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Yuraygir National Park
Travel Writing, Ecology Articles Helen Cushing Travel Writing, Ecology Articles Helen Cushing

Yuraygir National Park

Published by Out There magazine in Autumn, 1994. Out There was an adventure travel glossy edited by Lincoln Hall for the iconic outdoor equipment company, Paddy Pallin.

On the mid-north coast of NSW is a slither of national park running along a heavenly stretch of coastline, including the estuary of the Sandon River. A friend had built a wooden sailing dinghy. Three young families loaded up the kids and camping gear and set off to launch the new boat. Those were the days.

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Guides Like Us
Travel Writing Helen Cushing Travel Writing Helen Cushing

Guides Like Us

Published in Out There magazine, Autumn, 1994. It’s a reflection on my first ever trip as a tour guide. Oh dear… but we had a lot of fun.

It was late afternoon, high summer. I gazed out the van window at the Tasmanian midlands, as dry and still as a lizard in the sun.

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