Accessible Adventures - Fiona Demark

Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade Tour

Fiona Demark — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 07:11:21 +0000

Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade Tour In this Accessible Adventure I take a tour of the Royal Exhibition Building Dome Promenade in Melbourne. Royal Exhibition Building Tour It was such a sunny spring day when we arrived at the Royal Exhibition Building in the Carlton Gardens, so it was the perfect day for taking in [...]

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In the Driver’s Set – The Lions Club of Warrandyte

Fiona Demark — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 07:07:27 +0000

In this Accessible Adventure I get behind the wheel at the In the Driver’s Seat event held by the Lions Club of Warrandyte. Recently I had the opportunity to participate in the ‘In The Drivers Seat’ event at the Sandown Raceway. This is a once a year event where people with low or no vision [...]

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Sea All Dolphin Swims

Fiona Demark — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 07:05:17 +0000

Sea All Dolphin Swims This Accessible Adventure takes place at Sea All Dolphin Swims – and YES! There were dolphins! Swimming with the dolphins in Queenscliff Queenscliff was the starting point for our adventure where the staff got us all kitted up in our wetsuits and onto the boat. Staff were super friendly and knew [...]

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Stand Up Paddleboarding

Fiona Demark — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 05:49:10 +0000

Stand Up Paddleboarding I thought I would give Stand Up Paddleboarding a go and found SUP-Fit on the lovely Mornington Peninsula. I enquired via email and was contacted promptly by Mark who then arranged a phone call to gather information. We discussed my ability, experience and accessibility needs as well as what I hoped to [...]

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Arthurs Seat Eagle

Fiona Demark — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:53:52 +0000

Arthurs Seat Eagle This time for an adventure close to home, and one that I have heard about for years. I thought I would give the Arthurs Seat Eagle a visit. This is a new version of this landmark that was first established on the Mornington Peninsula in the 1960’s. I have heard the stories [...]

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Melbourne Firefly Zipline

Fiona Demark — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:12:23 +0000

Melbourne Firefly Zipline I missed out on this experience with Melbourne Firefly Zipline last year as I left it too late for a booking so made sure I was booked for the first day of action. I booked online which was a straightforward process and did the online waver forms easily as well. The day [...]

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Melbourne Skydeck Edge Experience

Fiona Demark — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 05:47:14 +0000

Melbourne Skydeck Edge Experience Off on another Accessible Adventure into the clouds. I seem to be hanging around in tall buildings a bit lately. This time the location is Melbourne Skydeck Edge Experience. This is a great way to see the city sights and across greater Melbourne from nearly 300 metres high. The Sky Deck is [...]

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SkyPoint Climb on the Gold Coast

Fiona Demark — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 04:43:04 +0000

SkyPoint Climb on the Gold Coast Time for another adventure on the Gold Coast. It is alarmingly early for a holiday Sunday but the weather is clear and it is time to go to SkyPoint Climb. The customer service staff were so friendly and explained the whole process in detail. We were extremely lucky that [...]

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Jet Ski Safari Adventure on the Gold Coast

Fiona Demark — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 05:30:10 +0000

Jet Ski Safaris Adventure on the Gold Coast So let’s get this out in the open at the very beginning – I am NOT a water person. I grew up with the closest beach over 500km away. The idea of falling off the jet ski in the middle of the water (even though I had [...]

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Kayaking the Waves, River and Smooth Waters at Patterson Lakes

Fiona Demark — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 05:54:54 +0000

Kayaking the Waves, River and Smooth Waters at Patterson Lakes When you can not swim well and cannot see well – Kayaking becomes a whole new kind of adventure. But what is life without adventures? “Boring!” I say, so off we go to Patterson Lakes for an afternoon of fun. Elly collected me from home [...]

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