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My Personal Sailing Adventures - with land trips on the side: Urban legends from the Aussie outback
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Canoeing on Lake Serene at Boshack's Aussie outback retreat
I’m doing some reverse travel at the moment. Back in Australia visiting family and
friends.
One family member works at
Boshack Outback, ninety
minutes from Perth, Western Australia. A fascinating and hauntingly beautiful spot near Toodyay. People come from all over the world to experience
the Aussie outback, just 100kms from Perth.
Aussie outback kitchen makeover
We visited Boshack’s Aussie outback farm for business and pleasure. There was a kitchen makeover involved, as well as a barbecue and lots of witty chat.
The new ceiling going up
The other captain was there to help his brother with a small
construction project. While the boys and resident backpackers built the ceiling, my sister and I wandered around the lake, soaking up the
serene scenery. After lunch the owner
Deryck, gave us an express tour of the highlights.
Meditation Centre
The paperbark trees are said to be 200 years old. They've been meditating a while.
The path through huge wise old paperbark trees is soggy and
silent. Until you get to the itty bitty
waterfall. Then the ground is soggy with
a gentle falling water soundtrack.
My
brother in law refers to this sublime spot as the Meditation Centre. Deryck, calls it the Reflection
Area.
It’s peaceful alright.
Even groups of schoolkids can stay still and quiet here for a minute and
twenty seconds, according to Deryck.
Chasing sheep is the number one most popular activity
Who would have thought chasing sheep would be such a hit? I’m
guessing that statistic is from the children’s feedback. My
sister and I decided to give this exciting activity a miss. We got enough of it when we were kids.
I understand eating live, raw witchety grubs comes a close
second in popularity.
It’s a small world…
… when you can visit the Aussie outback an hour and a half drive from Perth. I used to think of the outback as the remote, arid interior of Australia.
But the people who come from Singapore or England or wherever probably think they're in the Never Never already when they get off the Great Eastern Highway.
The air is soooo clean compared to Senibong Cove back in Malaysia. And the silence is almost deafening. You can't get phone or Internet connections. I guess that's why the Boshack website invites you to Rid Yourself of Nature Deficit disorder.
