For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of going to Africa. When Rob and I were deciding whether or not to move to Australia, I […]
Grieving From A Distance
On October 30, the world lost one of its greatest lights, and my brother and nephews lost the person who matters most to them in the world. Amanda […]
A Weekend at GKI
This past weekend was a long weekend for us in Queensland – Monday was the Queen’s birthday. Unlike Canada, the Queen’s birthday is celebrated at different times in […]
Hello Spring!
As our family and friends celebrate their last official weekend of summer with the Labour Day long weekend, we said goodbye to winter and celebrated the first day […]
Our Lady of the Reef
This past weekend, we celebrated Rob’s birthday by exploring the Great Barrier Reef at Lady Elliot Island. It’s taken us nearly two years to finally do a snorkeling […]
Chilly Canada
We seem to do a really great job of travelling back to Canada when it’s cold! The view that greeted us when we landed in Toronto made us […]
The Grey Nomads
In Canada we call them snowbirds, in Australia we call them grey nomads. After a few years of spending their winters in Mexico, my parents decided to brave […]
The Manders Invasion
This is our second Christmas since moving here, but it’s our first time celebrating it in Australia. Many of our friends commented how strange it must be for […]
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So when I asked Rob what we should call this blog, his suggestion was ‘the furthest point from water’ It’s actually pretty fitting! After nearly 18 months in […]