Maggie was sick so Eddie came with me and Pa to the Barra farm for Pa’s birthday. I had planned on taking him anyway as a spectator because the last time he was not very interested. Maybe it was luck that Maggie couldn’t come because he really enjoyed himself! He played a lot, enjoyed winding the fishing rod in, was interested in touching the fish and was the last one to want to leave. And he’s so cute in his Akubra!
We went down to Litchfield for our first day trip with Eddie. He absolutely loved it and handled it really well. It was very hot and he was very confident going down all the waterfalls. Went to Buley Rockholes and then onto Florence for a picnic. A lovely day.
In Sale for three weeks we took advantage of some reasonable weather. We got out to the beach (and the fish and chips) and over to a few rivers. Not as warm as Darwin but it was still nice.
We went down to Paradise Valley for Gaga’s big birthday for 4 nights. We had to spend one of them away as it was very hot and windy and we were concerned about the fire risk. Camping during the Victoria summer is interesting with the kids, particularly for the light as it was dark around 9pm and light at 5.30am.
Eddie was loving the sheep and the water, but mostly the dirt and being able to play his trains in there. Maggie played with her cousing for the most part, equally loving the water. It was our first camping trip with the full family but it worked really well and we are now hopeful that we can do more this year.
We went down to Litchfield again to stay over for a night in a cabin. We were very fortunate that Eddie absolutely loved it and was very eager to swim. He is becoming a real water lover. We left early Saturday and made it to Florence Falls picnic spot for the first swim. We checked into the cabin in the early afternoon and hit the pool.
Sunday we went to Buley Rock holes then onto Walker Creek before heading home late.
