Thierings on Tour

Today was a day of chores and a bit of chilling thrown in. Chris had the car booked in for a service and I had a morning of work booked in at Cairns Hospital.

So we got out early and had a convoluted system of dropping each other off so that we weren’t too far away from fun stuff for the kids and it wasn’t too far for the adults from where they needed to be. The logistical coordination on this trip is testing my skills!

We found an awesome playground along Cairns Esplanade that had it all – climbing equipment, slides, every kind of swinging contraption imaginable and a mini splash park. I actually remember taking Izzy here when she was around 3 years old and she had the best time! The girls all loved it and made a new friend along the way. It was a good way to burn energy and best of all, there was great coffee just next door!

Then it was time to part ways while I worked and Chris took the girls out to the movies to see Lilo & Stitch.

After I met them back in the city a few hours later we grabbed lunch and Chris then collected the car.
We posted a big bag of stuff home, as we are still culling the contents of the van. There’s just not enormous enough space for it all and so trying to be practical about what it is that we will use.

We headed back to camp to finish off a few more chores and start preparing for the big trek up to Cape York over the next couple of weeks starting tomorrow. It feels like there is so much more planning to do given the remoteness of the area so I did a massive shop, Chris checked a few things on the car and the girls kept busy at camp (although it seems they never want to keep busy with homework).

To finish the day on a high, we got to enjoy time in the pool. Scarly was a little daredevil this time wanting to go down the little water slide almost by herself (just holding my hand rather than being held) and she kept asking to go on the big one over and over again. All the kids loved it and we just wished we had been able to spend more time at the park to enjoy all it has to offer – I don’t think we even scratched the surface.

Not the most thrilling day for anyone following along, but I’m sure there’s more fun stuff to come!

Kms travelled – 27