This year I’m opting for a three-week stay-at-home holiday and I thought it might be fun to record the adventure and discoveries. Who knows what treasures might be found just a few streets away?
I have lived here in Hornsby pretty much all my life, but I strongly suspect that there is still a lot I don’t know about my own backyard. Or have yet to experience.
Why is that? Why do we fail to appreciate what’s right under our nose? Probably because we tell ourselves that “one day” we will check out that amazing local attraction reviewed in the local paper. After all, we’re not planning to move anywhere else. We’ll get around to it. But “one day” never comes.
Meanwhile we spend most weekends travelling to other more “interesting” places around Sydney and remain unaware of Hornsby’s links with Ginger Meggs and Margaret Preston, not to mention the ancient volcano, bushranger and convict history, and Aboriginal origins. Yes, all true!
More than likely I will venture further afield from time-to-time, but the aim is to:
- remain within the Hornsby Shire
- go somewhere new each day
- cover the full spectrum of possibilities from outdoor activities through to the arts
- learn more about the local history
I am expecting to be pleasantly surprised at what I will find in my own backyard. I think this will be a lot of fun!
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