When I began my journey at the beginning of 2010 towards my 5th Olympic Games I was so excited and nervous, but many things were unknown. So I began by making some plans, where would I train, who would I play with, who would coach us? I filled my toolbox with all the tools I thought I would need...

Nat teamed with Australian indoor volleyball captain Tara West to compete in the 2010 RACQ Insurance Coolangata Gold Invitational at Kurrawa Beach on the Gold Coast this weekend. Taking on some of Queensland’s brightest talent, Natalie tutored Tara through the transition from timber floors...

The coming together of two famous nautical names may have been missed by some but that was the case when “Cook and Bligh” got beached together at Kurrawa on Sunday.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh answered Natalie Cook’s invitation to “get down and get sandy” and the...

It was as much about the future as it was about a journey back through the sands of time.

The journey that began in Townsville for one of Australia’s Olympic greats, Natalie Cook, that has taken her to the last four Olympic Games in Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and Beijing.

And with the power of...

What an amazing part of the world. The Swatch FIVB World Tour stops in Norway (can you believe it) twice a year. The second stop is in a town called Kristiansand.

Norway in one of the most expensive cities in the world. So it was an costly week for more reasons than our bank accounts.

Our first...

After 13 hours of travel from Norway. 2 Planes, train, bus and boat (or more accurately ship) we arrived at our destination. Aland (pronounced Orland), half way between Finland and Sweden. They speak both languages and English, take both currencies and have their own flag! How cool is that. The...

What a random spot for a beach volleyball event. 3 hours drive from Warsaw within the grounds of a lakeside resort and spa. Population of the town 300 and the grandstands are full. (5000 spectators come from all over the region). Hotel Anders was the host of the US$600,000 (for both men and...

This week we were lucky enough to be granted a free entry (wild card) in the main draw.

This meant we didn’t have to play a day early in the qualification rounds. The Austrian event, held lakeside in Klagenfurt is beach volleyballs Wimbledon. We all love to play there. The event is a Grand...

It has taken a lot of effort for us to get to this point. After the Beijing Olympic Games I took 18 months of to rest my body and to work on my business, Sandstorm. And to see if I still had the desire to go to my 5th Olympics in London 2012.

After sitting in the stands of the opening ceremony in...