1. pre-GWINGANNA
Shelley Dark
  • Jun 9, 2016

1. pre-GWINGANNA

(all photos in this post courtesy of Gwinganna Health Retreat) Get ready. Tomorrow I am taking you to Gwinganna. When my husband John...
2. GWINGANNA day 1
Shelley Dark
  • Jun 9, 2016

2. GWINGANNA day 1

The brochure says to arrive between 2 and 4pm. Exit 89 from the motorway behind the Gold Coast, then take Tallebudgera Creek Road. It’s...
GWINGANNA day 3
Shelley Dark
  • Jun 9, 2016

GWINGANNA day 3

It’s a glorious morning again. Overnight rain, clearing up at dawn. At Gwinganna they call today terrible Tuesday. Some guests get...
GWINGANNA day 4
Shelley Dark
  • Jun 9, 2016

GWINGANNA day 4

It's pouring when I wake this morning. The equine experience is cancelled. The horse doesn't want to get out of bed. It’s rescheduled...
GWINGANNA day 2
Shelley Dark
  • Jun 9, 2016

GWINGANNA day 2

When the wakeup knock comes at 5.30am, I'm awake, showered and dressed with my name tag pinned to my t-shirt like a grade-oner about to...
GWINGANNA day 5
Shelley Dark
  • Jun 9, 2016

GWINGANNA day 5

Totally recovered this morning thank goodness. Must have been something I ate. Or didn't eat. Don't you love borage flowers? They're in...
GWINGANNA day 6
Shelley Dark
  • Jun 9, 2016

GWINGANNA day 6

Our last dawn at Gwinganna. There’s mist curling upwards from the valley floor. The sun is colouring the fluffy clouds pink. This is a...
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