Dear Friends 2026 has begun! We have a brand-new Reception and Shop and a few other exciting projects planned for the year. As forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, continues to gain traction in the wellness space, we’re introducing a secluded forest sauna pod near the spa. The pathway will extend to a quiet clearing where guests […]
Dear Friends Year-end seems to happen ever so quickly! It’s a time to tie up all the lose ends and get ready to pull out the decorations that make the season shine with festivity and brightness. We are busy finishing the upgrades of a couple of bathrooms at The Cavern, we have resurfaced the top
Dear Friends The ups and downs have us in perpetual flux but we are so grateful to have a lovely busy August. Thank goodness for 3-term schools! Last month was unsettling but we are thankful that our area and community remains peaceful and that keeps us hopeful. And, there is good news! See latest blog
Dear Friends Summer is in full force in February. Fabulous sunshine, burning bright skies and the occasional thunderstorm to cool us down. February is not only a hot month it is also the month of loving and appreciating and caring. We come from a line of very practical hoteliers and it is only in digging
Dear Friends We are a quarter of the way through the year and it’s true that life seems to speed up once your children have passed 6 years of age. Those early years seem so long and getting to the end of nappies and bottle washing seems to take an eternity and then suddenly they
Dear Friends The shorter winter days have arrived but fear not! These are brilliant days for hiking and enjoying the mountainside, for snuggling up in the lounge next to a raging log-fire and for quiet sips of gorgeous red wine in our beautiful cellar. Yesterday we had a lovely older, mature, grey-haired couple (97!! Driver
Dear Friends We have a lovely full house and much to celebrate this Christmas. We have been blessed with good health, a wonderful team of Cavernites who welcome all the holiday makers and beautiful soaking rains this summer. We share our commitments as we approach the New Year. May we sprinkle kindness where ever possible.
Dear Friends We’re in the spiral of November which means we are almost going to hit December and then proper chaos will explode – lights will go up, halls will be decked and there is sure to be Roast Turkey soon. But, just quickly beforehand, we need to let you in on our 2018 Activities
Dear Friends Easter marks a change in the seasons and we can certainly feel a nip in the air in the evenings. We have been blessed with beautiful rain this year and the streams are still flowing strongly and the mountainside is enticing. All this nourishing rain and good sunshine means that the grasses have
Dear Friends 2016 has been a year of challenges, uncertainty, tremendous fun, new adventures and a bit of consolidation. We have continued to work on upgrades at The Cavern and we are slowly getting through all 55 rooms and their bathrooms. We have a few tasks planned for the New Year, a bit of fundraising
