Archive for August, 2008


School Camps In Aussie Outback near Perth

August 16th, 2008 by Chrissy

Experience the life our pioneers had. No electricity, no phones and Nature at its best.

Overseas schools visit and stay to reap the rewards of peace ,quiet and what Nature has to offer.

An Overseas Government study has established that the aggression and stress which is rising in the class room has been described as Nature deficiency syndrome and their children will be spending 3-4 days at Boshack to get back to Nature and what it has to offer.

Play stations are left in the bags , more fun is had exploring the bush, canoeing, feeding the animals, preparing for evening supper and cooking marshmallows over the nightly campfire.

In season assistance can be given in burning up the rubbish trees or catching yabbies for supper.

Hot water showers are available all the time by means of the old fashioned “Donkey” and all you need to do is put an extra log on after your shower. Watch the satellites or shooting stars or just the stars as you shower.

The worm Farm is in full swing in preparing the soil for the organic garden and the worms for the fish feed which in turn create the valuable fertilizer for the hydroponic garden which is getting close to completion.

Tours can be experienced of Aboriginal Dreamtime and didgeridoo playing with bush chocolates and witchetty grubs for morning tea, bushtucker of kangaroo, emu and crocodile can be tasted with bush sauces.

The animals are fed daily and if required you can go on a special animal feeding safari where you are in the cage looking out from within as the animals are fed their daily rations.

Bush walks take place to areas very seldom been to by man. We visit a filter lake that removes the salt from the water that then goes into a freshwater lake.


Perth School Holidays in Luxury Camping

August 15th, 2008 by Chrissy

Boshack is fast becoming recognized as the fuel saver all year round holiday destination for families that can now experience the outback within 100k of Perth as the crow flies.

Camping within 5 metres of Lake Serene and being a part of the daily animal feeding gives the family the opportunity to give their children the “Back to the Farm” experience that many parents used to often do.

The lake is only 1.5 metres deep in the centre and about .5 metre deep at about 20 metres from shore.

You have the opportunity to do the tours if you have the time or the inclination.

Marshmellows over the fire at night and Pizza’s in the bush Pizza oven are a speciality. All meals are by means of BBQ or if you wish to cook something the Pizza oven and 20 banksia nuts is all you need to cook a 2 pound roast of lamb pork or chicken.

See the Worm Farm grow as it gets ready to feed the fish which will then supply the ingredients for a hydroponic veggie garden.


Australian Bushfire almost takes Dreamtime

August 15th, 2008 by Chrissy

The fire takes hold

Boshack has a typical scene in reality of what Australian Bushfires can do. As of 14/8/08 everything was normal within one hour of midday 1% of Boshack area which surrounds the aboriginal dreamtime area was a blackened charred burnout.

This is a classic of the damage that can happen in such a short time with the Australian bushfire.The interesting development will be how the burnt area of paperbark trees or Melalucca bark or protection covering ( old time white baby diapers, used for cooking, used by aboriginals for painting on/ as protection on Mia Mia buildings/wrapping wounds for antiseptic use) is so resilient it will come back to life in a very short time with new shoots and growth happening.

The tour path hasnt changed and dreamtime still becomes the area for Outback stories, australian chocolates, didgeridoo playing. The story of the curlew bird and its bush mobile phone qualities with the bird still holding prime position in dreamtime.

Anyone who wishes to be a real Aussie can do so with consuming a witchetty grub in dreamtime as per normal. The worms are fresher than ever.

You also have the opportunity to see if you can get a didgeridoo tune or create other strange noises.

This is the area (once the greenery returns,soon) where relaxation starts to takeover the individual. With all the surrouding water and the greenery fresh air is being made and these areas in some countries become a health retreat because of the healing qualities of fresh air.Many comment how their body has slowed down after Dreamtime and the bushwalk.

This is nature at its best.