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What do you recommend in terms of things to do for first<br />
time visitors to Great Mackerel Beach?<br />
Bushwalks to West Head or the Aboriginal Rock Carvings close to<br />
our house, meditating on the look out boulders, stand up paddle<br />
boarding or kayaking, lazing on the beach, or yoga on our sundeck<br />
are all great nature based activities. A glass of champagne or<br />
aperitif watching the sun go down, or a coffee in bed watching<br />
the sunrise are all nourishing things for the soul.<br />
You’ve carved out a successful career as futurist and<br />
keynote speaker, how do you juggle this with managing<br />
Cape Mackerel Cabin?<br />
Cape Mackerel Cabin is very much a passion project and a side<br />
hustle (and my solace for thinking). Digital tools like Pricelabs,<br />
social media, AI driven accounting, and technology help me<br />
manage it but I still look after all guest communications myself.<br />
We have set up a weekly rhythm with our cleaner, gardener and<br />
our au pair who manage our mainland home (eg linen washing<br />
and supplies) so that the AirBnB/cabin weaves into our family’s<br />
schedule, so that my wife and I can focus on our main businesses<br />
- Thinque and Ephemera - while still getting to delight our Cape<br />
Mackerel Cabin guests whose appreciation means a lot to me.<br />
The cabin has also become a testing ground for sustainability<br />
ideas and technology so I can run Internet of Things enabled and<br />
solar powered ducted air con, measure rain fall, and monitor the<br />
harvested rain water tanks remotely.<br />
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