Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Friday, 26 July 2013
Day 28 - Friday 26th July 2013
27 days of beautiful weather and on our last day the heavens opened! Made packing up this morning not so much fun. Everyone and everything soaked! :((
Got away fairly early in spite of the rain. There had been quite a lot so there were a couple of water crossings where the road had flooded.
Couple of fuel stops but pretty uneventful day - until my turn to drive of course.
A litte bit later than we wanted to be so stopped at Northampton for the night. Kids have been desperate to show Cam what a Tim Tam Slam is so thought we had better do it seeing as it is our last night. :((
Got away fairly early in spite of the rain. There had been quite a lot so there were a couple of water crossings where the road had flooded.
Couple of fuel stops but pretty uneventful day - until my turn to drive of course.
Thursday, 25 July 2013
Back to the beach today for one last snorkel and one last attempt at fishing.
Look what Amanda caught!!
Fred caught one too. No-one else had any luck with the fishing.
Kids had a great time swimming and jumping waves.
Went out for a snorkel and got to swim with another turtle - they are so cool!
Ash and Ian saw a reef shark. Love how we are out in the middle of the ocean, Ian yells shark and we all start swimming TOWARDS him! What is wrong with us?? LOL!
Also saw a stingray and lots of fish!
A bit of 4 wheel driving and some photos on the sand dunes.
Then back down to the beach to watch the fish feeding. Huge snapper - just rubbing it in really that we haven't caught one.
Long trek home starts tomorrow. :(
Look what Amanda caught!!
Fred caught one too. No-one else had any luck with the fishing.
Kids had a great time swimming and jumping waves.
Went out for a snorkel and got to swim with another turtle - they are so cool!
Ash and Ian saw a reef shark. Love how we are out in the middle of the ocean, Ian yells shark and we all start swimming TOWARDS him! What is wrong with us?? LOL!
Also saw a stingray and lots of fish!
A bit of 4 wheel driving and some photos on the sand dunes.
Then back down to the beach to watch the fish feeding. Huge snapper - just rubbing it in really that we haven't caught one.
Long trek home starts tomorrow. :(
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Day 26 - Wednesday 23rd July
Very lazy day today. Was a little bit overcast & we had our first little bit of rain so slept in & had a very quiet morning. Lots of jumping pillow and UNO for the kids. Lots of reading for me. Nearly finished the 3rd hunger games. Can't believe I've read 4 whole books in 4 weeks- I forgot how much I love it!
After lunch went for a walk down to the beach. Saw a stingray & then all the big snapper came in for the fish feeding. So amazing!! They came in so close & swam between our feet- the kids had a great time! Don't know that I can look at snapper the same! They were kind of cute!!
Can't believe it's nearly over. :(
After lunch went for a walk down to the beach. Saw a stingray & then all the big snapper came in for the fish feeding. So amazing!! They came in so close & swam between our feet- the kids had a great time! Don't know that I can look at snapper the same! They were kind of cute!!
Went out for dinner at the pub. Yummy food. Nice to get a bit dressed up & feel a bit girly after 3& 1/2 weeks of red dirt & sand.
Can't believe it's nearly over. :(
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Day 25 - Coral Bay - Tuesday 23rd July 2013
Sleep in this morning for those in our van after a late night chick flick! Well, would have slept in if the people in the caravan behind weren't having a screaming match at 7am!! Yummy pancake breaky and then off to catch the boat for our two hour glass bottom boat and snorkel cruise.
The kids were all so excited - you could see so clearly. The coral was amazing - we got to see the Ayers Rock of the underwater world. There was a huge school of spangled emperor who swam along beside us for ages! Just teasing us really!
We hopped off and had a bit of a snorkel. It is amazing how close the fish come to you - I could have touched them easily. Well, I did a couple of times because they swam INTO ME! One of them almost kissed me!
Snorkelled around for a little bit before back on the boat and then back to the park for lunch.
Lazy afternoon! We had discussed all sorts of plans but the kids (ok and us) were exhausted so we stayed at the park and had a swim in the pool and a snooze!
Late afternoon walk down the beach to watch the sunset! Took some amazing photos of the sunset and then got to watch someone cleaning their 'humungous' fish!! Just not fair really!
The kids were all so excited - you could see so clearly. The coral was amazing - we got to see the Ayers Rock of the underwater world. There was a huge school of spangled emperor who swam along beside us for ages! Just teasing us really!
We hopped off and had a bit of a snorkel. It is amazing how close the fish come to you - I could have touched them easily. Well, I did a couple of times because they swam INTO ME! One of them almost kissed me!
Snorkelled around for a little bit before back on the boat and then back to the park for lunch.
Lazy afternoon! We had discussed all sorts of plans but the kids (ok and us) were exhausted so we stayed at the park and had a swim in the pool and a snooze!
Late afternoon walk down the beach to watch the sunset! Took some amazing photos of the sunset and then got to watch someone cleaning their 'humungous' fish!! Just not fair really!
Monday, 22 July 2013
Day 24 - Coral Bay - Monday 22nd July
Fred and Cam arrived this morning so there was much excitement. Kaleb has been counting the days so that he is not the youngest anymore!
Went for a walk up to the shops (not straight away as couldn't find Amanda and Cam- caravan door was locked....). :)))
Back for lunch and a little birthday party for Fred who turned 4 yesterday. Had some cake and opened his presents and had lolly bags - awesome party!
Went down to the beach to have a play and a snorkel.
Plan was to spend the afternoon at the beach but it was really windy down there so came back and the kids played in the pool for the rest of the afternoon.
Yummy bbq dinner - we have got the roast vegies on the bbq down to a fine art. There was definitely BBQ envy going on in the camp kitchen!!
Went for a walk down to the beach after dinner. Beautiful down there - saw some fish in the water and then a big fish jumping out of the water over and over again. We think something even bigger must have been chasing it! Ian managed to spot a stingray in the water - very cool!. :)
Early night for the little boys in Amanda's caravan. Movie night for me and the big kids in our van. Was a bit hard to hear over Ian's snoring though. :)
Went for a walk up to the shops (not straight away as couldn't find Amanda and Cam- caravan door was locked....). :)))
Back for lunch and a little birthday party for Fred who turned 4 yesterday. Had some cake and opened his presents and had lolly bags - awesome party!
Went down to the beach to have a play and a snorkel.
Aww, so cute!
Plan was to spend the afternoon at the beach but it was really windy down there so came back and the kids played in the pool for the rest of the afternoon.
Yummy bbq dinner - we have got the roast vegies on the bbq down to a fine art. There was definitely BBQ envy going on in the camp kitchen!!
Went for a walk down to the beach after dinner. Beautiful down there - saw some fish in the water and then a big fish jumping out of the water over and over again. We think something even bigger must have been chasing it! Ian managed to spot a stingray in the water - very cool!. :)
Early night for the little boys in Amanda's caravan. Movie night for me and the big kids in our van. Was a bit hard to hear over Ian's snoring though. :)
Day 23 - Coral Bay - Sunday 21st July
Another beautiful day up here - it is going to be very hard to come home. Lazy morning - don't see the kids as they are on the jumping pillow. Head off for a day of snorkelling and fishing. Ian found this amazing spot - the snorkelling was awesome. Beautiful blue, clear waters where we saw a stingray and umpteen different varieties of fish. The colours are so bright and the coral is beautiful - it is like a completely different world under there. The fishing was not so successful - the fish were there - we could see them! They just didn't want to jump on the hook!
It did get a little cold after the snorkel (okay a lot! Amanda and I were huddled in the car listening to the footy). Did a bit of 4 wheel driving on the way back - went down one that had me a little worried!
Back to the caravan park - kids had a swim and then a nice easy dinner while we had chips and dips and enjoyed doing nothing!
It did get a little cold after the snorkel (okay a lot! Amanda and I were huddled in the car listening to the footy). Did a bit of 4 wheel driving on the way back - went down one that had me a little worried!
Back to the caravan park - kids had a swim and then a nice easy dinner while we had chips and dips and enjoyed doing nothing!
Day 22 - Coral Bay - Saturday 20th July
On the road again! Stop in Exmouth to do a bit more food shopping and refuel before heading off to Coral Bay. Fairly uneventful trip although Ian did nearly hit some sheep on the road!
Got checked in and set up at the caravan park - kids are ecstatic that there is a jumping pillow AND a pool! Went for a walk over to the shops to check out the touristy stuff and then down to the beach. It is just beautiful!
Got checked in and set up at the caravan park - kids are ecstatic that there is a jumping pillow AND a pool! Went for a walk over to the shops to check out the touristy stuff and then down to the beach. It is just beautiful!
Day 21 - Exmouth - Friday July 19th
Wind up again today. Bit disappointing for our last day in Exmouth. Spent the morning packing away a bit and cleaning some of the red dirt from the caravan. After lunch we headed out to try and do one last bit of snorkelling or fishing. Ian hit a hawk on the way which was a bit sad. Went back to see if it was okay but sadly no. Poor little thing.
Anyway, found this beautiful spot out of the wind to fish and snorkel. It is just like snorkelling around in an aquarium. The water is so clear and the fish and coral and clams are amazing!! We went for a bit of a snorkel and fished for a bit. The kids went for a walk up to a huge sand dune to run up and down it and then spent the next half hour or so jumping the waves. They had a ball! Josh found a crayfish head and Caitlin found a weird sea cucumber of some sort.
By the time we got back Ian and Amanda had given up on fishing but we sat and enjoyed the view as we spotted whales and then a gigantic turtle. It was getting dark and wetsuits were in the car but after a few moments of procrastinating I decided to jump in and try and swim out to it. Ian, Caitlin and Ash swam out too but it got scared off and swam away. The shell looked massive from the beach - it must have been a granddaddy!
Anyway, found this beautiful spot out of the wind to fish and snorkel. It is just like snorkelling around in an aquarium. The water is so clear and the fish and coral and clams are amazing!! We went for a bit of a snorkel and fished for a bit. The kids went for a walk up to a huge sand dune to run up and down it and then spent the next half hour or so jumping the waves. They had a ball! Josh found a crayfish head and Caitlin found a weird sea cucumber of some sort.
By the time we got back Ian and Amanda had given up on fishing but we sat and enjoyed the view as we spotted whales and then a gigantic turtle. It was getting dark and wetsuits were in the car but after a few moments of procrastinating I decided to jump in and try and swim out to it. Ian, Caitlin and Ash swam out too but it got scared off and swam away. The shell looked massive from the beach - it must have been a granddaddy!
Day 20 - Exmouth - Thursday July 18th
So windy! thought the caravan was going to blow over last night! Kind of thwarted any plans for snorkelling and fishing today. We drove around for a while trying to find a good spot protected from the wind but not much luck. Found a place in town near the marina to have a fish off a jetty. Ash caught 5 little ones and Kye a couple but it was really cold. The kids played on the playground for a little bit and then joined me in the car out of the wind waiting for the die hards to give up.
'There is a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot!.
Stopped at the wreck on the way back and went for a walk up and down the beach. The kids found some huge shells and some little gooey things that looked way too much like eyeballs! And of course insisted on squishing them on each other. Really hope it wasn't an animal.
Lazed around the park for a while and then went up to the lighthouse to watch the sunset. It was beautiful but a bit cold. Beautiful sunset with some whales popping up just to make it a little bit more special.
'There is a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot!.
Stopped at the wreck on the way back and went for a walk up and down the beach. The kids found some huge shells and some little gooey things that looked way too much like eyeballs! And of course insisted on squishing them on each other. Really hope it wasn't an animal.
Lazed around the park for a while and then went up to the lighthouse to watch the sunset. It was beautiful but a bit cold. Beautiful sunset with some whales popping up just to make it a little bit more special.
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