Visitors can now reach our front door via the new steps which Andy installed during the week!
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
More on Potato Point
Potato Point wasn't all about building castles and boogie boarding at beach...
A walk along the beach turned into an Andy Sand train...
We visited the Bodalla Dairy Shed sampling cheeses, tasting milkshakes and watching the potty calf have a drink..
Explored the Potato Point Creek - floating on the river currents, swimming and having races!
Making Pizza!!
Easter Bilby
Luckily the Easter Bilby visited us at Potato Point not once but twice! Firstly he snuck into our tent during the night and hid 2 small easter rabbits in the girls pencil tin. Then while the kids were at the playground mid morning, the bilby returned to hide a whole heap of eggs around our campsite.
The kids enjoyed hunting for the chocolate eggs. Once all were found, we collected and divided up the goodies. It's funny watching their reactions and listening to their chatter. According to Ella her Dad heard the bilby in the tent at night and her Mum saw the tail of the bilby disappearing into the bushes in the morning!! What's even more hilarious is that probably half of the children didn't eat their chocolate eggs - Mia doesn't like chocolate but like to carry them around, Katy had enough after the first 2 and left the rest of hers and Mira liked to unwrap the eggs placing the foil in one pocket of her chair and the chocolate in the other! One thing for sure was that post easter egg hunt, the kids sat together and still for at least 10mins while 'eating' their eggs!
Ready, set, GO!
Looking, Looking
Yum!
Ah the serenity - post easter egg hunt!
Potato Point
great decision based on reports from the orienteering about the excessive amount of grass seeds and the looooong drive to QLD.So hello Potato Point - what a wonderful place!
A holiday park at the beach. Nestled on the edge of the forest our tent site was about a 200m walk to the beach.
The numerous very friendly wallabies were content eating the grass and generally lazing around adding to the laid back holiday atmosphere.Thankfully the rain kept away which meant lots of time spent at the beach and river. Ella carved up the waves on her boogie board with Josh and Susie. Katy along with the rest of the gang (Max, Mira, Mia, Abby & Zoe) were content to play in the sand making castles, baths and channels! Even little Alma on her first visit to the beach got in on the act.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Easter Picnic
We were invited to join Ella at preschool today for an easter picnic. All the preschool children looked very cute with their bunny ears and were excited when the easter bunny came handing out easter eggs! One bright spark exclaimed 'It's just a person in a rabbit suit! The real easter bunny has fur all over!!'
Unfortunately for us, this year begins a new phase of actually having to participate in Easter as Ella has become all too aware of the rabbits and easter eggs in the shops and has realised that they are made of chocolate.
As for the Easter weekend, we have opted out of the long drive north to Queensland for the Easter Orienteering carnival and instead will be heading off tomorrow to Potato Point (on the south coast about 50km south of our normal spot - Mossy Point) camping with 3 other families. Just hoping the rain stays away.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Deck Progress
We made considerable progress on the deck this week, 
and are fast approaching a usable product. It all started on Thursday, when we took the luxury of sending Ella to pre-school, getting an extra day of childcare for Katy and a day off work for me. Amazing what you can get done when you have time to focus. By evening we had made it half-way to the front door, and by Friday night we had enough deck laid to precariously balance a table there and eat our pizza.
Another two full days of work this weekend, with Jase standing in for Nat during her girls lunch had us finished by lunchtime Sunday (with the exception of two small finicky pieces that will be done at our leisure). We had planned to oil the deck today, but afternoon rain put paid to that.
So we covered the deck with plastic and went out for the afternoon. Magically, it fined up, and after we got home I magnanimously let Nat go out to do the oiling. In true Nat style, it was polished off well after sunset...
So, provided this oil dries before the next shower, we have a usable deck. A few things still to go -- the finicky pieces mentioned above, the handrails that we plan to do at some stage
... oh, and of course it would be a little more welcoming if we managed to build some steps so that our visitors didn't need to clamber onto the deck ...
and are fast approaching a usable product. It all started on Thursday, when we took the luxury of sending Ella to pre-school, getting an extra day of childcare for Katy and a day off work for me. Amazing what you can get done when you have time to focus. By evening we had made it half-way to the front door, and by Friday night we had enough deck laid to precariously balance a table there and eat our pizza.
Another two full days of work this weekend, with Jase standing in for Nat during her girls lunch had us finished by lunchtime Sunday (with the exception of two small finicky pieces that will be done at our leisure). We had planned to oil the deck today, but afternoon rain put paid to that.
So we covered the deck with plastic and went out for the afternoon. Magically, it fined up, and after we got home I magnanimously let Nat go out to do the oiling. In true Nat style, it was polished off well after sunset...So, provided this oil dries before the next shower, we have a usable deck. A few things still to go -- the finicky pieces mentioned above, the handrails that we plan to do at some stage
... oh, and of course it would be a little more welcoming if we managed to build some steps so that our visitors didn't need to clamber onto the deck ...
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