Dale and Tina Siver have created a little nostalgic rustic cabin in the woods as a throwback to their childhood memories in Canada. Everything you could want or need to have a quiet time connecting with your loved ones here has been thought of. We had a dreamy first morning on the deck in the sun playing scrabble with coffee and birdsong, finding the binoculars and bird guide sparked a lovely morning of exploring around the grounds, I received tutoring in (giant) chess and then much excitement as we recognised and fuelled on by signs of WOMBATS!

Exploring drove us to hunger so we went on the hunt into Kangaroo Valley Village where I was so deliriously relaxed sitting outside in the sun. After lunch at the Friendly Inn Hotel, I thought we were going to stay until dinner. An afternoon of shopping had us return with armfuls of books to settle in for some reading time. I barely saw another person the whole time we were here and when I did it was at a distance. The peaceful quiet is glorious, I wish I could have stayed a week! It's the kind of quiet that you suddenly can appreciate an author escaping to.

The cabin is so cosy and warm even on the coldest nights, we snuggled on the comfy couch and watched movies and YES, we got a visit from some wombats. I left declaring wombats as my new favourite animal and feeling rejuvenated and joyous at the quality time spent with my middle child in such a gorgeous place.