HOLIDAY THREAD

[kyton]

Mich, what a lovely trip you are having! I love Eumundi Markets - so diverse.

Wonder, a Mum at our school went to the Golden Door and raved about it. Her husband is a chef and I asked whether she tried to convert him when she got home but she said the biggest change for her was reducing caffeine in coffee and chocolate. Hope you enjoy it.

We changed location today. Disney built a resort, Aulani a couple of years ago 30mins from Waikiki and our kids enjoy it so we are here for a week.

[cookie1]

I love your ensure visitor Mich. Thanks for all the photos.

Wonder enjoy your health retreat. I'm like Judy, I would like to go to a retreat with lots of 'some of those things'.

Kyton, beautiful photos.

[judydawn]

So much to see in Qld Michele, it sounds like you had a great time.  Have seen many of the things you mentioned and I also have a fascination for big things.

[Cornish Cream]

Such wonderful photos of your beautiful country Michele. 

Enjoy your Spa Retreat Wonder. 

What a terrific view Kyton. 

[mcmich]

Lovely outlook Kylie.

Judy, our next trip we are planning is the Great Ocean Road and onto S.A.  What big things do you have?

[judydawn]

We have a big orange in the Riverland and a big rocking horse in the Adelaide hills off the top of my head Michele but  I'm sure there are others.

Googled for some more

Big miner in Kapunda not far north of Adelaide
The big lobster in Kingston in the south east
The big galah in Kimba on the Eyre Hwy

[mcmich]

Thanks Judy - will put them on the list. 

[Wonder]

mcmich your trip looks and sounds lovely. I'm getting excited about my health retreat but have just found out I need to go to Brisbane tonight for some meetings tomorrow so looks like I'm going to be even busier over the next few days than I thought  guess it will make the break even more enjoyable.  I'm looking forward to the activity side of the retreat rather than spa but have booked a number of different massages to try and get rid of a lot of creaks and pains. I'm not looking forward to giving up coffee or wine and haven't made any effort to cut down so it looks like my first few days are going to be struggling with withdrawal symptoms.

Kyton Golden Door was my second choice but it seemed more spa based rather than fitness and I think they also had internet/phone access so on advice from a friend I picked the one which I knew would push me more.

[Kimmyh]

Your health retreat sounds awesome wonder. Enjoy when you finally get there x

Mich we have the big koala in Victoria. It's on the way to the Grampians. Have you seen the big merino at Goulburn?

[fundj&e]

a few pic from our bali trip

[fundj&e]

more photos

[fundj&e]

i enjoyed the cooking class so much i did it again with my neighbor Putu

[Cornish Cream]

Great photos Uni

[Cuilidh]

Great series of photos, Uni.

[Wonder]

A bit of a delay but my week of peace and tranquility has now come and gone. I spent  days at Eden Health retreat in the Currumbin valley in Qld and it was a fantastic experience and one I would recommend to anyone. The group was approx 40 people and included quite a few repeat guests, only 4 guys, a few mother/daughter couples, some friends and quite a few singles. The age range was from 25 to 78 and varying degrees of fitness levels and everyone had there individual reasons for being there. I was very surprised and didn't really miss my coffee or wine and it was a welcome relief to have no phone or internet access.

Activities were scheduled for each hour starting with stretching and Qi Qong or yoga each morning at 6am and finishing with some sort of talk or presentation at 7.15pm, so lots of early mornings and nights. The retreat is geared around Str etching and moving the body as much as possible as we age so they try to include as much incidental exercise into the day as possible so even if your aren't and exerciser you are still moving throughout the day. The dining room and cabins are located at the top of a very long and steep hill while all activities, the pool, spa and sauna are at the bottom, so unless you spend your entire day in your room you have to at least climb the hill 3 times each day. I tried to take as much advantage as possible of the activities and found everything great. I found the morning Qi Qong and brisk rainforest walk each morning to be fantastic and will be trying to incorporate these back into my daily routine.

The food served was 5 star for every meal and there wasn't anything that I gladly wouldn't eat again, and it was fantastic to have such a wonderful variety of healthy wholefoods prepared for every meal.

All up while it seemed a little indulgent at first, I would recommend the experience to everyone regardless of age or fitness level and would happily return at some point in the future.  I'll try posting a few photos a little later as they aren't on my iPad.