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WILD SPIRIT

BEFORE JACK SHAPIRO and Georgina Young had children, they considered themselves ‘outdoorsy’ types. Camping, mountain biking, kayaking and bushwalking were some of their favourite activities prior to the 2011 arrival of their first child, Billy, now 11. Carving out time to explore nature was hard with a newborn, then became a bigger challenge in 2013 when Max, now eight, came along. By the time Luna, now six, was born in 2016, it felt almost impossible to navigate the wilderness with three littlies in tow – but the Hobart-based couple was determined to take family camping trips throughout Tasmania.

“Georgina loved mountain biking,

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