23/07/2026
The fires have gone quiet & the tents have come down.
The footprints are slowly disappearing from the earth.
But the village remains...
Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude after another Winter ReWild Tribe gathering on the beautiful Yuin Nation.
To every family who joined us, whether this was your first camp or you've been gathering around the fire with us for years, thank you.
Thank you for saying yes to slowing down, stepping outside & choosing community & connection.
We were once again held by the ancient presence of Byangee, Cooyoyo & Balgan, sharing stories beneath a sky full of stars, warming ourselves by the fire, wandering the bush, laughing until our cheeks hurt, & beginning our mornings with those icy dips in the Bhundoo that somehow always leave us feeling more alive .
One of the greatest gifts of this camp is watching a village emerge.
Not because someone creates it, but because everyone does. It blows our minds everytime.
A village is built through countless small acts of generosity & care.
A meal shared. A child welcomed into play.
Firewood gathered. Dishes washed.
A listening ear. A helping hand.
A song offered around the fire.
Every act, seen & unseen, becomes another thread in the fabric of community. Ropes of connection getting thicker.
To every parent who stepped in wherever they were needed, thank you. Your generosity, flexibility & willingness to care for one another is what makes this gathering so special. It truly takes many hearts, many hands & many beautifully different shapes of human to create a thriving village.
And to the kids & teens...
Thank you for reminding us what freedom, curiousity, resilience & wonder look like. You continue to teach us that the wild is not something we visit, but something we remember.
We're already missing the evening fires, the stories, the songs, the laughter echoing through camp, friends in every direction & that incredible star garden stretching endlessly above us.
Thank you to every single person who helped make this gathering what it was.
YOU ARE THE VILLAGE
Until we meet around another fire.
With full ❤️s
Bam, Cam, Gangster, Robin & the whole Bluegum tea