Uncouched Potato

With all the hype around the escape room game concept, we thought we would give it a try. Being a very competitive person, even thought I don't show it, I really hate losing. I was concerned that I wouldn't be smart enough for the game and we would fail to escape the room. Luckily, escape rooms are designed for team work, and I have a relatively intelligent husband and friends to back me up. First, finding this place was not as straight forward as there were no signs outside the building. We needed to ring the bell and someone open the door for us. We went up stair to a small waiting room when a host explained the game to us. We had a choice of standard mode (where we can ask for help and the host will also send automatic help when he/she see fits) or the hard mode (where we can ask for help but the host won't send automatic helps). Although we really wanted to tackle the hard mode, but since it was our first escape room, the host recommended trying standard mode firs...

We were heading to the Southern Highlands for the Easter long weekend and decided to stop at Bungonia for a walk through the Slot Canyon. It was pouring down with rain when we were driving to Bungonia. I was not very keen to do it in the rain as I heard it may be dangerous in wet conditions. The weather forecast predicted the rain will stop mid-morning, so we continued our way there, hoping the rain will ease off. When we got to the information centre the rain stopped. The weather forecast was right after all!! The nice ranger reckoned it wouldn't be too wet today and told us to have a nice LONG walk. 4km.... long walk??? Really?? Recommended 4-5hours?? I wasn't too convinced at the time. We paid our $8 parking fee and headed off to Bungonia Lookdown before we started our Slot Canyon Walk/ Red Track. We did it in the clockwise way as advised by the ranger. It was a very steep descend down to the canyon. It took me a long time to do this as I am terrified of sl...

After a week of heavy rain, I thought it would be a perfect time to visit some waterfalls. All the waterfalls and their lookouts were within a short walk from the car park. Very easy access for everyone. National Falls This is a waterfall near the suburb of ... Waterfall (surprise!). This is a short walk, starting from a lookout of the top fall. Then stepping down the steps to the bottom of the falls. Kellys Falls This is a waterfall near Helensburg. We visited from the car park nearby instead of completing the whole walk. https://www.beyondtracks.com/walks/garawarra-state-conservation-area/kellys-falls-from-stanwell-tops/ Macquarie Pass Falls This waterfall is at the end of a short walking track, Cascades Rainforest Walk, in Macquarie Pass National Park. The walk goes along the creek, through rainforest and eucalptus trees, which was really relaxing and calming. https://www.beyondtracks.com/walks/macquarie-pass-national-park/cascades-ra...