Hello? Is this thing working?
That’s right, it’s my very first blog post! Apologies in advance for any appalling
writing or disruption of flow… you have been warned.
So I was think about what I would write in my very first
introduction to the wonderful world that is blogging and I decided to tell you
all about a place that is very special to me. This place is called Innisfail. A
fairly unremarkably sounding name for, if I’m being honest, a fairly
unremarkable town. Innisfail is around an hour’s drive from Cairns and its town
centre consists of only two streets, mainly full of little family run stores
that look like they haven’t been renovated since the 80s – hardly a booming
metropolis. It is for this reason that I use to complain profusely about
visiting Innisfail the two or three time a year we went to visit all my
relatives that live there. How was I supposed to see the newest Nicholas Sparks
film when the town didn’t even have a cinema?!
Fortunately, I said used
to complain. The older I’ve gotten, the more I enjoy going up to Innisfail.
It is the town where my mum grew up and just being there I feel closer to her
as she points out the places and people that were part of her childhood and
adolescent years. Everyone knows everyone else – a trip into town turns into a
family reunion but this just further establishes the sense of community that is
missing in the more populated city where I live. No one is in a rush, everyone
is in the right place at the right time and there is always, always time for a chat. It’s refreshing
to be transported back to the simpler forms of communication that existed
before we all bought iPhones and took up busier lives.
But even with that aside, if you take a moment to stand back
and look – and there is plenty of time to look when you have limited phone
reception – Innisfail is actually a really aesthetically beautiful place. I
couldn’t resist taking a few snaps while I was up there for Easter a few weeks
ago, there were so many lovely sunsets.
And without the usual restaurants, shops and entertainment, I
got to go outdoors and get active! I went snorkelling, on beach walks, did some
baking, went fishing etc. It was fun to do so many different activities.
So who knew? The torture town of my younger years has become
one of my new favourite places to get away from it all on a holiday… It goes to
show that a simpler lifestyle can be really enjoyable, even if only for a week.
I definitely recommend you try it, whether you just take a drive out to Maleny
or buy a place ticket to Innisfail right now, a quiet moment will do anyone the
world of good.
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| The Town Centre |
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| My Uncle's Backyard! |
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| Love this dress! The pattern matches the branches of the tree :) |
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| Heading off for a day of snorkelling |
Catchya later,
Taylor x
