Easter Seals Camp Horizon, Alberta

This camp is set up specifically to support people with a disability. Easter Seals is a community based organisation in Canada and they have set up at least one camp in each province.

They have both a high ropes course and a low ropes course that can be used by a person in a wheelchair and they also have a winching system to get a person in a wheelchair onto the flying fox - fantastic.

I also loved this trail rider (being modelled by Jenny Bowker at above) - which is easy to manoeuvre and can get a wheelchair bound person out onto tracks and trails.

I took lots of photos of the ropes courses but I had to include this photo (left) of the whole gang as it was (it is bigger now) in front of an amazing background of the river, trees in Autumn colour and snow-capped mountains in the background.

It was about minus 2 degrees at this stage - our first cold day -but the view was well worth it.

Our thanks to Rob Harrison and his staff for showing us around and looking after us.

Camp Coorong

I had the opportunity to visit Ana at Camp Coorong recently. Camp Coorong is a beautiful camp on the Gippsland Lakes near Bairnsdale in Victoria. I was there with Rob Gunston, who is a professional photographer working with us to capture some photos we can use to promote the camp experience.

The reason we were there on the day was to meet with Wanda Braybrook and Kelly Faldo, who had organised a camp for women on behalf of the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention & Legal Service. We were there for day one and were taken into the pink room they had set up - and I mean pink. Day one was pamper day and so there were massages, hair care, manicures and other female stuff that I don't quite understand - but they were certainly enjoying it. (The photo is of Wanda, me, Ana and Kelly)

For day two they had planned a self defence class and some adventure activities like the high ropes course and the flying fox.

Thank you to all the women on the camp for allowing us to visit and to take photos - they made us feel very welcome. We will post some more photos on the ACA website soon.

I might also add that I had possibly the best scone I have ever had for morning tea cooked by Ana's wonderful cook Jean - thanks Jean