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March 2025 | ISSUE 48 | 33
with Emma Wilson
TINY ADVENTURERS WANTED
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Parkroyal Darling Harbour’s Little Explorer package
ICKING o April 11 and running through to April 30, 2025, the ‘Little Explorer’ package o ers the ultimate family-friendly hotel experience in the heart of the city, with overnight accommodation, daily breakfast at BARKERS restaurant for the whole family, a cozy teepee and explorer kit and delicious in-room amenity for the kids! To help make the most of your city excursion, speak to PARKROYAL Local in the hotel lobby, where you’ll receive assistance with booking activities and getting local recommendations. The hotel is also providing Explorer Packs, which include binoculars, a disposable camera, and a kid-friendly map to help navigate Sydney’s top attractions. Little explorers can easily check o each stop and capture the fun, creating lasting memories
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along the way. The hotel’s convenient location and family-friendly amenities make it an ideal choice to visit top nearby attractions, from Wildlife Sydney Zoo to SEA-
LIFE Sydney Aquarium and the Australian National Maritime Museum, ensuring there’s no shortage of adventure to be had. O er Inclusions: • Overnight accommodation. • Daily bu et breakfast at BARKERS Restaurant (kids eat free!.) • A cozy in-room teepee for your little explorers. • Explorer Pack including binoculars, disposable camera and an Explore Local map curated by our PARKROYAL Local. • Kid-friendly welcome amenity. Room rates start from $w290 per night. Offer is valid for stays between 11th April - 30th April 2025.
Discover the fun of personal watercraft
STARTED as the ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ of the group. Having just turned 50 and never having been at the controls of a boat or a PWC (personal watercraft) in my life, I was going to keep things pretty conservative. With a few simple instructions on how to safely enjoy the latest Sea-Doo Personal Watercraft, such as maintain a safe distance because there are no brakes and wear a lifejacket, but then it was like, hang on, this is fun. I was feeling the thrill of excitement the faster I went. They said in the safety
brie ng, it’s easier to turn once you have a bit of speed. Reaching speeds of up to 70km per hour, faster than the limit on most roads, I started weaving my turns with greater accuracy and precision. This is an adventure in our own backyard. Just 30 minutes from Sydney exploring our wonderful waterways, I became quickly addicted to this new leisure pursuit. Who wouldn’t be? “Believe me my young friend, there is NOTHING, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” (Wind in the Willows).
Finally, this made sense to me. As we darted along the Hawkesbury River, under bridges, over wakes, watching for the ebbs and ows and stopping to take in the amazing waterfall and the
shipwreck of the HMAS Parramatta, we were adventuring to places only reachable by water, with the sound of cicadas as our cheer-squad. Jet Ski Safaris NSW at Brooklyn is o ering a number of fun days out onboard Sea-Doo personal watercraft, at an a ordable and accessible entry point for enthusiasts of all levels. With Jet Ski Safaris, you don’t even need to have your boat or PWC license to get started.
Who does a Jet Ski Safari suit? As we cruised back to the Brooklyn Marina for lunch, I was already planning my return. First to bring my kids, maybe an extended family day out, but also how much fun would a ladies’ morning out zipping around the water, followed by lunch be? Australia has some of the best waterways in the world and boating is a great way to experience the great outdoors whether it is by PWC, power boat, sailing boat or paddle craft. This summer why not get out on the water with family or friends and soak up the vast health bene ts, recharge the batteries and create lasting memories. Head to jetskisafarisnsw.com.au to book in a session, sea-doo.brp.com to checkout the latest models and equipment, or discoverboating.com.au for more details on how you can get on the water.