Thierings on Tour

We had a beautiful start to the day – there was a family of kangaroos grazing just outside our van, which the girls loved! Although I must say dad kangaroo looked like a bit of a scary beefcake and I was not keen on the girls getting too close…

We explored around our campsite and went for a bit of a walk along the trail path, which hugged the lake side. It was lovely and tranquil (before our arrival, as we are still working on camping and indoor voices with the girls). After a quick brekkie we packed up and got ready for the road.
We were aiming to be on the road between 8-9am, so 8.30am for our first pack up was most impressive!

First stop was Port Macquarie, where we grabbed our scooters and went on a bit of an adventure to explore Flynns beach. The trail wasn’t exactly scooter friendly in parts and I did question my sanity a few times, but the promise of a sushi shop at the end kept the girls going.
Only problem we had was that when we got to the promised sushi shop it happened to be closed for two days only as a one off, and yes, our day was one of them. There were a few tears and tantrums from some family members, but we got there and headed to the beach instead. The girls loved dipping their feet in the water, exploring the rocks and we decided to stop for lunch.

Then it was back on the road as we are really trying to get as far out of NSW as possible early to start exploring areas that aren’t normally as accessible to us. So the next stop was going to be around Nambucca Heads. We found another semi off grid campsite for the night and whilst it didn’t have any flash facilities or even reception it was another pretty spot in nature – this time overlooking the river.

We set up camp and the girls even dabbled in some schooling (we’ve got a bit of catching up to do since the last week has been a crazy packing frenzy!). Then after there were some tyre rope swings and the frisbee came in handy for entertainment.

Chris gave Izzy a lesson on how to cook the BBQ while Jazzy is becoming quite the proficient vegetable peeler with her special Kiddy Kutter safety peeler. Just need to train Scarly up now and we will have an army of helpers in no time.

We tried to get a fire going, but the only wood we could collect was super wet and not enough of it, which didn’t make for an overly pleasant experience. Plus another night of adjusting to a bedtime routine where Scarly can escape the bed made for an exhausting evening and I was happy to have an early night…

Kms travelled – 274