which are not only a visual treat but vital food sources for wildlife, including the endangered swift parrot.
The NPWS website describes visiting Gollawah National Park as 'like stepping into an amazing nature documentary'.

My camping retreat trips are about women taking a break from everyday responsibilities and identities and honouring themselves. My camping guests don't have to pack the car or bring the gear or cook the food, just come and do whatever they feel like doing whether it's bushwalking, investigating rock pools or sitting on a chair under a beautiful tree. The focus for each woman is connection with Nature, empowerment, and sisterhood
Women are welcome to come solo or with a friend, I trust that the Wandering Rivers vision to facilitate connection to Mother Earth, self, and sisterhood will attract awesome women to come together, all ages welcome.

Cost is $435pp inclusive of; all camp meals, snacks and non-alcoholic drinks, bookings/campsites, transport from Wilberforce (happy to arrange pickup points along the way) and use of all the camping gear you'll need including private hiking tent, sleeping bags/mattress/chair etc. All you need is yourself and a good book!
Transport is Florence the Troopy so our crew will be nice and small as she seats myself and up to 5 guests.

Is this glamping? No, definitely camping, we will cook on fire and sleep on the Earth. What will I sleep on? A good quality insulated inflatable hiking mattress - no sealy posturepedic but they go ok 😉 Will there be a toilet? Yes, depending on campground likely the drop-loo type. Will there be a shower? Sort of, if you want - in a pop-up cubicle with water heated on the fire. What will we eat? Simple and good healthy camping meals such as camp oven veggie roasts, chilli pot stews and classic camp fare such as a cheese jaffles and pancakes!
We will camp at Racecourse Campground, a small bush campground in the National Park with drop-dunnnies, cold showers and direct access to the beach.

My trips are not about 'extreme adventure' but rather a 'slow down and enjoy nature retreat'. The focus is on lady crews; connection with Country and empowerment - Sisterhood of the Travelling Troopy!

I love to share my passion for the simplicity and presence of camping, I welcome you to leave baggage behind and come with!

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21/05/2023

Hey... I won't be tripping to the centre as planned this July/August because this beautiful thing happened, I'm buying my heart home on the Colo River. ❤
It's happened quite fast, just the very right place came up for me and I acted on it.
Apologies for those that have expressed interest in the Red Centre trip/s, these will be re-scheduled, but working in with seasons probably not until next year.
For now closer to home trips going on as planned!

14/05/2023

Love to the mums XO

06/05/2023

For my birthday card my darling Cooper grandson drew 'the things Ahma loves'...
❤

02/05/2023

Mparntwe Alice Springs
A favourite place
'there's nuthin' out there' they said... :O