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Camping weekend at Borumba Deer Park

Another busy week in the books, with lots of stuff going on each night and not much time to write. But we wrapped up the weekend by camping with the family for some much-needed time to get away.

Camping Weekend

I feel like whenever I set foot in our caravan, my body just instinctively knows it’s time for the circadian rhythm to reset. The sun goes down, and within an hour I’m ready for bed. Someone might need to pass that memo on to our dog; the first night he thought it was party time in the caravan.

We stayed at Borumba Deer Park on the Sunshine Coast.

The camping grounds are located about 10 minutes out of Imbil, not far from the popular town of Kenilworth.…

Five Things for Friday (vol. 10)

The last few nights I’ve found myself getting to bed, and realising yet another day has gone by. It feels like from the moment I wake up, to the moment I go to bed, things just zoom by.

I only pause when it’s time to go to sleep, and really, I’m only pausing because I have to. I want to keep doing things, and getting stuff done, and sometimes sleep just feels like a waste of time.

No points for guessing that I had bad sleep this week because I kept going to bed late, whoops.

New mission for next week: slow down, pay attention, and appreciate what time I have.

Anyway, here’s what happened in the last blink-and-you’ll-miss-it week.

1: Still “Running down under”

I renewed my subscription to Run the World this week, a virtual run around Australia.…

American Friends Visit Day 5: Climbing Mount Coolum, Fish and Chips, and the Great Fairybread Disaster

Day 5 of the American friends visit — Mount Coolum hike and fish and chips at Cotton Tree, Sunshine Coast

It was hard to believe, but we had already reached Kim’s family’s last full day on the Sunshine Coast. Sadly, the trip was going fast, but every single day had been pretty great so far. And even though I was sad, I wasn’t going to dwell on it – we had another epic day ahead!

We were climbing Mount Coolum!

Just joining us? Catch up on Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, and Day 4 first.

Mount Coolum Climb

Mount Coolum is one of the most famous peaks on the Sunshine Coast, alongside the Glasshouse Mountains. It’s a 26-million-year-old volcanic dome, 208m tall, and apparently just over 1km to hike (according to my workout stats anyway).

The view from the top is spectacular, and if you’re someone who likes the outdoors, then you’ll love this hike.…

Kel me about it
30/07/2026

American Friends Visit Day 4: Markets, Donuts, and a Surf Club fizzer

Markets, donuts, and a surf club day out on the Sunshine Coast

After yet another big day yesterday, it was another early start, as we were off to the world-famous Eumundi markets!

In hindsight, I’m realising that we were actually pretty cruel in making our friends get up early almost every day. Then again, last time Kim and I travelled together, we were non-stop, so this holiday felt like a bit of a slow crawl for us. But I think we were wearing out the others, which became pretty clear when J sighed and said:

“Do we have to do something special every day?”

Sorry mate.

Breakfast at Eumundi Markets

The Eumundi Markets are Australia’s biggest art and craft markets, with so many incredible handmade goods on offer. There are loads of food stalls too, with coffee, homemade ginger beer, and lemonade (in the true style, for all my American friends, not Sprite, but still has nothing on Toomers).…

Kel me about it
25/07/2026

American Friends Visit Day 3: Australia Zoo

Group photo at Australia Zoo entrance, Sunshine Coast

When Kim first announced she was thinking of a trip to Australia, I don’t think the words had barely come out of her mouth before Australia Zoo got added to the list of things to do. It was a no-brainer, the Irwin family are basically Australian royalty, and the zoo is incredibly popular overseas. Living only 20mins from the zoo ourselves, sometimes we forget just how famous it actually is.

Well, today was the day we were visiting Australia Zoo, and it would prove to be one of the biggest highlights of their trip to Australia.

(If you’re just catching up, you can read about Day 1 and Day 2 first.)

We also had a new addition to the group for the day, A2.…